| | Title | Beat bullying. | | Source of Article | Rodney Times, 28 September 2006; p.9 | | Description | Mahurangi College Yellow Ribbon peer mediation group held a colouring competition to raise awareness of bullying. About 120 entries were received. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Spence shines in Long Bay win. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 21 February 2006; p. 51. | | Description | Rebecca Spence was the first girl home in the combined senior (under-19) race at the Auckland Secondary Schools aquathon championships at Long Bay beach. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Mayor invited into a corner. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 06 July 2006; p. 4. | | Description | Bob Pope has invited George Wood, Diane Hale, Andrew Eaglen and Chris Darby to his newly set up Speaker's Corner. He plans to question them on the Devonport Wharf purchase. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Harbour still in mix. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 23 November 2006; p. 1, 2 | | Description | North Harbour Stadium would become a national venue if used for the Rugby World Cup and the Shore's existing investment of $30 million would be its contribution to the project says George Wood. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Navy buzzing in preparation for new ships. | | Source of Article | Devonport Flagstaff, 17 November 2006; pp.10-11 | | Description | An interview with newly appointed Inspector General of the Navy, Peter Kempster about his new role, his career in the navy so far, the brand new naval vessels about to be delivered to the base and the relationship between the Naval Base and the Devonport community. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Second time around | | Source of Article | Western Leader. City & Country Real Estate Guide, 12 January 2006; p. 12 | | Description | Description of house at 1 Brandon Road. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Land crushes couple's dreams. | | Source of Article | Rodney Times, 28 November 2006; p.1 | | Description | A huge underground slip has forced Alan Dodunski and Lorraine Littlefield to move out of their home in Kahikatea Flat Road in Dairy Flat. Walls are cracking and fences buckling as the slip progresses. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Aerial spraying inquiry | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 3 March 2006; p. 3 | | Description | A privately funded investigation into the effects of aerial spraying during the painted apple moth campaign will be held in Waitakere from March 22 to 28. Organisers Hana Blackmore says the deadline for public submissions has been extended until the inquiry start date to give people mor time to get their thoughts together. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Walking track closed | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 17 January 2006; p. 3 | | Description | The Fairy Falls walking track at Waiatarua will be closed for repairs by the Auckland Regional Council until mid April. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Bound for Tanzania | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 3 March 2006; p. 7 | | Description | Henderson resident Sarah Caldwell-Watson is to go to a village in Tanzania as a volunteer aide and tutor, where she will teach drama, arts, English, computer skills and sports at the local high school. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Albany congestion : road plan looks at snarl-ups. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 22 June 2006; p. 3. | | Description | More buses and high occupancy lanes are being looked at to solve roading problems through the North Harbour Industrial estate. A traffic demand implementation plan has been drawn up by the Auckland Regional Transport Authority, North Shore City Council, Transit New Zealand, Enterprise North Shore, the Albany Basin Business Association and others. Gray Pearson and Archer Davis comment. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Schools's gain will help teen mothers | | Source of Article | Aucklander (West ed.), 21 June 2006; p. 7 | | Description | The He Wero o Nga Wahine school is awating a government review to see if it will become a Teen Parent Unit at their new base at Henderson High School. Resource teacher of learning and behaviour Carol Ngawati says the school struggles to find $80,000 in annual operating costs and if it became a recognised Teen Parent Unit the Ministry of Education would provide funding. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Cyclist racing towards success. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 22 June 2006; p. 48 | | Description | Greenhithe cyclist Bradley Aldrich has been selected for the new Zealand under-17 road racing team to travel to the Australian Institute of Sport. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Penlink survey attracts record response. | | Source of Article | Rodney Times, 14 December 2006; p3. | | Description | About 88 percent of residents and 85 percent of businesses favour the planned motorway link between State Highway One and Stanmore Bay on the Whangaparaoa Peninsular. An independant survey was done by Nexus and Consumer Link. "People are saying, 'just get get on with it'," says Rodney District Council planner Ray Ginnever. | | View full record |
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| | Title | More ferry routes for the Shore. | | Source of Article | Aucklander, 21 June 2006; p. 5 | | Description | North Shore commuters will have four more ferry routes in the next decade under a plan recommended to the Auckland Regional Transport Authority. A new service from existing wharves at Beach Haven and Island Bay would be the first offered. The project would include new terminals at Takapuna and Browns Bay. The Auckland Regional Council says that the Takapuna-Browns Bay service would compete with the Northern Busway. | | View full record |
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| | Title | School Play Special | | Source of Article | Devonport Flagstaff, 22 September 2006; pp.22-23 | | Description | Belmont, Devonport and Vauxhall Primary Schools each put on entertaining productions recently. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Couple bring down curtain. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 22 June 2006; p. 3 | | Description | John and Heather Hart have sold their share in the Bridgeway Theatre and are moving on to a different project after managing the theatre for six years. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Modellers searching for realism. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 14 September 2006; p. 2 | | Description | The North Shore Model Railway Club is gearing up for a collector's expo. Glenfield member Dave Webley talks about his hobby. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Small-budget film a winner. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 14 March 2006; p. 15 | | Description | North Shore fimmaker, Amit Tripuraneni, has won three awards. "Memories of Tomorrow" had a budget of $15,000 and was screened at seven international film festivals. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Attacker sought by police | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 29 June 2006; p. 3 | | Description | Police are looking for a man in connection with an attempted rape in Central Park Drive last Sunday morning. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Police link crimewave. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 20 April 2006; p. 3 | | Description | Glenfield police are investigating a recent spate of bagsnatching in Albany and believe it is connected to a similar crime wave that began last year. Victims were distracted while someone else stole the victim's handbag. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Owen Chapman Cup celebrates rich history. | | Source of Article | Rodney Times, 05 January 2006; p.15 | | Description | The Owen Chapman Cup was first contested at Red Beach in 1957. The cup was donated by the late Owen Chapman, and the purpose was to foster surf lifesaving competition among the four Auckland east coast clubs of Red Beach, Orewa, Mairangi Bay and Eastern United, which patrolled at Browns Bay. The inaugral event was held to entertain campers and holiday-makers from Pinewoods Motor Park, where Owen Chapman was the former entertainment committee chairman. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Drawing together for arty new look | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 6 July 2006; p. 14 | | Description | Staff and students from the Kelston Deaf Education Centre have joined forces with hearing aid company Phonak to build a mud-brick arts wall, garden and courtyard. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Vandalism puts business at risk. | | Source of Article | Rodney Times, 23 November 2006; p.4 | | Description | Letter from Nikki and Dion Davidson of Gusto Gourmet in Whangaparaoa regarding the repeated acts of vandalism against their business. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Clifton's tops in NZ and aiming higher | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 18 May 2006; p. 34 | | Description | Glen Eden archer, Stephen Clifton, is ranked no 1 on Archery New Zealand's official list. Clifton wants to get as much experience in international events as possible as he is considering a professional career. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Henderson High School trials security pilot | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 7 April 2006; p. 5 | | Description | A pilot scheme aimed at improving school security will be trialled at Henderson High School. The Education Ministry pilot programme will also involve three other schools nationwide. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Retirement village remembers special manager | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 21 February 2006; p. 7 | | Description | Residents and staff at the Waitakere Gardens Retirement Village have decided to establish a memorial plaque to commemorate former Village manager Debbie Berends who died a year ago. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Green light possible on plaza traffic jams. | | Source of Article | Rodney Times, 07 December 2006; p.6 | | Description | Motorists stuck in traffic jams, due to three sets of traffic lights out-of-sync, may get relief. This is to be assessed by the Rodney District Council assets committee today. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Golden jubilee a reason to party. | | Source of Article | Rodney Times, 23 November 2006; p.10 | | Description | Tapora School celebrated its golden jubilee with a weekend of games, memories, dining and dancing. It was attended by 160 past pupils and 54 current pupils. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Funding needed for photographic project. