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We will work with the community to preserve our heritage, enhance our environment, and provide the best possible services and facilities to make Kaipara an excellent place to live.
Hakaru The parade will assemble at 10.00am at the Hakaru Returned Servicemen’s Association.
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The Auditor-General has agreed to Council’s request to undertake a review of the decision-making, financial and contract processes used to approve and implement the Mangawhai Community Wastewater Scheme.
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NORTHLAND — The review of the procedures used by Kaipara District Council to set rates for the Mangawhai Community Wastewater Scheme has found that Council has not met its legal requirements.
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NORTHLAND — The Auditor-General is to be asked to review Kaipara District Council’s decision-making, financial and contract management processes in relation to the Mangawhai Community Wastewater Scheme.
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The Kaipara District Council is disappointed that the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) has made the decision to withdraw restricted and full practical driving licence tests for Class 1 driver licences from Dargaville.
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NORTHLAND — The Kaipara District Council’s Biodiversity Fund for 2012 is now open to receive applications.
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<p>As part of its on-going commitment to seek public opinion and involvement, the Kaipara District Council is to conduct a survey of its residents.</p> <p>“We want to get a better understanding of how well the public think Council is doing” says CorporateServices Manager Barbara Ware.
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NORTHLAND — Council staff have identified a series of errors and omissions in the 2011/2012 Annual Plan which means that Council may need to borrow some $2.5 million more than originally forecast.
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NORTHLAND — Kaipara District Council went live today with its new look website.
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DARGAVILLE — When Council was asked by Tina Stewart to support White Ribbon Day this November it didn’t need asking twice.
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DARGAVILLE — These three shining jewels of a blue green hue just 35 kilometres from Dargaville form part of the 538 hectare reserve called Taharoa Domain.
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NORTHLAND — Kaipara District Council has appointed Steve Ruru as its new Chief Executive.
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NORTHLAND — Council is taking the concerns expressed by the ratepayers of Mangawhai seriously.
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NORTHLAND — The Kauri Coast Community Pool Trust has advised that a major issue has come to light with the Kauri Coast Community Swimming Pool.
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NORTHLAND — No, it’s not the betting odds for the All Blacks winning the Rugby World Cup.
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NORTHLAND — Kaipara District Council is again offering help to preserve our District’s unique heritage through the Kaipara Heritage Assistance Fund.
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Heading north on State Highway One after heading out of the Auckland SuperCity the first settlement you will come to is the lovely little town of Kaiwaka.
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Kaipara Mayor Neil Tiller says Kaipara residents are better off as a local Council.
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DARGAVILLE — Mayor Neil Tiller and Chief Executive Jack McKerchar have jointly announced that Mr McKerchar has submitted his resignation from the position of Chief Executive of the Kaipara District Council effective from 31 October.
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Council is financially sustainable.
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Council has decided not to oppose a request from Kaipara Refuse Limited to increase the price of blue rubbish bags from $2.30 to $2.80.
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DARGAVILLE — Kaipara Mayor Neil Tiller assures ratepayers that the Council will not financially default.
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NORTHLAND — A new leadership team of a General Manager Operations, a General Manager Policy and Governance and a Manager Corporate Services has been appointed by the Kaipara District Council.
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NORTHLAND — The Kaipara District Council took its Treaty of Waitangi obligations serious and in doing so have won a Best Practice Award for its innovative approach to Treaty Settlement Land through the creation of a new “Treaty Settlement Land Zone”.
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NORTHLAND — This year its much drier much earlier and low water levels in the Kaihu catchment have now reached a level where it has been necessary to supplement the supply from our alternative source at Rotu.
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NORTHLAND — Kaipara District Council is asking Dargaville and Baylys Beach residents to conserve water as continuing dry weather hits the town’s supply.
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DARGAVILLE — The Aotearoa People's Network Kaharoa (APNK) has won the Australia and New Zealand Internet Best Practice Award 2010 in the 'Best Access Initiative' category which awards "initiatives that aim to combat the digital divide, facilitating access for groups such as the elderly, disabled or socially disadvantaged".
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NORTHLAND — A first for Kaipara, the Art Awards are the culmination of a number of displays held in Kaipara District Council’s Dargaville and Kaiwaka offices during the year.
