Change is here The Queen is dead, long live the King. This is a phrase we have all heard over the last couple of weeks and whatever your thoughts on the Monarchy we have to applaud the Queen for her unstinting years of service. I will admit to shedding a tear or two. It is not only the… Continue reading 22nd of Sep Update – Change is Here
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8th Sep 2022 Update – The Wheels of Progress
The wheels of progress I spent Wednesday of last week meeting with Business Association (BID) Managers from around the upper North Island and it was interesting to see how many challenges and issues we all had in common. Perhaps even more interesting though was seeing the initiatives and projects that One Mahurangi is delivering that other… Continue reading 8th Sep 2022 Update – The Wheels of Progress
25th Aug Update – Spring is coming and love is in the air!
This would have to have been one of the wettest winters on record and you can see from the slump in people’s shoulders that everyone has just about had enough. I can really see the difference when the sun starts to shine, and people start to have that little spring in their step and a smile… Continue reading 25th Aug Update – Spring is coming and love is in the air!
11th August Update – Your vote is important
Your vote is important The Local Body and Mayoral election campaigns have started and already it seems to me that on Facebook especially, it is rapidly becoming more about personality rather than policy. I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised with Facebook as more and more it seems to have become a source of misinformation and a… Continue reading 11th August Update – Your vote is important
28th July Update: Stronger Together – What a Wonderful Town!
What a wonderful town! As I stood in Baxter Street on Saturday night watching families, teenagers, and the oldies (like me) pour into Warkworth to watch the GULL Laser Light Show, play in the snow, go on the rides, and sample the amazing food from the Food Trucks, I realized that as well as living in… Continue reading 28th July Update: Stronger Together – What a Wonderful Town!
14th July Update: Winter School Holidays shine bright in the dark
A shining light! On Saturday the 9th of July, Warkworth came alive as shops strung lights up in the main street as well as a few in Neville and Mill Lane and a few more dotted about the town. What a delightful difference the lights make to our town! Some Warkworth businesses really have gone the… Continue reading 14th July Update: Winter School Holidays shine bright in the dark
30th June Update: Mahurangi Winter Festival of Lights 2022! It’s on, is your business on too?
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?
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