Rural West Whangarei news is brought to you by the team at Whangārei Leader
Recent posts
Thank you for using Neighbourly
Want to explore New Zealand's beautiful backyard?!
Our Readers Tours offer adventurous seniors a perfect combination of sights and unique experiences. With two brand new tours launched for 2020, don't miss your chance to visit some of New Zealand’s hidden gems. From the beautiful … View moreWant to explore New Zealand's beautiful backyard?!
Our Readers Tours offer adventurous seniors a perfect combination of sights and unique experiences. With two brand new tours launched for 2020, don't miss your chance to visit some of New Zealand’s hidden gems. From the beautiful Marlborough Sounds and Aoraki, Mt Cook, to the home of Middle Earth and the geothermal sites of Rotorua
Te Pōkaitahi Reo
KIA ORA! Do you want to learn Te Reo Māori, improve your competence in Māori conversations and enhance your knowledge of Tikanga and Mātauranga?
Our Te Pōkaitahi Reo certificates are fee-free and graduates will obtain an understanding and awareness of te reo that can be… View moreTe Pōkaitahi Reo
KIA ORA! Do you want to learn Te Reo Māori, improve your competence in Māori conversations and enhance your knowledge of Tikanga and Mātauranga?
Our Te Pōkaitahi Reo certificates are fee-free and graduates will obtain an understanding and awareness of te reo that can be used amongst whānau and in employment.
These programmes provide a pathway to develop skills and knowledge to protect, maintain and enrich mātauranga taonga tuku iho for current and future generations from beginners to more advanced levels.
If you’d like to study with us locally in Te Tai Tokerau, we’d love to hear from you!
Only 10 days to go until the 2019 Emergency Mobile Alert nationwide test on 24 November!
EMAs allow you to quickly receive important information from relevant government agencies if there is a serious risk to your life, health or property. The upcoming test allows NZ Civil Defence to evaluate the … View moreOnly 10 days to go until the 2019 Emergency Mobile Alert nationwide test on 24 November!
EMAs allow you to quickly receive important information from relevant government agencies if there is a serious risk to your life, health or property. The upcoming test allows NZ Civil Defence to evaluate the system to ensure as many people as possible can receive alerts.
We'll pull the weeds, so you can play with your grandkids.
Experience our retirement villages: youtu.be...
Well done and thank you to the people of Whangarei for getting on board with the new blue bin glass recycling.
There have been hardly any mistakes so far in this week’s collection and crews are finding the sorting much easier and safer. With the different materials pre-sorted they are much more … View moreWell done and thank you to the people of Whangarei for getting on board with the new blue bin glass recycling.
There have been hardly any mistakes so far in this week’s collection and crews are finding the sorting much easier and safer. With the different materials pre-sorted they are much more valuable to recycling plants and can more easily be turned back in to new products. We aim to make our recycling system as efficient as possible, and having Blue Bins for glass is an important part of that effort.
Around 19,000 blue bins have now been delivered to central Whangarei suburbs with delivery to Bream Bay today and tomorrow, then Mangakaramea through to Kauri for the rest of the week.
Northland Waste will be leaving a sticker on bins where there is glass in the red bin or something other than glass in the blue bin. Residents will need to sort their recycling properly then place it out for collection again next week.
Free Entry November means that you can get your team on board and secure a place in the next Relay For Life.
The event involves teams or individuals walking, running, hopping or dancing around a track through the night. Starting at 16:00 on Saturday 28th March and ending at 10:00 Sunday 29th … View moreFree Entry November means that you can get your team on board and secure a place in the next Relay For Life.
The event involves teams or individuals walking, running, hopping or dancing around a track through the night. Starting at 16:00 on Saturday 28th March and ending at 10:00 Sunday 29th March.
The Cancer Society provides free support services and information for people going through cancer treatment. We also fund important scientific cancer research and implement health promotion initiatives to reduce cancer for future generations. With no direct government funding Cancer Society Northland rely on the generosity of Fund Raisers to provide these services.
