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Oceans 21 Celebrates Its "Coming Of Age"

Oceans ’21 turns…well… 21 this year and a sense of relief and celebration is in the air. Last week’s COVID-19 alert level changes raised uncertainty as to whether Oceans ‘21 could go ahead – and whether Auckland competitors would be able to attend if the city remained at Alert Level 2. Hundreds of participants held their breath leading up to Monday afternoon’s announcement. Steve Brennan, Volunteer Coach at Orewa Surf Life Saving Club and father to 14-year-old Oceans ’21 competitor Elizabeth Brennan, says the family was elated to hear confirmation that they could participate in what’s become an annual highlight. “This is Elizabeth’s final year of

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Press Release – Surf Life Saving New Zealand More than 800 Junior Surf members from around Aotearoa New Zealand will make their way to Mt Maunganui’s Main Beach on Thursday for one of the country’s largest children’s sporting events. Oceans ’21 turns…well… 21 this year and a sense of relief and celebration is in the air. Last week’s COVID-19 alert level changes raised uncertainty as to whether Oceans ‘21 could go ahead – and whether Auckland competitors would be able to attend if the city remained at Alert Level 2. Hundreds of participants held their breath leading up to Monday afternoon’s announcement.

10 crews called to large fire in Rangiora

Fire chiefs warn "the wind is likely to stir something up."

Gumboots at the ready as more coastal Cantabrians find themselves in tsunami zone

Tracey McNamara/Supplied A $3 million flood resilience project is under way to protect a popular fishing spot and significant wetlands near Kaiapoi (McIntosh’s bend). However, while the flood zones have encroached markedly on residential developments, the likelihood of being flooded is slim, the modelling based on a 2500-year “worst case” tsunami. The red evacuation zone, nearest the sea, has only seen minor changes, but would be the most likely to be affected by a tsunami. It covers estuaries, beaches and rivers which can experience strong currents and surges in the water from tsunamis of any size. An orange evacuation zone covers land that could be flooded during large tsunamis, and already included the coastal settlements at The Pines Beach, Kairaki, Woodend Beach and Waikuku Beach.

Is The Kiwi Bach Still Affordable?

Friday, 15 January 2021, 5:39 pm Latest Census data from Stats NZ suggests 10% (191,646) of New Zealand dwellings are unoccupied – a figure which includes bach ownership. The regions around the country with the greatest proportion of unoccupied dwellings are those with large numbers of holiday homes, including Great Barrier Island 51%, Waiheke 36%, Thames-Coromandel 49%, Taupo 32%, Ruapehu 33%, MacKenzie District 42% and Queenstown-Lakes 28%. The Census data shows a decline in the number of unoccupied dwellings in recent years which may suggest supply pressure on the property market is making the dream of bach ownership harder to achieve. REINZ chief executive Bindi Norwell says the demand for coastal property and parkland holiday homes

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Coastal property still achievable for under half a million

It could still be possible to make the dream of owning a bach at the beach a reality for less than half a million dollars – you just have to choose your location carefully. Baches have become hot property in New Zealand amid Covid-19’s international travel restrictions, and a generally buoyant property market. However REINZ chief executive Bindi Norwell says, even in today’s market, you should be able to buy a bach near ski fields, on the waterfront or in national park areas, and that it’s “readily attainable for under half a million dollars” in a number of locations.

GO NZ: 10 of the best places to learn to surf in New Zealand

GO NZ: 10 of the best places to learn to surf in New Zealand 16 Dec, 2020 05:13 PM 9 minutes to read Surfing can be fun for any one - you don't have to be as experienced as these Southland locals. Photo / Jeremy Pierce Surfing can be fun for any one - you don't have to be as experienced as these Southland locals. Photo / Jeremy Pierce NZ Herald By: Jessica Wynne Lockhart Snotty saltwater streaming out of my nose, I blink back the tears; my natural reaction to fear. Behind me, my instructor's hand is on my board, guiding me through water that can't be more than chest-deep. Around us, families frolic in waves that gently crest and crash towards the shore.

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