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 30 November 2006; p. 12 | | Description | Devonport Museum is mapping hundreds of photographs onto its database. President of the Devonport Historical and Museum Society, Rod Cornelius, says the information will be useful for people applying for resource consents, as well as for historical research. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Views will be sought | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 20 July 2006; p. 1 | | Description | The view from Henderson's $38.5 million civic centre is thought to be at the heart of an emergency meeting held today at Waitakere City Council. A neighbouring building being constructed for Waitakere Properties could obstruct views of the Waitakere Ranges. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Terrifying ordeal earns rescue volunteers top honour. | | Source of Article | Rodney Times, 12 October 2006; p.1, 3. | | Description | Volunteer coastguard Rod Leech of Stanmore Bay earned a certificate of honour from the Auckland Coastguard for the 2006 rescue of the year. He played a vital role in rescuing the six crew of the 'Freedom express', who had run into Passage Reef off the coast of Kawau Island. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Welcome home to Devonport sculptor. | | Source of Article | Devonport Flagstaff, 23 March 2006; p.18 | | Description | Sculptor, Susan St Lawrence, who returned from working overseas 12 months ago, is holding an exhibition of recent works, 'Seafoam: Images of Coming Home', at the Calliope Sea Scout den on the waterfront on King Edward Parade. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Youths arrested after attack. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 15 August 2006; p. 4. | | Description | Four men have been arrested in connection with an assault on the manager of the Belmont McDonalds. Greg Ander and Les Paterson comment. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Pamela gets a kick out of winning gold | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 11 August 2006; p. 27 | | Description | Konini Primary School student Pamela Chua hopes later this year to be one of the youngest competitiors in New Zealand to earn her junior black belt. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Crackdown on taggers | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 9 March 2006; p. 1 | | Description | Police are cracking down on taggers and some offenders and their families face the possibility of paying reparations of up to $20,000 for the damage they cause. Waitakere City Mayor Bob Harvey is pleased as he wants the practice stamped out and says parents should be made responsible. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Crikey! Those really aren't crocodile tears. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 14 September 2006; p. 3 | | Description | Mariana Hanks, a student at Wairau Valley Special School, has written a poem about Steve Irwin. Tussie Mussie flower shop on Beach Road, Mairangi Bay, is also paying tribute to Steve Irwin with help from Murrays Bay School pupils. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Drive to help elderly patients | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 6 July 2006; p. 14 | | Description | Age Concern is among organisations that want to solve transport problems for elderly patients struggling to make their medical appointments by relying on friends and family or public transport. A St John shuttle service for people traveling to Waitakere Hospital is available but for those people who have to go further afield, transport is difficult. Age Concern chief executive Grant Withers says his organisation is keen to talk with the Waitemata District Health Board about transport. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Refugee relishes life as a kiw | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 18 July 2006; p. 2 | | Description | Fetiya Mohammed as a young girl faced a daily fight for survival. Now she holds downs three jobs, speaks English, Arabic and Ampharic fluently and is a fulltime mother. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Pumped up for Autumn | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 7 March 2006; p. 3 | | Description | Kelston residents Patrick and Paula Singh are growing enormous pumpkins in their family garden. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Shore man top naval recruit. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 06 July 2006; p. 15 | | Description | George Gurney was awarded the Spencer Tewsley Cup for the best all-round trainee at the Navy graduation ceremony. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Korean Rainbow spirit wins community award. | | Source of Article | Aucklander, 12 July 2006; p. 8 | | Description | While working as a volunteer at North Shore Hospital, Michael Choi found that many elderly Koreans are isolated and lonely. He founded the Rainbow Club, a weekly friendship and support group which has won the Community Spirit Award in the annual Community Awards for Excellence. | | View full record |
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| | Title | New civic square shapes up | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 13 April 2006; p. 3 | | Description | Work on a planned civic square adjoining the new council chambersin Henderson will start soon. A Japanese garden at the existing chambers in Waipareira Avenue will be shifted alongside. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Game plan for old age | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 21 July 2006; p. 1 | | Description | New Lynn resident Lloyd Allen, aged 90, still remembers the last time his photograph appeared in a newspaper in 1932 when he had been selected for the Auckland under-21 cricket team. Lloyd plays tennis two or three times a week as clubs in west Auckland in a mixed double group with players up to thirty years younger than he his. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Set-net bylaw debate divides council. | | Source of Article | Rodney Times, 24 August 2006; p.7 | | Description | Councillors Colin MacGillivray, Wayne Walker and John Watson have tabled a joint statement detailing their concerns over information supplied to legal firm Simpson Grierson about a proposed bylaw to ban set-netting at Arkles Bay. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Kelston Community Awards | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 16 March 2006; p. 8 | | Description | The inaugural "Proud to be Kelston Community Awards" were presented to nine outstanding members of the Kelston community recognising their contribution to promoting "positive relationships and posistive communities". Nine people are winners in the Proud to Be Kelston scheme which is supported by the Kelston Community Trust and which recognises residents who have made contributions to the community. The winners are: Ami Chand of the Portage Licensing Trust; Hannah Chen of St Leonards Primary School; Fia Lui of the Home Interactive Programme for Parents and Youngsters; Teige Sherwood-O'Regan of Kelston Primary; Pia Cordero of Kelston Deaf Education Centre; Navinderjeet Singh of Kelston Boys, Shelby Te Haara from Kelston Intermediate; Sarah Stewart of Kelston Girls and Kevin Watkins of Watkins Plumbing. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Harding wins | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 27 April 2006; p. 1 | | Description | Carl Harding has won the Waitakere ward by-election by almost 1000 votes more than his closest rival Denise Yates. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Road to nowhere worries doctors. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 25 May 2006; p. 52 | | Description | Doctors at Apollo Health and Wellness Centre are concerned that delays in finishing Apollo Drive are putting emergency patients at risk. People attending the Centre are being met with road closure signs and it will be Christmas before the road is completed. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Twin stranding claims 53 whales. | | Source of Article | Rodney Times, 14 November 2006; p.1 | | Description | 53 pilot whales have died in two strandings - one near Marsden Point, and the other south of Uretiti. Rodney residents are being asked to keep an eye on the coastline for whales travelling close to shore. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Charity in fashion. | | Source of Article | Rodney Times, 14 November 2006; p.16 | | Description | A fashion parade featuring garments from Charisma fashion shop in Orewa raised more than $7600 for Hospice. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Good years in Blockhouse Bay | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 11 August 2006; p. 2 | | Description | After three years as Community Constable at Blockhouse Bay Vaughan Perry is leaving to take up a new position at Auckland Central police station. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Bay Olympic are champions | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 22 August 2006; p. 35 | | Description | Bay Olympic are confirmed Northern Premier soccer champions despite suffering a humbling defeat to Eastern Suburbs on Saturday. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Schools look at security | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 3 August 2006; p. 3 | | Description | Security for after-hours staff is being stepped up at schools after a recent attack on a cleaner at Kelston Primary School late last month. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Shadbolt legacy safe for future | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 3 October 2006; p. 3 | | Description | Waitakere City Councilors voted to buy the former Titirangi house of Maurice Shadbolt during a closed door meeting. The late author's son Sean Shadbolt is pleased with the decision. Mayor Bob Harvey says the council is looking at setting up a trust which will take over the day-to-day running of the property. The trust will also fund writers fellowships. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Prefects head south to help kids. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 14 December 2006; p. 4 | | Description | Prefects from Kristin School have restored the sensory garden at Homai National School for the Blind and Vision Impaired in Manurewa. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Pupils are pure good sports | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 5 December 2006; p. 9 | | Description | More sports days could be planned for alternative education students after a successful inaugural event at the Trusts Stadium in Henderson organised by the Waitakere City Alternative Education Consortium. Coordinator Hape Purutanga says the day was designed to make youg people stop and think about positive alternatives in life. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Advertising sign gets thumbs down. | | Source of Article | Devonport Flagstaff, 17 November 2006; p.30 | | Description | Permission for a proposed construction of a huge electronic advertising sign on Esmonde Road has been declined by the Devonport Community Board. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Shireen's on course for a challenge. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 09 February 2006; p. 13 | | Description | Northcote resident Shireen Nezhad will attend a 21-day Outward Bound course to build an informal multicultural network of emerging cultural leaders. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Vivid memory of battle. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 08 December 2006; p. 5 | | Description | Vincent McGlone of Torbay is a survivor of the Battle of the River Plate in which the German warship, the Graf Spee, was sunk. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Race for more cash. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 13 January 2006; p. 8 | | Description | Pete Bethune of Browns Bay is about to launch his futuristic 24-metre boat Earthrace, which he hopes will break the world record for powerboat circumnavigation of the globe. The engines will run on biodiesel, a mix of vegetable oil or animal fat and methanol or ethanol. He believes that a further $150,000 is needed to fund the final stages of work on the boat. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Stadium woe renews calls for supercity. | | Source of Article | Rodney Times, 07 December 2006; p.2 | | Description | Conflict between councils over the future of Auckland's waterfront has spurred local 'supercity' campaigners. One Auckland Trust chief and former Rodney commissioner Grant Kirby says "We need a single plan, a single fund and a single decision maker". | | View full record |
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| | Title | Thirst for better water. | | Source of Article | Rodney Times, 14 November 2006; p.5 | | Description | Te Hana's new drinking water supply has been officially launched by local residents and Rodney District Council representatives. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Tree cost is too much for council. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 02 March 2006; p. 6 | | Description | North Shore City Council has given the go-ahead to remove a pohutukawa tree and phoenix palm cluster at the end of Esmonde Rd. The Infrastructure and Environment Committee decided that the costs and risk of moving the trees were too great. Newly released figures show that it would cost $225,000 to move the trees, rather than the earlier figure of $90,000. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Helipad takes off | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 11 April 2006; p. 1 | | Description | A new helicopter landing pad is up and running at Waitakere Hospital - and already it's saving lives. The helipad allows patients from away as Helensville to be treated at Waitakere rather than Auckland Hospital. Hospital operations manager Sheila Davidsonsays that the hospital has had favourable responses from rescue crews using the new heliipad. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Hot musical giving pause for thought. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 25 July 2006; p. 1 | | Description | Browns Bay actress Angela Ayers has returned to New Zealand after working on Menopause the Musical in Australia for six months. She talks about her role. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Greener approach to parks. | | Source of Article | Rodney Times, 5 December 2006; p.15 | | Description | A new environmental performance quality assessment programme is being trialled with the Rodney District Council by its parks and coastal maintenance contractor, Transfield Services. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Shop owner grateful to rescuers | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 20 October 2006; p. 3 | | Description | Glen Eden shopowner Nathu Bhikha is grateful to two female customers after they confronted two youths who were trying to rob his shop and had him on the floor at knifepoint. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Just like in the movies. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 09 March 2006; p. 8 | | Description | Former photojournalists, Juanita and Phil Boyd, of Takapuna have an extensive collection of movie memorabilia. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Helping visitors to sail around exhibits | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 16 November 2006; p. 19 | | Description | Titirangi resident Charles Pierard is the voice behind a new exhibit at the New Zealand National Maritime Museum. He's just recorded a series of verbal explanations to accompany the many exhibits in the display at the popular Viaduct based facility. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Tribute to lost comrade 60 years on | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 21 December 2006; p. 2 | | Description | Firefighter Ernest Herring is being honoured almost 60 years after dying on duty while attending a blaze in 1947 at the Jerboa Manufacturing Company's wood furniture and toy factory in New Lynn. He was the first station officer at Avondale in 1929. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Stay awhile | | Source of Article | Aucklander (West ed.), 30 August 2006; p. 7 | | Description | A three day Waitakere Tourism Expo will highlight attractions out west such as the Fringe of Heaven Bed and Breakfast and the Piha Beach Bed and Breakfast in an effort to encourage more tourist to stay out west. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Adventures abound for Silas and Angela | | Source of Article | Devonport Flagstaff, 25 August 2006; pp. 8-9 | | Description | Silas Cullen and Angela McNaughton cycled across South America to raise money for cancer and add value to their OE. They kept a blog of their trip and are contemplating a book to chronicle their journey. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Yarns with a good mate. | | Source of Article | Aucklander (West ed.), 8 February 2006; p. 7 | | Description | Brian Greer is one of the Salvation Army's Heartfelt Help volunteers who regularly visits Fred Bowen in his home. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Jakarta safe says Tennis NZ. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 11 May 2006; p. 51 | | Description | Briar Preston, 13, who plays for the Mairangi Bay Tennis Club left today with the New Zealand girls 14s team for the world junior tennis Asia-Oceania qualifying tournament in Jakarta. | | View full record |
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| | Title | It'sShowtime! | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 7 September 2006; p. 13 | | Description | Need somewhere to put your ideas into life? Are you going to host an event, arrange a large meeting or find a suitable space for your group to gather, perform or practice? The Playhouse Theatre is available for you to hire. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Residents oppose monstrous housing. | | Source of Article | Aucklander, 20 September 2006; p. 6 | | Description | Birkenhead Residents Association is rallying against proposals to build 550 housing units on part of its land. Brendon De Silva, Harvey White, Heather Nicholson, Dougall Love, Carol Scott and Lorraine Steele. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Event to examine men's wellbeing. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 10 November 2006; p. 8. | | Description | A Men's Health Day is being held at the North Shore Masonic Centre in Albany, as part of a Men's Health Month being promoted nationwide by Freemasons with the backing of the Health Ministry. | | View full record |
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| | Title | 'Unrealistic' infill proposal under attack. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 25 May 2006; p. 4 | | Description | Glenfield resident Luigi Cappel wants the public to be aware of Council's propsal to increase the minimum lot size needed for subdivision and the possible prohibiting of building minor dwellings on any residential property. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Reserve rezoning resolution today. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 04 May 2006; p. 5. | | Description | Independent commissioners could soon decide about the rezoning of Nell Fisher Reserve. They have delegated authority to hear and make a decision without council feedback. Council would like the land to be rezoned to "special purpose 9 : community uses" to the part of the land suitable for the building. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Bayswater House wins national award. | | Source of Article | Devonport Flagstaff, 25 August 2006; p.16 | | Description | The Kingdom house, 89A Norwood Road, Bayswater has won the First Time Entrant category in the ADNZ/Resene Auckland/Northland Regional Design Awards 2006. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Get your skates on | | Source of Article | Aucklander (West ed.), 13 September 2006; p. 8 | | Description | Massey High School roller skating champion Alyssa Longville is training hard for the World Roller Figure Skating Championships in Spain. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Native eel is model parade quest | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 14 December 2006; p. 32 | | Description | The Project Twin Streams eel will make a guest appearance at the Swanson Christmas parade tomorrow. Project Twin Streams is a Waitakee City Council initiative aimed an improving the water quality of creeks and streams. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Hospital service criticised. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 28 November 2006; p. 5. | | Description | Staffing shortages at North Shore Hospital are being blamed for poor service, says Northcote MP and National associate health spokesman Jonathan Coleman. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Scientific fellowships. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 10 October 2006; p. 18 | | Description | Four teachers from the North Shore will be recipients of the 2007 Science, Mathematics and Technology Teacher Fellowships awarded by the Royal Society of New Zealand. | | View full record |
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| | Title | School dental plan | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 21 July 2006; p. 3 | | Description | A new oral health plan is being put together by the Waitemata District Health Board to try to improve dental services in Waitakere City schools. The new scheme would see larger schools with bigger clinics being used on a more permanent basis and visited by students from surrounding schools with the mobile service continuing to operate in remote areas. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Developer keen to jump gun at Long Bay. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 17 October 2006; p. 5 | | Description | The Long Bay Okura Great Park Society is angry Landco is seeking approval to start earthworks without waiting for an Environment Court appeal that will challenge plans for housing on Long Bay's hills. | | View full record |
