Time to shine! The Mahurangi Winter Festival of Lights is back this July! To make your business stand out from the crowd you have two choices:You can string Fairy lights up in your business windows and be a part of making the town sparkle and shine.You can decide, bah humbug! And not light up anything in which case you can… Continue reading 30th June Update: Mahurangi Winter Festival of Lights 2022! It’s on, is your business on too?
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16th June 2022 update – Winter is here but so is the festival!
I probably don’t need to say it but, Winter is here! As I sit in my office looking out the window, the wild wind and the driving, cold rain is suggesting that I will have to work hard to keep the winter blues away. The cold and wet season hasn’t typically my favourite time of the… Continue reading 16th June 2022 update – Winter is here but so is the festival!
2nd June 2022 update – Back to business after Covid hits the office
“It’s just like a bad cold,” they said… So many people told me, “it wasn’t too bad” that I didn’t worry when I started to feel a little unwell a couple of weeks ago, and then, bam! – I tested positive for Covid-19. The infamous virus had finally caught up with me. A couple of days into… Continue reading 2nd June 2022 update – Back to business after Covid hits the office
16th May 2022 – Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
A night to be remembered! Warkworth Town Hall, Wednesday the 11th May 2022, 7 pm and the babble of happy voices, laughter, and the clink of glasses was sounding all around me. The room was full with 170 Emergency Services personnel starting to enjoy an evening that had been put on just for them by One Mahurangi, local… Continue reading 16th May 2022 – Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
28th April 2022 – Mother’s Day, an opportunity or a con?
Mother’s Day, an opportunity or a con? When I was just a lad living in Kurow, North Otago, we were a family of five boys and one girl. Dad was the local plumber in a farming community that often wouldn’t pay his invoices until the wool cheque came in. As you can imagine there were times… Continue reading 28th April 2022 – Mother’s Day, an opportunity or a con?
7th April 2022 – What a wonderful place we live in!
What a wonderful place we live in! I thought for a change I wouldn’t mention Covid or lockdowns because apart from us all being over it, my focus again has been on what a great area Mahurangi is to live in. Lately, I have been reminded of the generous and thoughtful community spirit we have in… Continue reading 7th April 2022 – What a wonderful place we live in!
24th March 2022 Update – This time the light at the end of the tunnel is NOT a train
The light in the tunnel is getting brighter! This time it’s not a train The announcement from the government yesterday will have a lot of businesses including hospitality and event organisers smiling as the restrictions ease and they can welcome more customers and patrons back! While most of us will welcome these new Protection Framework changes, they do… Continue reading 24th March 2022 Update – This time the light at the end of the tunnel is NOT a train
3rd March 2022 – How can we help?
How can we help? As I have walked about town over the last three weeks what has stood out for me has been how quiet it has been. And for good reason! Today over 22,000 new cases of Covid have been reported in NZ. That statistic is enough to make anyone want to take cover. Because… Continue reading 3rd March 2022 – How can we help?
25th Feb 2022 – Omicron Update and an invitation for struggling hospitality businesses
Omicron business support and an invitation for struggling hospitality businesses to join an urgent online discussion involving politicians on Monday 28th Feb at 3:30 pm. Read the latest One Mahurangi Business Association update here > https://mailchi.mp/onemahurangi.co.nz/update25feb
17 Feb 2022 – Local Support as Omicron Cases Rise
Going for Gold I have been watching a lot of the Winter Olympics, especially the efforts of our New Zealand athletes who are making us very proud to be Kiwis. Something that stood out to me while watching all the different events was that there is very little difference between first place and fourth place getters. There… Continue reading 17 Feb 2022 – Local Support as Omicron Cases Rise