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Press Release – Northland Inc Kaipara Kai Hub is to host an incredible line-up of guest speakers at their site during the Northland Field Days in Dargaville on March 4-6. The Kai Krero pop-up event will showcase a range of industry leaders, who will share their aspirations … Kaipara Kai Hub is to host an incredible line-up of guest speakers at their site during the Northland Field Days in Dargaville on March 4-6. The Kai Kōrero pop-up event will showcase a range of industry leaders, who w...

The Manawatū River Leaders’ Forum chair Richard Thompson said the festival was a celebration of the actions collectively taken to improve the river. The forum was started in 2010 and the accord was signed the same year, with the vision “if the water is healthy, the land and the people are nourished”. “The rejuvenated Foxton River Loop Reserve is a perfect example of one such project,” he said. “In all, there are 104 tasks identified by the accord to help improve the mauri (essen...

Growing Future Farmers helps Hawkes Bay young farmers with better future 2 Feb, 2021 11:23 PM 2 minutes to read Growing Future Farmers induction days HB and Taihape. Photo / Supplied Hawkes Bay Today January marked the start of a new training journey for 50 students in the Growing Future Farmers (GFF) programme, one that could set them up with a career for life. Students from around the country kickstarted their GFF studies with four days of basic training and induction activities, a mix of pra...

Monday, 1 February 2021, 2:59 pm The Manawatū River Leaders’ Forum has announced that for the first time Te Oranga o te Awa – the Manawatū River Improvement Festival, will be held in Foxton to celebrate the reopening of the Foxton River Loop Reserve. The celebration will be held at the reserve on Saturday 27 February from 10am-3pm. It will provide an opportunity for the community to come together and mark the rejuvenation of a key part of the River Loop, which silted up after the upstre...

The $5.92 million construction contract was awarded to contractor, Civil Construction Services, from Cambridge. The project also received two major funding contributions including $2.95m from Waka Kotahi NZTA and $2.84m from the Provincial Development Unit. Waipā District Council will provide $1.14m from loans. Work was expected to begin on the 10-month build by the end of January and could be completed by November. Waikato District Council’s section was split into two contract areas, o...

FULL TEXT: MDC Alliance Condemns House Demolitions  No to demolitions The MDC Alliance is strongly opposed to the oncoming houses demolitions in Chitungwiza by the Zanu PF led central government, through the office of the Provincial Development coordinator, (PDC). He has used council officials to carry out such a heinous act in the midst of the rain season and the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. Sadly this has been done without the authority or a resolution of the council. A clear act of interferenc...

News from Kāpiti Coast District Council A two-year pilot programme with a strong focus on Ōtaki rangatahi aged between 15-24 has received $995,000 from the He Poutama Rangatahi initiative, a fund managed by the Provincial Development Unit. Minister Sepuloni announced the Council-led Te Hunga Rangatahi pilot programme will receive the funding to support youth who are most at risk of long-term unemployment and who are not in education, employment or training (NEET), including those transitioni...

Monday, 11 January 2021, 2:01 pm A two-year pilot programme with a strong focus on Ōtaki rangatahi aged between 15-24 has received $995,000 from the He Poutama Rangatahi initiative, a fund managed by the Provincial Development Unit. Minister Sepuloni announced the Council-led Te Hunga Rangatahi pilot programme will receive the funding to support youth who are most at risk of long-term unemployment and who are not in education, employment or training (NEET), including those transitioning from ...

Skills and wellbeing programme for Ōtaki rangatahi receives funding 11 Jan, 2021 02:52 AM 3 minutes to read Maxwell Leonard, right, on Work Experience with Cory van Vlerken from Pzazz Building during a Work Ready Programme. Rosalie is a reporter for Kāpiti News A two-year pilot programme with a strong focus on Ōtaki rangatahi aged between 15-24 has received $995,000 from the He Poutama Rangatahi initiative, a fund managed by the Provincial Development Unit. Minister for Social Development an...

Horticulture water demo sites set up in Kaipara 16 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM 5 minutes to read Kaipara Water project is launched at Te Kopuru. Kaipara Mayor Dr Jason Smith, is third from left with landowner Michael Rope at centre. Photo / Supplied Kaipara Water project is launched at Te Kopuru. Kaipara Mayor Dr Jason Smith, is third from left with landowner Michael Rope at centre. Photo / Supplied Northern Advocate (Whangarei) By: Donna Russell Two water demonstration sites are being set up in the Kai...