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| | Title | The gig of a lifetime | | Source of Article | Aucklander (West ed.), 19 April 2006; p. 12 | | Description | Designer Sacha Nunn and garden design guru Xanthe White are the creative team behind the "100% Pure New Zealand Garden" entry at this year's Chelsea Garden Show. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Patients miss the hospital bus. | | Source of Article | Aucklander, 04 October 2006; p. 6 | | Description | Because North Shore Hospital is so busy some patients are having consultations at Waitakere. There is a shuttle bus but it has a limited timetable, Rodney and Waitakere partients also have trouble getting to North Shore Hospital. | | View full record |
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| | Title | The entertainer | | Source of Article | Western Leader. City & Country Real Estate Guide, 16 March 2006; p. 20 | | Description | Description of house at 12 Ava Avenue. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Park deal moves ahead. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 30 March 2006; p. 2 | | Description | Plans are going ahead to establish a regional park at the Chelsea Sugar site. In December a $20 million deal was struck between the Chelsea Park Trust and the New Zealand Sugar Refinery. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Birkenhead cricketers remember teammate. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 05 October 2006; p. 39 | | Description | The 2006 Birkenhead City Cricket Club team will play members of the 1989-90 team in a memorial match dedicated to the memory of Jason Hall. Includes a photograph of the 1989-90 team. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Parish plans big party for its 150th birthday. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 30 May 2006; p. 5 | | Description | Devonport's Holy Trinity was established on May 18, 1856, when Rev Edward Heywood was appointed as the first schoolmaster and clergyman. Activities celebrating the 150th anniversary started on May 14 and will finish on June 11. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Shore teams take both premier titles. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 19 September 2006; p. 49 | | Description | Westlake Boys and Northcote College are Auckland secondary schools premier basketball champions after grand final wins at the North Shore Events Centre. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Students revel in wearable arts. | | Source of Article | Rodney Times, 26 September 2006; p.29 | | Description | Children from five North Rodney schools participated in the Wellsford Science Fair and Wearable Arts Show, a biennial event. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Sale referendum rejected. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 29 August 2006; p. 3 | | Description | Tony Holman has failed in his bid for a referendum on the proposed sale by North Shore and Waitakere city councils of their jointly owned Techscape maintenance company. The company is being sold to Bilfinger Berger Services Ltd subject to completing contract negotiations. | | View full record |
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| | Title | You play, you pay | | Source of Article | Aucklander (West ed.), 6 September 2006; p. 5 | | Description | Auckland City Council is working on a scheme to make the region's other councils help pay for major facilities. A bill to go before Parliament this year requests that Auckland's six other city and district councils contribute towards regional attractions such as the zoo, rescue helicopter, maritime museum, concerts, shows etc. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Children, Karekare and cake. | | Source of Article | Aucklander (West ed.), 7 June 2006; p. 10 | | Description | Karekare author Dorothy Butler and illustrator Lyn Kriegler, also from Karekare will be launching their latest book "Davy's Ducks; a tale of old New Zealand" at the Storylines Festival at Auckland City's Aotea Centre. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Speeder's number's up | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 9 November 2006; p. 26 | | Description | A high-tech speed trailer on Summberland Drive shows motorists how fast they're going. The trailer is a short-term measure to slow down motorists. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Mahu rugby celebrates. | | Source of Article | Rodney Times, 07 September 2006; p.26 | | Description | Mahurangi Rugby Club held their annual awards dinner. Sam Paddison received the top premier award for the most valuable player and Chase Hann received the premiers' award for scoring the most tries. | | View full record |
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| | Title | A place to meet and learn | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 17 February 2006; p. 12 | | Description | The new $910,000 Sturges West Community House complex is now open and includes an online learning centre, an arts and crafts area and a large room for meetings. | | View full record |
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| | Title | A new creative year begins at Mairangi Arts Centre. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 31 January 2006; p. 13 | | Description | The Mairangi Arts Centre gallery programme for 2006 opens with their annual Tutors' Exhibition on January 31. It is hoped that by viewing the varied works on display by the tutors, prospective students can decide which classes they would like to attend. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Navy crews off on duty. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 20 July 2006; p. 3 | | Description | Two navy ships, HMNZ Te Kaha and Endeavour, sailed off this week for a five-month tour of duty in Asia and Australia. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Waitemata defence too strong for City | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 27 June 2006; p. 35 | | Description | Waitemata take on leaders Ponsonby this weekend in a positive frame of mind after an uncompromising 10-5 win over nextdoor neighbours Waitakere City on Saturday. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Life's a picnic for the Pippins. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 13 June 2006; p. 26 | | Description | One hundred girls were part of the North Shore Pippinic, a Pippins picnic, which was held with a bunny theme at Dairy Flat school. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Rocking around the clock | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 27 April 2006; p. 9 | | Description | Blockhouse Bay resident Stephen Galvin spent 45 and a half hours playing guitar earlier this month beating the previous marathon guitar playing record by ninety minutes. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Happy to be home. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 30 November 2006; p. 1 | | Description | Mairangi Bay resident Criag Sweeney has arrived home, after having a heart transplant in Britain in 2005. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Students on Himalayan trek. | | Source of Article | Aucklander, 05 July 2006; p. 8 | | Description | Kristin School teacher Ann Mair is taking 21 students travelling in the Himalayas to pass on her passion for the mountainous region. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Milestones | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 5 September 2006; p. 4 | | Description | The Western Leader wants to honour West Aucklanders who have reached a milestone in their life. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Chronic illness can't keep woman inactive | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 12 May 2006; p. 5 | | Description | Te Atatu Peninsula resident Kathy Blewden felt a weight lift off her shoulders once she was diagnosed with myalgic encephalopathy. She has changed her diet and paces herself to cope with the disease. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Paper engineer creates books in three dimensions | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 5 September 2006; p. 9 | | Description | Titirangi resident Elizabeth Steiner began the hobby of making pop-up books in 1993 and has exhibited her creations in New Zealand and overseas. Mrs Steiner will show a selection her works at the Going West Bookmarket in Titirangi War Memorial hall. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Green mayor in front. | | Source of Article | Rodney Times, 14 September 2006; p.5 | | Description | Matakana resident Joe Polaischer is ahead in the mock mayoralty race, proceeds of which will go to hospice. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Theatre buy delights supporters. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 28 March 2006; p. 4 | | Description | Members of the Victoria Theatre Trust are pleased with the North Shore City Council's decision to buy the theatre, at a cost of $1.55 million, subject to some conditions. However, Bridgeway Cinemas co-owner, John Hart, has reservations about the success of the purchase. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Slip threatens house : family forced out. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 03 October 2006; p. 1 | | Description | Heavy rainfall on Sunday 1 October softened a cliff face at 7 and 9a Beach Haven Road, causing a slip of mud and vegetation on to Beach Haven Beach at Larking's Landing. Residents of 9a Beach Haven Road were evacuated on Monday morning as a precaution. North Shore firefighters attended numerous storm-related incidents. Sewage overflowed after 13 pumpstations couldn't handle the large amount of stormwater entering the system. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Pupils count on the abacus for accuracy | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 29 August 2006; p. 8 | | Description | A goup of visiting Japanese school students have shown children at Lincoln Heights School how to use an abacus. Teacher Neil Scott says their speed and accuracy with large numbers was incredible to see. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Concern at secret meetings. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 08 August 2006; p. 3. | | Description | Julia Parfitt and Tony Holman are calling on North Shore City Council to debate more issues in public. George Wood says that the Council keeps a reasonable balance between the number of items considered in public and those kept confidential. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Ink art on show | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 9 May 2006; p. 19 | | Description | Henderson artist Dorish Dutch has experimented with many art forms but her latest medium is ink. Her collection of inkworks in on show at the Corbans Estate Art Centre until May 28. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Ariel steps up a grade | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 19 September 2006; p. 35 | | Description | Titirangi ice skater Ariel Nadas recently won the primary ladies North Island Championship as well as the primary ladies short programme and free skating categories at the North Island championships at Paradice arena in Botany Downs. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Special delivery for hard worker. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 20 April 2006; p. 6 | | Description | Martin Dady, who featured in the North Shore Times in January, has been delivering the paper for the past 20 years. Martin, who has cerebral palsy, has received many cards of appreciation from many readers, as well as free subscriptions to several newspapers. | | View full record |
