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Community leader and member of the Vermont Sports Hall of Fame embraced a lifelong connection to his alma mater, UVM, and dedicated himself to serving many local, state and national organizations
Coast talent backs Cup Mike Lee of Red Beach landed a job as a grinder for Emirates Team NZ. He is one of several Hibiscus Coast residents involved in the America’s Cup, Photo, Emirates Team NZ. Sailing is big on the Coast, so it is perhaps no surprise that a number of locals are involved in the America’s Cup – working on everything from organisation behind the scenes and caring for the trophy itself to powering Team NZ. Hibiscus Matters caught up with six people whose work is filling the sails of the 36th Challenge. Powering the boat – Mike Lee
One too many? Joyce Williams, Ōrewa (abridged) Retirement villages – a growth industry with our ageing population – serve a vital need and most do so extremely well. However, too many of these large villages in the one location can be undesirable for several reasons: medical services to the community can only stretch so far and are already overloaded with so many elderly patients in one concentrated catchment; an area with an over concentration of one demographic range is not a desirable or sustainable outcome for the rest of the people in the area; competition in Ōrewa for new resident...
Orewa Santa Parade breaks all records The star of the show, Santa, rode on a sleigh borrowed from the cancelled Warkworth parade. Everything fell into place to make this year’s Orewa New World Santa Parade by far the biggest crowd puller in the event’s history. Spectators lined the 1.6km route 3-5 deep – bringing estimated numbers to around 8000-9000 – 40 percent more than the previous record crowd, at last year’s parade. These numbers swelled again for the Orewa Surf Sounds concert after the parade – an estimated 15,000 attended this. Although the fine weather on Saturday, Novem...