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NORTHLAND — Racheal and Robbie Hinsch of Paparoa won the Excellence in Retail Category at the Westpac Northland Business Excellence Awards for 2010 on Saturday night.
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DARGAVILLE — The decision followed an in-depth discussion by Council which detailed the steps taken by Mayor Neil Tiller in recent weeks to facilitate discussions between the parties to the Cames Road debate.
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NORTHLAND — Kaipara District Council has reinforced its commitment to supporting development in the local community by opening its doors and open spaces to exhibitions of local artists’ work.
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NORTHLAND — Kaipara District Council planned to spend $22.91million on its roads in 2010/11.
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DARGAVILLE — Dargaville will be embracing the music of New Zealand during the month of May and will be doing so in style.
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NORTHLAND — The Kaipara District Council has 200 pohutakawa trees and other native species for planting at the camp grounds within the Taharoa Domain following the felling of ageing pine trees which are becoming increasingly dangerous.
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DARGAVILLE — “Despite having the rug pulled from under our feet by Central Government, through the actions of New Zealand Transport Agency, and having the brakes put on our planned roading programme, Council remains committed to the delivery of key services and keeping general rate increases as low as possible,” says Kaipara District Council Mayor Neil Tiller.
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NORTHLAND — “The best action for the Kaipara District is to grow as a strong and successful district in our own right, based around the entire Kaipara Harbour” says Mayor Neil Tiller.
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NORTHLAND — At a special meeting of Kaipara District Council held on Wednesday 3 March 2010, Councillors unanimously voted to actively pursue the prospect of an enlarged district based around the Kaipara Harbour, possibly to include parts of Northern Rodney.
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NORTHLAND — Its time for the Annual Northland Field Days and Kaipara District Council will be showcasing Kaipara as a great place to live, work and play.
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AUCKLAND — A triumphant open day celebrating the opening of Mangawhai’s new and innovative wastewater scheme, EcoCare, was hosted by Kaipara District Council on Saturday 16 January 2010.
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Kaipara District Council has received unparalleled and exceptional support for its innovative proposed District Plan.
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NORTHLAND — Following the success of the official opening of the new Kauri Coast Community swimming pool on 20 December 2009, pool manager Trevor Bruce, Kaipara District Council and the Kauri Coast Community Pool Trust are pleased to announce that the pool will be open for public swimming on Saturday 16 January 2010.
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NORTHLAND — Kaipara District Council (KDC) are surprised at the unnecessarily expensive steps taken by the Environmental Defence Society (EDS) to issue an application for a declaration from the Environmental Court that the Proposed District Plan is unlawful.
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NORTHLAND — The entrance to The Kauri Museum, Matakohe at the corner of Matakohe East Road and Church Road, has gone from hazardous to fabulous thanks to upgrades by Kaipara District Council and the whole community is buzzing.
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DARGAVILLE — The Kaipara District Council has committed to taking more direct control over its economic growth through the appointment of Chris Donahoe as District Growth Facilitator.
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NORTHLAND — Kaipara's economy could be boosted by 500,000 more tourists a year thanks to an innovative partnership between two giants of the forest, the ancient Kauri Tane Mahuta in Waipoua Forest and the huge Cedar, Jomon Sugi, in Yakushima, Japan.
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DARGAVILLE — Dargaville's Gordon Street Reserve will be lit up by an art project with a difference on Wednesday 7 October 2009.
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DARGAVILLE — There is now another way to help make Dargaville's new 50 metre pool a success.
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DARGAVILLE — Party-goers at Dargaville’s fantastic “In the Deep End,” concert on Saturday 19 September can either rock with the crowd in the new pool or watch the action below from the elevated spectator seating.
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NORTHLAND — Combining areas of Rodney District north of the Puhoi and Makarau Rivers with Kaipara District will produce a workable local authority, says Kaipara Mayor Neil Tiller, commenting on the Local Government ( Auckland Council ) Bill No 2 which was made public today (Friday September 4).
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NORTHLAND — Watch how you take that corner, be aware of road conditions and don’t drink and drive.
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NORTHLAND — Slips are creating a multi-million dollar headache for Kaipara roading engineers with approximately 300 active examples currently recorded around the District.
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NORTHLAND — Did you know that you may qualify for a rebate on your rates? If you are a low income homeowner you can apply to have a portion of your rates refunded under the Rates Rebate Scheme, which was established in 1973 to help those who were struggling to meet this cost.