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| | Title | New CD straight from the heart. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 07 July 2006; p. 6 | | Description | Murrays Bay musician Malcolm McCallum released his album Above the Wires in June and recently won the New Zealand Songwriters' Trust award. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Tapora. | | Source of Article | Rodney Times. Real Estate Outlook, 10 August 2006; p.2 | | Description | A brief description of Tapora and surrounds. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Big bucks?? No!! | | Source of Article | Western Leader. City & Country Real Estate Guide, 6 July 2006; p. 15 | | Description | Description of house at 33 Addison Drive. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Special gift for couple. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 12 October 2006; p. 1 | | Description | Charlotte White talks about her experience of breast cancer. Her and her husband have recently adopted a baby, as doctors advised Charlotte not to get pregnant. All Bakers Delight stores are selling buns with all proceeds going to the Breast Cancer Network. | | View full record |
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| | Title | All that glitters at jewellery award launch. | | Source of Article | Devonport Flagstaff, 22 September 2006; p.18 | | Description | The Peter Raos Glass Gallery was the venue for the launch of the first annual New Zealand Costume Jewellery Award conceived by Narrow Neck-based Auckland Beads directors Norbert Csatary and Linley Main to tie in with New Zealand Fashion Week. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Stolen goods recovered. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 15 August 2006; p. 6 | | Description | North Shore Police are seeking the owners of jewellery and cutlery found at a Mangere address. They believe that the items were taken in burglaries at Asian households on the North Shore and at Howick. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Late Australian honour for woman. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 27 June 2006; p. 10 | | Description | Patrice Moya Dow has been posthumously awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia by the Queen. She is survived by her brother and his family in Takapuna. Mrs Dow visited Devonport Naval Base on her trips to New Zealand to meet with New Zealand WRENS. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Pouring cold water on charge | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 4 July 2006; p. 3 | | Description | Members of the Citizens Against Privatisation protest group are threatening to boycott a planned new flat charge for wastewater which the Waitakere City Council has approved in its 2006-2007 budget. Spokesman Meredydd Barrar says Citizens Against Privatisation would support people who boycott. Councillor Janet Clews says the new flat rate is the fairest option. | | View full record |
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| | Title | New Life for Inga | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 15 April 2006; p. 1 | | Description | Former All Black Inga Tuigamala has opened a funeral business opposite Waikumete Cemetery. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Michael reaps reward. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 21 December 2006; p. 11 | | Description | Northcote Intermediate School pupil Michael Tunnicliff has received the Ross McKay Award from Trees for Survival. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Work won't ease bridge squeeze. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 28 February 2006; p. 3 | | Description | The Esmonde Road widening project will create an east to west link to Akoranga without motorists having to use Taharoto Road or Northcote Road. But there is no extra capacity for motorists heading to the city. Gary Bendall and Graham Nell talk about the project. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Young hi-hop stars head to worlds. | | Source of Article | Aucklander, 11 January 2006; p. 8 | | Description | G-Unyte, a team of Glenfield Intermediate students won the national Hip-Hop competition. They may now go to the Ukraine for the world Hip-hop competition. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Up for the challenge. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 22 June 2006; p. 10 | | Description | The Global Enterprise Challenge was held at Massey University's Albany campus. Participating students were selected on their performance in the school-based Young Enterprise Scheme. North Shore schools were Pinehurst School, Long Bay College, Rangitoto College, Westlake Boys' High School and Carmel College. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Talented Tyla named outstanding athlete | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 7 September 2006; p. 2 | | Description | Sports star Tyla Nathan-Wong is a modern day super girl. The 12 year old was chosen as the outstanding female athlete at the Auckland Intermediate Sports Camp in Totara Springs. Tyla, who is a pupil at Blockhouse Bay Intermediate School, won the overall trophy with 16 trophies. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Retailers have had a gutsful of crime | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 1 December 2006; p. 2 | | Description | Several Blockhouse Bay business owners have had their premises robbed and or vandalised in recent months. The traders have met to discuss various options including security cameras and community policing. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Work set to begin on film studio | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 30 June 2006; p. 3 | | Description | Construction of the country's biggest film studio will start in Henderson this November adjacent to the Henderson Valley Studios. The council's development arm Waitakere Properties will spearhead the $7 million project in partnership with the Tony Tay Group. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Many keen to support foreign pension petition. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 08 June 2006; p. 7 | | Description | Browns Bay couple Roger and Helga Greenwell have received much correspondence from people of different nationalities who have also been affected by the New Zealand superannuation scheme. | | View full record |
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| | Title | West fighters take Oceania titles. | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 8 September 2006; p. 31 | | Description | The New Zealand taekwondo team won 13 gold medals in the Oceania Taekwondo Championships held in Auckland recently. Glen Eden resident Malcolm Holmes, a member of the Titirangi Taekwondo Club, won a gold medal. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Roger Hall comedy sure to appeal | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 31 August 2006; p. 21 | | Description | Titirangi Theatre's latest production is Roger Hall's "Social Climbers". The production will run until Saturday 23 September at Titirangi Theatre, Lopdell House. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Book into new library | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 30 March 2006; p. 1 | | Description | The new Waitakere Central Library is officially open and is the first library in New Zealand to be an integrated tertiary/public library. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Consent the final hurdle for Orewa reef. | | Source of Article | Rodney Times, 24 October 2006; p.4 | | Description | Support is growing for an artificial reef to be built off Orewa Beach, with Rodney District Council giving the Orewa Reef Trust a letter of endorsement. A newly discovered thesis from Queens University in Ontario shows a reef is the best option for regenerating Orewa Beach. | | View full record |
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| | Title | A case of the blues. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 09 March 2006; p. 4 | | Description | Beach Haven woman, Cheryl Emerton, is devastated after robbers packed up and left with a suitcase full of her most precious memories. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Getting the basics right | | Source of Article | Aucklander (West ed.), 7 June 2006; p. 9. | | Description | Teacher's aide Pat Parkinson has spent the last 20 years helping struggling and disabled students learn to read and write. She is now based at St Leonar'd Primary School in Kelston. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Promising future for Craig. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 26 October 2006; p. 39 | | Description | North Shore squash player Craig Farrell is a young man with a bright future despite only having played the sport for three years. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Branch of Shore history. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 15 June 2006; p. 6 | | Description | Janet Watkins, who was involved with the North Shore Scenic Board, provides information about the history of a row of kahikatea trees, planted in the Eskdale Reserve in 1981. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Waitakere win Intercity titles | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 30 June 2006; p. 15 | | Description | Waitakere basketball teams are justifiable prou of their success in the finals od the Intercity Basketball under-11 and under-13 boys and girls competition held at Trusts Stadium. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Noise dispute nears an end | | Source of Article | Aucklander (West ed.), 29 March 2006; p. 5 | | Description | A four-year battle between Ivan and Liz Selak and their neighbours, Gerald Collett and Katharine Nye over the Selak's private go-kart track in Whenuapai, is coming to an end with stringent controls over the noise levels that the Selaks' must comply with. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Avondale muso gets London gig with Dobbyn | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 27 June 2006; p. 13 | | Description | Victoria Girling-Butcher is heading to Europe on a songwriting sabbatical. The Avondale-based member of west Auckland band Lucid 3 will open a show for Dave Dobbyn while in London. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Close call for family. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 09 March 2006; p. 3 | | Description | Gaylene Currin was about to take her one-month-old daughter Zoe downstairs to her bouncer when a car came careering through the dining room wall of her Glenfield home. Firefighters say a Toyota sedan swerved off Sunset Road and crashed through a fence into the side of the house. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Lincoln Gardnes - your own peaceful oasis | | Source of Article | Western Leader. City & Country Real Estate Guide, 25 May 2006; p. 1 | | Description | Description of land and houses at Lincoln Gardens, 38 Universal Drive. The development is constructed by First Choice Construction Limited. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Writer Morrissey's poetic inspirations | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 2 May 2006; p. 13 | | Description | Avondale author Michael Morrissey tackles the big subjects of love, life, travel and family in his new poetry collection, From the Swimming Pool Questions. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Kiwi honoured with bronze. | | Source of Article | Aucklander, 22 March 2006; p. 10 | | Description | a bronze bust of social reformer and educator, Rewi Alley by Lu Bo will be unveiled at Rewi Alley Reserve. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Force is with marathon runners. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 31 October 2006; p. 46 | | Description | Bays Cougars runner Dale Warrander's Auckland Marathon win was fast enough to put him in the selection frame for the world championships in Osaka, Japan, next August. Top ten results included. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Station security cameras delayed | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 4 April 2006; p. 3 | | Description | Plans to install a new monitored security camera system at a number of west Auckland railway stations are on hold while a new line is completed. Security foot patrols have been arranged and the project is expected to be completed by next September. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Change on menu for food outlets | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 28 April 2006; p. 3 | | Description | Food outlet operators across Waitakere city could be up for some major rule changes and a lot more paperwork. The new proposals released by the New Zealand Food Safety Authority include a requirement for a "food safety plan" and food safety regulations could be opened up to the private sector. Councillor Derek Battersby would like the present food hygiene grading system to continue while New Zealand Food and Safety director Carol Inkster is keen to push through the new regulations. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Back to normality for Indira | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 2 November 2006; p. 5 | | Description | Glen Eden resident India Moala looks forward to catching up with some much needed sleep. The 21-year-old hopes to include more performances and an album in her future after enjoying a celebration party with her family after the final of NZ Idol. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Call to cap council rates. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 12 October 2006; p. 4 : | | Description | Petition organiser and NoMoreRates.com campaigner, David Thornton,says there about 10,000 signatures on a petition to cap rates. The Pptition was launched after Rodney Hide's private member's bill to cap council rates was voted down at its first parliamentary reading,in August. | | View full record |
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| | Title | "Dob in your mates" | | Source of Article | Aucklander (West ed.), 9 August 2006; p. 12 | | Description | Our local heroes don't like to blow their own trumpets, says La'auli Michael Jones. That's why their neighbours have to do it for them he believes. Mr Jones has judged the first two quests for The Aucklander of the Year, including the Young Aucklander of the Year which began last year. It is recognition for someone who needs its so everyone needs to nominate people from their communities. | | View full record |
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| | Title | High school plan goes ahead despite traffic. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 15 August 2006; p. 5 | | Description | George Wood says that the North Shore City Council has agreed in principle to negotiate with the Ministry of Education about selling four hectares of the 10ha leased by the Pony Club at Rosedale Park. The Council's traffic engineers believe that the school would have only minimal effects on traffic congestion. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Pohutukawa felled. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 15 December 2006; p. 5. | | Description | The felling of trees in Beach Haven and Albany over the festive season is concerning residents. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Farm park fun at Kiwi Valley. | | Source of Article | Aucklander (West ed.), 9 August 2006; p. 9 | | Description | Description of the activities available at the Kiwi Valley Farm Park. The farm park, Old McDonald's Farm and Kiwi Valley Riding School's activities are outlined. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Des lost two stone after he took up running at 69. | | Source of Article | Devonport Flagstaff, 23 March 2006; p.36 | | Description | Des Stobbs only took up running two years ago at the age of 69 and now can be seen running around Devonport and up and down Mt Victoria and North Head. Article outlines some of Des's achievements. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Navy pledge over upgrade. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 24 October 2006; p. 5 | | Description | Deputy Chief of Navy Commodore Tony Parr talks about the upgrading of the naval base. The navy plans to spend up to $35 million on two major projects: $10m to $ 15m will be spent upgrading the power generation and reticulation system and up to $20m on fuel facilities. Councillor Chris Darby comments on the work. | | View full record |
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| | Title | A gross,visual and raucous day. | | Source of Article | Aucklander, 13 September 2006; p. 10 | | Description | Cocoon, the Northcote College environmental group is conducting its annual rubbish audit.Anna Mrkusic hopes to change student attitudes. Emily Clark, Sasha Dyer, Phoebe Farrmond-Kelly and Kate Haggath. | | View full record |
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| | Title | They're all a bunch of good sports at Matipo Primary | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 6 April 2006; p. 5 | | Description | Matipo Road School has received two awards from the National Heart Foundation and the Regional Sports Trusts for its efforts in the Wellbeing in Schools programme run by the National Heart Foundation, Waitemata District Health Board and Sport Waitakere. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Rodney principal moves on. | | Source of Article | Rodney Times, 3 October 2006; p.9 | | Description | Rodney College Principal Julie Small has resigned to take up a new post as Principal of Fairfield College in Hamilton. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Celebrating a century of life | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 17 August 2006; p. 3 | | Description | Family and friends of Tina Roke helped her celebrate her 1ooth birthday recently. She was married to Alfred Roke for 70 years initially working together as missionaries in Ethiopia before settlingrson Valley. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Devonport handicraft market to re-open. | | Source of Article | Devonport Flagstaff, 09 February 2006; p.1,6 | | Description | The Devonport handicraft market which took place monthly at the Devonport Community House and which was forced to shut down before Christmas due to opposition from the local Business Association, is set to re-open with help from the Community House itself. It will be relaunched on March 12 under the name Devonport Community House Market. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Airlines: Whenuapai not the ticket yet | | Source of Article | Aucklander (West ed.), 8 November 2006; p. 8 | | Description | Which airlines will use the future civil and miliary airbase at Whenuapai is up in the air. Both Air New Zealand and Qantas have no plans to alter their flight paths. Virgin Blue is considering the opportunity. Infratil's Tim Brown says the immediate priority is to gain Government and Defence Force approval for the proposals. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Survey reveals split. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 27 January 2006; p. 1 | | Description | Public consultation on whether North Shore City Council should buy Devonport's Victoria Theatre shows 70 percent are in favour of the purchase. But the figures are skewed by overwhelming support from Devonport residents where 91 percent were in favour. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Police catch 25 in school speed blitz. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 16 February 2006; p. 4. | | Description | North Shore police handed out about 25 tickets during a national campaign targeting bad behaviour of motorists near schools.Gary Davey comments. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Taskforce graduates cap off their studies. | | Source of Article | Rodney Times, 21 November 2006; p.14-15 | | Description | Students graduating from tertiary education and apprenticeships were recognised in an inaugural Rodney District Industry Training graduation ceremony, which was held at Centrestage Theatre in Orewa. Mayor John Law congratulated the 27 graduating students. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Local franchise continues to grow | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 13 April 2006; p. 19 | | Description | Local brothers Michael and Adrian Bray began their Subway franchising business five years ago when they opened Subway Lincoln Road, in Henderson. Now they are the proud owner-operators of three more West Auckland Subway outlets: New Lynn, Westgate and West City. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Antisocial youth top crime list. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 05 December 2006; p. 5 | | Description | Antisocial behaviour by young people and thefts from cars are the biggest crime issues facing the North Shore says the new police district commander, Viv Rickard. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Two Dudes exhibition is artist's lucky break. | | Source of Article | Devonport Flagstaff, 06 April 2006; p.16 | | Description | Two local art students, Cinzah Merkens and Jacob Milne are holding a joint exhibition of their colourful acrylic paintings at the Devonport Depot's Outerspace Gallery. Cinzah Merkens tells of his recent accident which crushed part of his vertebrae and in danger of being paralysed if not operated on. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Proud players prepare to show shield around Shore. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 28 September 2006; p. 2, 3 | | Description | North Harbour players talk about the excitement of winning the Ranfurly Shield. North Harbour Stadium chief executive Brendon O'Connor talks about plans to display the shield. The timetable for the victory parade is given on page 3. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Roke family history on show for all to appreciate. | | Source of Article | Rodney Times, 10 January 2006; p.2 | | Description | The Roke family reunion will be held later this month at Matakana. The family owned the local sawmill which operated from 1908 to 1918, and a farm on Wright Road. Ted Roke sold land in 1935 on which the Warkworth Golf Club now sits. Descendents of the family will display memorabilia along with a musical performance depicting the family history. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Rotten start to married life. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 02 November 2006; p. 3 | | Description | Glenfield residents Kelly and Duncan Anderson are devastated after their belongings were stolen from storage at Storage King on Hillside Road, Wairau Park. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Mayor hopes to help unite Maori. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 03 February 2006; p. 2 | | Description | Mayor George Wood is attending Waitangi Day commemorations with Ngati Whatua kaumatua Takutai Wikiriwhi and Arnold Wilson from Awataha Marae. He hopes his trip will help bring Ngati Whatua and urban Maori closer together on the Shore. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Maori art exhibition welcomes in Matariki. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 06 July 2006; p. 11 | | Description | A description of the Matariki - Guiding Lights exhibition at Northart. Northcote artist Frances Atkins talks about he work, which provides a social commentary on the lives of urban Maori. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Art sale builds on library funds | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 10 October 2006; p. 13 | | Description | A fundraising art auction will be he held on October 25 to help Rutherford Primary School raise money towards upgrading the school library into a facility designed for family use. Among the work for sale is art by loacl artist Harriet Stockman. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Comedy will be as you like it. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 24 February 2006; p. 10 | | Description | Devonport actor Alex Gandar plays Antipholus in The Comedy of Errors, the 43rd annual University of Auckland outdoor summer Shakespeare. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Police pursuit | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 6 October 2006; p. 1 | | Description | A man faces a number of charges after a car chase in Piha. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Groups clean up streams. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 08 August 2006; p. 10. | | Description | Eskdale Reserve in Birkdale was spruced up as part of the Wai Care programme. The weeding and planting project was part of workshops held at the Kaipatiki Ecological Restoration Centre. Te Ngahere was also involved. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Questions linger two years after Iraena vanishes | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 10 October 2006; p. 3 | | Description | Piha Camping Gorund operater Fiona Anderson still wonders what happened to Iraena Asher, two years after the 25-year-old model's mysterious dissapearance at Piha. She doubts anyone will ever know what happened. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Doors open on Our Place makeover | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 21 March 2006; p. 6 | | Description | The 1960's Titirangi bungalow at 128 Takahe Road is the house at the centre of a popular do-it-yourself television programme "Our Place". The series is directed by Michelle Arden. The house will be open to the public on March 25 from 10am - 2pm. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Record-breaking bun in the oven. | | Source of Article | Rodney Times, 07 November 2006; p.2 | | Description | A Guinness world record beating bun may be in the Morris and James oven on Thursday night. The attempt is being undertaken by Southern Stars Charitable Trust in a week of record-breaking attempts. Chief baker Gerald Taylor will oversee the process. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Transit calls for your say on tolls. | | Source of Article | Aucklander, 18 October 2006; p. 6 | | Description | Public consultation has started on the tolling of roads that make up the Western ring route, roads that would avoid congestion in central Auckland. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Artists finds his focus in family | | Source of Article | Aucklander (West ed.), 19 July 2006; p. 7 | | Description | Glen Eden artist Warren Pohatu is a proud family man and totally devoted dad and his art shows it. His main focus with his artwork is his whakapapa. Creating art on Maori themes is in keeping with the 30 years Warren has spent researching his family history. His latest exhibition Te Herenga Waka, which is also Warren's middle name, is on at the Corban Estate Arts Centre. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Taser gets test run on Shore. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 14 February 2006; p. 3. | | Description | Police Operations Support National Manager Superintendent Tony McLeod talks about the trial of Taser stun-guns to apprehend violent offenders. North Shore police will be among the first to trial the guns. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Council buys theatre. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 24 March 2006; p. 1 | | Description | Council has voted unanimously to buy Victoria Theatre for $1.55 million to $2m and to lease it to another organisation. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Feeling cosy with a few pennies to spare | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 30 March 2006; p. 4 | | Description | New Lynn resident Antoinette Davis has made significant savings to her power bill thanks to Ecomatters Environment Trust's Ben Bell who looked at all aspects of energy usage in her house and advised her accordingly. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Merkens' art reflects love of sea and colour. | | Source of Article | Devonport Flagstaff, 06 October 2006; p.8 | | Description | Devonport artist Andi Merkens is giving her first solo exhibition at the Treehouse Gallery in Auckland's Queen Street. It will feature paintings created during five-year of living in the Cook Islands. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Scaring up a celebration. | | Source of Article | Rodney Times, 12 September 2006; p.3 | | Description | The biggest scarecrow in the world is taking shape at SheepWorld in Warkworth as part of the 37th Kowhai Festival. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Deputy steps into the breach | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 21 September 2006; p. 19 | | Description | Grant Hope-Ede is the new principal of Peninsula Primary School but he is already well-known, having taught there for 15 years. Mr Hope-Ede is replacing Alan Russek after serving as his deputy for some time. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Art exhibition explores uncertainty of illness | | Source of Article | Aucklander (West ed.), 7 June 2006; p. 8 | | Description | Photographers Jenny Tomlin, Katharina Nobbs and Elizabeth Marsh are exhibiting their photos which deal with the isolation and uncertainy of living with mutiple sclerosis, at the Corban Estate Arts Centre until July 9. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Waiting for the nod | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 15 September 2006; p. 9 | | Description | Members of the hip hop band Life Goes On are waiting to hear if they'll be competiting in the national final of the Pacifica Beats competition on 14 October. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Committed to West Auckland. | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 7 September 2006; p. 8 | | Description | The Waitakere Trust has recently donated a further $663,293 to local community groups, schools and the arts. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Northland's top cop is new head out west | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 12 October 2006; p. 5 | | Description | Superintendent Viv Rickard will soon be west Auckland's top policeman. Superintendent Rickard will take over as commander of the combined North Shore, Waitakere and Rodney police districts. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Reap the rewards | | Source of Article | Western Leader. City & Country Real Estate Guide, 20 July 2006; p. 23 | | Description | Description of house at 5 Bittern Place. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Payment dispute delays busway. | | Source of Article | Aucklander, 14 June 2006; p. 8. | | Description | Part of the northern busway project could face delays as a compensation payout for the acquisition of land from Westlake Girls' High School is yet to be agreed. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Secret's in the sweetened name. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 22 June 2006; p. 8 | | Description | Describes the purchase of land and the development of Chatswood by the Tse Development Company, which established Chelsea Estate Limited. The name was changed to Chatswood to boost sales. The origin of the name is the Sydney suburb of Chatswood, where the headquarters of the Chelsea Sugar Refinery is located. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Generous John, 93, turns his hand to toymaking. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 09 November 2006; p. 1 | | Description | 93-year-old John Hansen is making traditional wooden toys and donating them to children at the local Women's Refuge. The Browns Bay resident attends the North Shore Woodturning Guild at Rangitoto College. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Getting kids off drugs. | | Source of Article | Aucklander (West ed.), 22 March 2006; p. 5 | | Description | The Glen Eden Salvation Army is running a course which teaches parents how to drug-proof their kids. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Erica's lasting legacy | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 3 November 2006; p. 1 | | Description | Freyberg Community School student Erica D'Silva died soon after completing a cross-country run at the school. She was in perfect health and the reason for her death is not clear. Freyberg Principal Christine Wilson says Erica was a popular student with many friends. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Mayor's comments draw hostile reponse. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 24 August 2006; p. 4. | | Description | 14 letters to the editor in response to George Wood's suggestion that people who find their rates too high should consider moving to a cheaper home. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Stroke survivors struggle to get back into work. | | Source of Article | Rodney Times, 01 August 2006; p.6 | | Description | Whangaparaoa stroke survivor Peter Kingston describes the difficulty of finding work after a stroke. Local stroke survivors say there is a lack of assistance for those who aren't completely incapacitated. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Troy's back in blue | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 24 February 2006; p. 30 | | Description | Troy Flavell's rugby career is taking off again as he is likely to be a starter at blindside flanker for the struggling Blues team in Brisbane against Queensland. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Stream Angels happy in their work. | | Source of Article | Devonport Flagstaff, 28 July 2006; p.1, 7 | | Description | A group of Bayswater Primary School students have adopted a stream, located in Achilles Reserve in Seabreeze Road, and are regularly monitoring its health under the guidance of Wai Care facilitator Jo Harrison. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Bumpy road to Slovenia | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 18 August 2006; p. 3 | | Description | Massey film producers Chantal and Jonathon Rayner-Burt have just finished filming Slovenia After Six, a movie about a group of young New Zealanders in their 20s dealing with the pressures of modern life. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Firefighter raises coverage fears. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 13 June 2006; p. 3 | | Description | East Coast Bays senior station officer and Professional Firefighters Union president, Mike McEnaney, warns a lack of equipment to tackle high-rise fires could lead to disaster on the North Shore. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Navy opens diving facility. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 21 December 2006; p. 7 | | Description | Describes the opening of the new facility at the Devonport Naval Base which will house the RNZN Diving School and Maritime Operations Team. The facility has been named after retired commander, William Smith. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Neighbours' row over fence heads to court. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 23 November 2006; p. 3 | | Description | Geoff Short of 38 Whitby Cres in Mairangi Bay is being taken to court by the neighbour in a bid to force him to sell 2.15 square metres of land that the fence is on. | | View full record |
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| | Title | High cost of caring | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 3 November 2006; p. 3 | | Description | Jackie Jerard is responsible for the health and well being of 27 elderly adults at Glenburn Resthome. She is a member of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation which is lobbying the government to increase funding and improve working conditions for those who care for the aged. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Teen love lasts the distance | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 22 September 2006; p. 2 | | Description | Te Atatu Peninsula residents Don and Anne O'Regan are celebrating fifty years of marriage this month. The couple claim that it was love at first sight when they first met in Pt Chevalier in 1952. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Girl gang strikes at Lynmmall | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 23 February 2006; p. 7 | | Description | Security is being boosted at the LynnMall carpark after a series of purse thefts by young girls targeting elderly women. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Wadcoss HQ plans on display | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 9 November 2006; p. 22 | | Description | The West Auckland District Council of Social Services will showcase plans for for its new headquarters during an open community day in at Tui Glen, Henderson on Saturday from 10am to 2pm. Spokeswoman Louise Dunn says that 25 community groups will be represented at the community day. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Median strip refugee | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 13 January 2006; p. 3 | | Description | Mo the kitten was rescued from a motorway median strip on the Rosebank Road interchange. He is being looked after by Amy Wells and is available for adoption. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Yes sir, it's a super idea. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 07 September 2006; p. 2. | | Description | A three-city future for the Auckland region sounds like a good idea to North Shore mayor George Wood. The idea would see a super northern city that would include Rodney, North Shore, and northern Waitakere. | | View full record |
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| | Title | My Everest dream. | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 17 November 2006; p. 1 | | Description | Karekare resident Andrea Moore first dreamed of climbing Mt Everest when she was a school girl in England. Now she's preparing to climb the mountain as part of a fund raising exercise in March. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Portrait uncovered in garage. | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 27 April 2006; p. 11 | | Description | Pam Murray discovered a very old portrait while renovating her family home in Willerton Avenue, New Lynn and would like to reunite the portrait with its original owner. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Council to replace boardwalk. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 21 December 2006; p. 6 | | Description | North Shore City Council plans to replace a bridge and boardwalk built by a resident across a walking track in the Kauri Glen Reserve, because they don't comply with council standards. Julie Pickering comments. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Fashion designer draws on the past | | Source of Article | Western Leader, October 2006; p. 10 | | Description | Kelston Girls College student Ruth Jackson is a finalist in the Bernina Young Fashion Awards to be held in Christchurch on October 14. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Emily and Emma win Zonta Awards. | | Source of Article | Devonport Flagstaff, 16 June 2006; p.7 | | Description | Outstanding design skills have earned two young Devonport women prestigious Zonta awards. Emma Boyd and Emily Miller-Sharma won the industrial design and fashion and textile design categories to collect $1,000 prize money. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Love is: Spending 100 hours with your wife | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 9 May 2006; p. 3 | | Description | Oratia artist Michael Rowland studied his wife closely for 100 hours while painting her portrait in time for Waitakere Central Community Arts Council's portrait exhibition. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Trust is taken on again | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 1 September 2006; p. 5 | | Description | Roland Doyle, a director of CNR Group, wants to open a tavern in New Lynn but can't do this as the Portage Licensing Trust is the only organisation allowed to operate a tavern in the area. Mr Doyle has started a campaign to stop the Portage and Waitakere Licensing Trusts holding the monopoly on liquor sales in West Auckland. Portage Licensing Trust chairman Ross Clow says Mr Doyle is within his rights to force the issue and if her gets community support he can take it to a referendum.The last campaign against the Trusts was spearheaded by supermarket owners Progressive Enterprises and Foodstuffs in 2002. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Hunt on for shipwreck tales to tell. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 07 September 2006; p. 20 | | Description | Edith and Lynton Diggle have been researching and exploring shipwrecks for 20 years. Now with researcher Keith Gordon they are updating the New Zealand Shipwrecks book and looking for help from other Aucklanders. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Teenager given chance to stick it to the Aussies | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 15 August 2006; p. 21 | | Description | Titirangi resident Danielle Jones is one of the rising new breed of hockey players who has a stick sponsorship deal worth more than $800, plays for Auckland representative sides and also umpires. | | View full record |
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| | Title | West's divers score at Auckland champs | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 20 April 2006; p. 35 | | Description | Divers from Diving Waitakere scooped up a swag of wins at the Auckland spring board and platform diving championship at West Wave Aquatic Centre in Henderson. Medal winners include Richard Moore of Te Atatu South, his brother Christopher, Waitakere teammate Max Taylor, Bo Quinn of Ranui, Renee Wooton of Henderson, and Charlotte Keesing-Styles of Titirangi. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Caitlin's life always a struggle | | Source of Article | Western Leader, 7 April 2006; p. 5 | | Description | Caitlin Davidson was diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome when she was only three years old. Mrs Davidson is grateful for the support of Kidney Kids, an organisation that has put her in touch with other families in similar situations. | | View full record |
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| | Title | Dramatic car rescue. | | Source of Article | North Shore Times, 10 October 2006; p. 5 | | Description | A BMW worth a quarter of a million dollars was saved James Bond style as fire threatened Takapuna dealership Jerry Clayton BMW. The fire started in the ceiling. | | View full record |
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