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Kids organise skate comp There was a good turnout despite a delay due to weather The inaugural Leigh Skate Competition was held this month thanks to the initiative of local children. It was organised by Joe Haggitt, 11, Calla Shears, 10 and Tommy Birch, 9, with a “bit of help” from mum Kate Shears. The children made their own banner and designed a flier that was put up on Facebook. The event saw 20 competitors in four categories – U10s, U15s, “surf skaters” and an open category for 16...

Hospitality struggles as Auckland switches alert levels Peter Quinn loves what he does, but it does not pay the bills. Hospitality businesses in Mahurangi are putting on a brave face but fear repeated moves into alert level 3 lockdown will cripple their businesses – some of them for good.   Warkworth’s Q Café owner Peter Quinn succeeded in keeping his restaurant open during level 3 for contactless food and beverage sales at the door, but takings each day were typically down 60 per cent. �...

Floral fun in the sun at Leigh School Pam Brown needed a stepladder to measure the loftier entrants. This little chap made a beeline for the entries lined up along the school fence. Sunflowers of every shape and size were brought to Leigh School on Sunday, January 31, when judging of the town’s annual sunflower competition took place in the playground. Specimens were diverse, ranging from more than three metres high to just a few centimetres across, and from single blooms to multi-headed spra...