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DARGAVILLE — Tickets for next month’s Youth Concert to be held in Dargaville’s new swimming pool complex go on sale on Wednesday (19 August) as preparations for this event continue.
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NORTHLAND — Illegally dumped rubbish is damaging Kaipara’s clean green image and costing its ratepayers dearly.
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NORTHLAND — Kaipara District Council hopes Omamari Beach residents will have their main access restored in seven to ten days following repairs to a major slip, using a new cost and environmentally friendly technique for the first time in Kaipara.
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DARGAVILLE — Excitement over Dargaville’s International Celebration Concert on 30 August has been such that it sold out only weeks after tickets went on sale.
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NORTHLAND — The main access road to Omamari Beach, Omamari Road, has been closed by a major slip but alternative access is available by way of Babylon Coast Road.
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NORTHLAND — Kaipara District Council has received funding to the tune of $800,000 from the Government’s Capital Assistance Programme (CAPs), which will help make possible upgrades to Maungaturoto and Ruawai’s water supplies in the near future.
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NORTHLAND — An apparent attempt to kill an iconic Norfolk Pine Tree on Tinopai’s waterfront is being treated very seriously by Kaipara District Council which will be reporting the incident to the Police.
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NORTHLAND — The crucial upgrade of Maungaturoto’s Wastewater Treatment System is now complete, much to the delight of all involved in the project.
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NORTHLAND — The future of Kaipara's environment is in good hands if the passion for all things green at Dargaville Intermediate School is anything to go by.
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NORTHLAND — July was the month throughout the country to re-register dogs; it is now over.
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DARGAVILLE — Dargaville's new pool complex will be rocking to the sounds of some great New Zealand bands on Saturday 19 September, thanks to a unique concert, In the Deep End, being held to celebrate and support the project.
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NORTHLAND — On Wednesday 15 July Mangawhai celebrated the connection of the first household to the EcoCare Wastewater Scheme, 18 months after the first breaking of the ground by Mayor Neil Tiller.
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DARGAVILLE — Lovers of the public library, including those here in Dargaville, are sending postcards to Parliament this month in a campaign to make sure libraries don’t get lost in any new legislation regarding Local Government.
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DARGAVILLE — Dargaville’s pool project has just received a major funding boost, thanks to a $50,000 grant from the SKYCITY Auckland Community Trust, which lends support to worthy organisations every year.
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DARGAVILLE — Events at the Dargaville Town Hall on Sunday 30 August 2009 are shaping up to be a real treat for local music and food lovers.
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NORTHLAND — A section of road at the very top of Tangowahine Valley Road will be temporarily closed for three weeks from Monday 6 July to Monday 27 July 2009, to allow for bridge strengthening.
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NORTHLAND — This year’s Kaipara’s Citizen’s Awards took on a slight twist; with the first ever husband and wife team, Barry and Robin Searle of Dargaville, honoured along with Mangawhai’s Betty Hawkes and Dargaville’s Neil Clements at the ceremony.
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DARGAVILLE — Construction on Dargaville’s new pool complex is moving ahead.
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NORTHLAND — The forestry industry is being asked to pay for its impact on Kaipara’s roads.
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NORTHLAND — Kaipara District Council has upped its game in the last two years processing more Resource Consents on time than the New Zealand average, according to a recent government survey.
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DARGAVILLE — Winter in Dargaville is a far cry from Niue’s 30 degrees but Kaipara District Council’s new Finance Manager Mike Fleming says the warm welcome here has made up for the drop in temperature.
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NORTHLAND — People illegally dumping refuse are being hit in the pocket by Kaipara District Council which has quadrupled its maximum instant fine from $100.00 to $400.00 – the maximum allowed under the Litter Act 1979.
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NORTHLAND — Young Kaipara sportspeople are receiving help to play their favourite sport thanks to $10,687 in grants from the SPARC Rural Travel Fund, administered through Kaipara District Council.
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NORTHLAND — Projects, as diverse as celebrating Matariki with an exhibition of visual arts, a lantern parade and bringing a Shakespeare production with a 2009 spin to Dargaville have received assistance in the latest round of Creative Communities New Zealand Local Funding.