Free Entry November means that you can get your team on board and secure a place in the next Relay For Life.
The event involves teams or individuals walking, running, hopping or dancing around a track through the night. Starting at 16:00 on Saturday 28th March and ending at 10:00 Sunday 29th … View moreFree Entry November means that you can get your team on board and secure a place in the next Relay For Life.
The event involves teams or individuals walking, running, hopping or dancing around a track through the night. Starting at 16:00 on Saturday 28th March and ending at 10:00 Sunday 29th March.
The Cancer Society provides free support services and information for people going through cancer treatment. We also fund important scientific cancer research and implement health promotion initiatives to reduce cancer for future generations. With no direct government funding Cancer Society Northland rely on the generosity of Fund Raisers to provide these services.
Meet Shane Brearley, one of our Pilots.
“It is all about getting the patient where they need to go – we often don’t know what is happening with the patient until after the mission is completed.” And the calls come thick and fast some days.
A combination of … View moreMeet Shane Brearley, one of our Pilots.
“It is all about getting the patient where they need to go – we often don’t know what is happening with the patient until after the mission is completed.” And the calls come thick and fast some days.
A combination of hospital transfers or a full rescue in the rural reaches of Northland’s rugged landscapes – or a long flight over the ocean to a ship or vessel out at sea – its always an unknown of what lays ahead.
No two days are the same, and each and every time the pilots have to ensure the choppers are ready. “It’s always different. Each mission, it is nice to know you are making a difference.
We are there as a pilot to transport these people who need help to get where they need to go, whether it’s a hospital transfer for urgent surgery or a full rescue scenario,” he says.
Please help us keep saving Northland lives by donating today.
Snow-like hail has fallen in Orewa and thunder clouds have crossed the country. What is the weather like where you are? What do you like or dislike about it?
Measles continues to spread in Northland, with more than 90 confirmed cases. What are you doing to keep yourself and your whanau safe from this infectious disease?
Is everyone aware that there is a suggestion at Whangarei District Council that the BACH/Mokaba etc section of the award-winning Town Basin development be demolished for parking for tourist buses?
a) How many tourist buses are they expecting (in excess of those ones that stop at the moment) on how … View moreIs everyone aware that there is a suggestion at Whangarei District Council that the BACH/Mokaba etc section of the award-winning Town Basin development be demolished for parking for tourist buses?
a) How many tourist buses are they expecting (in excess of those ones that stop at the moment) on how many days in each year?
b) Why can't they use either the area currently leased to Wilson Parking or the old Toyota yard?
c) Aren't all the businesses in that part of the complex ones that the tourist will want to visit?
Join us at Dargaville Ford for our final 2019 More FM Fundraising Breakfast this Thursday between 6am and 9pm. Share your stories with John & Flash, have a BBQ breakfast and support the Northland Rescue Helicopter. See you there!
Wine Cork Jewellery Hangers and Key Ring Holders
Bigger Wine Cork Jewellery Hangers $6.00 each
Key Ring / Smaller Jewellery Hangers $4.00
Made with the help of my daughter
Raising funds for my daughters travel for gymnastics competitions
Since she first started competing we have done … View moreWine Cork Jewellery Hangers and Key Ring Holders
Bigger Wine Cork Jewellery Hangers $6.00 each
Key Ring / Smaller Jewellery Hangers $4.00
Made with the help of my daughter
Raising funds for my daughters travel for gymnastics competitions
Since she first started competing we have done traditional bubbles after every comp (wine/grape juice) so we found a use for the corks we collected and also some are kindly donated.
Pick up Maungatapere or can meet in Kensington on Monday, Thursday and Friday evenings or Saturday Morning
People rent out baches, rooms in their houses, their garages and car parking spaces, so surely hiring out swimming pools is the next logical step.
A new app lets people hire their private pools by the hour, but it hasn't come to New Zealand - yet.
To read more, click here.
© Neighbourly 2024
Loading…
