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Earthworks at Ōpua boatyard and reserve spark concerns 5 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM 4 minutes to read Earthworks are underway at Doug's Ōpua Boatyard to lower a slipway used to haul boats ashore. Photo / supplied Earthworks are underway at Doug's Ōpua Boatyard to lower a slipway used to haul boats ashore. Photo / supplied Peter de Graaf is a reporter for the Northern Advocatepeter.degraaf@northernadvocate.co.nznorthernadvocat Earthworks at an Ōpua boatyard at the centre of a decades-long stoush over a public reserve have raised neighbours' hackles but the owner says the work is consented and wil...

New HamiltonJet hybrid boat technology rolled out of Q-West boatyard 19 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM 3 minutes to read Q-West chief executive Colin Mitchell and Hamilton Jet's Albear Montocchio. Photo / Bevan Conley Some of the newest and most advanced marine technology was rolled out of a Whanganui boatyard yesterday bound for Auckland, with a well-known Whanganui company part of the group behind its development. Put together by Whanganui boat builders Q-West, the vessel was reconfigured as a demonstrater for HamiltonJet, a Christchurch-based waterjet propulsion company. The boat use...

A Whanganui company was part of the group behind the power reconfiguration.

Crosshaven Boatyard Appeals to Customers for Patience Under Latest Pandemic Restrictions 11th January 2021 Credit: Crosshaven Boatyard/Facebook With the rise in COVID-19 cases and in line with Government guidelines, Crosshaven Boatyard has no option but to close its gates for the time being. In a statement on social media, the Cork Harbour boatyard appealed for private boat owners to have patience under the current restrictions, which will remain in place until at the least the end of January. Those within the 5km travel radius may visit to check on their vessels, but are asked to come alon...

Premium Content Subscriber only It’s been about a week and there’s no update in the case of the missing Big Ted. The community have gotten behind an interesting hide and seek game with a giant teddy bear we all know as Big Ted. The aim of the game is for members of the community to take a photo of Ted at a location around Hervey Bay and post it to social media for others to try and find. But community members are saddened by his sudden disappearance. According to social media posts, Big Ted was last seen publicly at Eli Waters Shopping Complex grabbing his Christmas ham at the butcher and...