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DARGAVILLE — Construction of Dargaville’s 50 metre pool entered a new phase this morning (Monday May 18 2009) when an Atlas 100 tonne crane began lifting precast panels into place along the Jervois Street side of the pool excavation.
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NORTHLAND — Kaipara Mayor Neil Tiller does not see any direct benefits to Kaipara ratepayers in reorganising Northland Local Government into a single unitary authority or two unitary councils.
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DARGAVILLE — Sunday 30 August 2009 is a great day for Kaipara music lovers and a unique opportunity to show off Dargaville’s attractions to 170 international visitors.
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NORTHLAND — Drive to the conditions – This is sound advice and the Northland Road Safety Forum and Kaipara District Council are urging drivers to heed it, especially on unsealed roads.
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NORTHLAND — Maungaturoto’s water supply will be drought proofed for the foreseeable future through a project involving Kaipara District Council, Fonterra and the owners of an irrigation dam, which will see water from the dam piped 6.2 kilometres to the town’s raw water line.
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DARGAVILLE — Changes to the way Kaipara District Council provides information will see the Dargaville Information Centre close on Wednesday 1 July 2009 and its information functions incorporated into existing Council facilities like the service centres and Dargaville Library.
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NORTHLAND — Three hundred and nine submissions are helping Kaipara District Council map out next year’s programme and the District’s future.
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DARGAVILLE — Construction of Dargaville’s new 50 metre swimming pool at Selwyn Park has made excellent progress since Barfoote Construction moved on to the site on Wednesday 1 April 2009.
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Are Kaipara’s roads over maintained? Can we afford more seal? Should Kaipara District Council reduce spending on its most costly but most vital infrastructure? Can it afford to? These are among important questions asked in the Long Term Council Community Plan Kaipara’s Future – Working Together 2009/19, which outlines next year’s programme, what it costs and who pays, along with the district’s direction for 10 years.
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Hakaru The parade will assemble at 10.00am at the Hakaru Returned Servicemen’s Association.
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DARGAVILLE — A year round 8.30pm to 7.00am ban on liquor in public places, which has operated in Mangawhai since Christmas, is likely to be extended to Te Kopuru, Ruawai, Kaihu and five settlements along Ripiro Beach under a bylaw change proposed by Kaipara District Council.
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NORTHLAND — Kaipara’s Total Fire Ban has been lifted and replaced with an Open Season following further rain around the District.
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NORTHLAND — A total fire ban remains in place in Kaipara despite last weekend’s rain providing some relief from the dry conditions.
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NORTHLAND — Grab a bike and come riding with Kaipara’s Mayor in Dargaville or Mangawhai on 21 February 2009 In addition to having an enjoyable outing and perhaps trying something different you will help Kaipara compete for the title of the Cycle Mad District of New Zealand.
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NORTHLAND — Come and play the numbers in Kaipara District Council’s Lucky Numbers Saloon at Field Days Site 245.
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NORTHLAND — Kaipara District Council is asking Dargaville and Baylys Beach residents to conserve water as continuing dry weather hits the town’s supply.
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DARGAVILLE — About 450 people packed Dargaville’s Town Hall last Friday night for a spectacular Fire Benefit Concert which raised $5,053 to assist those involved in the blaze which gutted four shops and damaged a fifth.
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DARGAVILLE — New user-friendly fan forced electric ovens are to be installed in the Northern Wairoa War Memorial Hall (Dargaville Town Hall) to make catering easier and further boost the hall’s growing popularity as a venue for functions.
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DARGAVILLE — Dargaville’s 50 metre pool project enters an exciting new phase on 9 February 2009 when contractor Barfoote Construction moves onto the site at Selwyn Park.
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DARGAVILLE — Dance fans are in for a treat when the Royal New Zealand Ballet brings its 2009 Tower Tutus on Tour to Dargaville on 17 March 2009.
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DARGAVILLE — Are you preserving a wetland, replanting native bush or doing something else to improve Kaipara’s natural environment?
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DARGAVILLE — Dargaville’s Fire Benefit Concert on 30 January 2009 will be a spectacular event and its organisers have been almost overwhelmed by the response from performers and the public.
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NORTHLAND — Swimmers at Baylys Beach are advised to take extra care following the conclusion of three weeks patrolling by professional lifeguards, during which four rescues were made.
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