Northland news in brief: Tractor Spectacular fires up; and $700k Lotto Strike win
20 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM
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The Tāupo Bay Tractor Spectacular attracts a convoy of colourful and creative tractors and is on again on December 30.
Northern Advocate
Every year the people of Tāupo Bay pay tribute to the tractor, converting their usually humble workhorses into colourful and creative parade machines.
Once a year residents and bach owners spend days pimping their tractors in preparation for the annual Tractor Spectacular, with the resulting parade on December 30 invariably deteriorating into a giant water fight. The tractors themselves range from lovingly restored classics to relics held together by rust and No 8 wire.
He said Northland s top spot came amid challenging conditions for the region. It’s an impressive performance given the region should have been more exposed than most to the reimposition of COVID Alert Level 3 in Auckland during August.
Its high ranking was attributed to solid population growth, as well as its figures for employment, retail trade and new car sales.
Forestry in the region was also described as being a big boon . Forestry exports are performing strongly thanks to the rapid Chinese recovery, and the booming construction outlook domestically is also acting as a key support. Forestry products are also one of the few commodities where prices are also largely matching last year, Tennent-Brown said.
Press Release – ASB Northland climbs seven spots to take top place Rural New Zealand dominates this quarter with Bay of Plenty and Waikato rounding out the top three The North Island is still the place to be as the South Island trails Taranaki dropped eight spots, …
Northland climbs seven spots to take top place
Rural New Zealand dominates this quarter with Bay of Plenty and Waikato rounding out the top three
The North Island is still the place to be as the South Island trails
Taranaki dropped eight spots, slipping from fourth to 12th after a mediocre quarter
The winterless North takes the lead