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Kaikohe: Big little town

Kaikohe's biggest attraction is the warm and friendly people who live there.

 

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Falesiu Fotu is the toast of Okaihau after she won a fun day for the town's primary school and a chance for the kids to meet All Black Cory Jane. Mrs Fotu, a member of the town's thriving Tongan community, won a Sanitarium competition through New World in Kaikohe entitling the school of her choice to a day of activities, games and healthy kai. She chose Okaihau Primary, which five of her now grown-up children attended. The school's 125 kids spent Wednesday competing in tugs-of-war, horizontal bungee, a rugby-themed bouncy castle challenge and Sing Star. As well as a bit of mutual teasing, Cory Jane joined in the tug-of-war - he blamed his teams' losses on recent knee surgery - and had his photo taken with every child. "As soon as I turned up the kids were energetic and willing to have a bit of fun," he said. The All Black winger was keen to come back to the Far North after an enjoyable visit to Kerikeri High School last year. The fun day doubled as a fundraiser to help the school buy a class set of 30 HP computer tablets. Sanitarium donated three tablets on Wednesday, as well as signed All Black clothing for a fundraising raffle. The competition won by Mrs Fotu was open to anyone who bought Weetbix or Up&Go.

Okaihau School fun day

Falesiu Fotu is the toast of Okaihau after she won a fun...

Weekend Sports Action from around Whangarei.

Weekend Action

Weekend Sports Action from around Whangarei.

The annual Taheke Pig Hunt held over Queen's birthday weekend was won by Hare Mangu of Ohaeawai with a 77kg white boar caught in the bush at Opahi, south of Moerewa. In total 18 pigs were entered in the competition hosted by Taheke tavern, on SH12 west of Kaikohe.

Taheke pig hunt

The annual Taheke Pig Hunt held over Queen's birthday...

Dargaville Little Theatre celebrated its 50th jubilee in style during Queen's Birthday weekend.

Theatre celebrates 50 years

Dargaville Little Theatre celebrated its 50th jubilee in...

Marchers against GMO march to the Northland Regional Council building in Whangarei

Marchers against GMO on the streets of Whangarei

Marchers against GMO march to the Northland Regional...

School kids, rugby players, firefighters, even butchers flexed their muscles on Sunday in the annual Puff and Pull Carnival, a contest to see who can pull the vintage locomotive Gabriel the length of Kawakawa’s main street in the shortest time. This year the schools’ trophy went to Kawakawa Primary – beating defending champs Bay of Islands College by a fraction of a second – while the community trophy was retained by the Taniwha, Northland’s rugby team.

Puff and Pull Carnival 2013

School kids, rugby players, firefighters, even butchers...

Springbank School’s Students Against Drink-Driving (Sadd) staged a mock car crash at the school’s Kerikeri grounds last Friday to highlight the dangers of combining alcohol and driving. Police, a make-up artist with litres of fake blood, and volunteers from Kerikeri Fire Brigade and St John Ambulance took part in the demonstration. The scenario was a head-on crash resulting in one death and multiple injuries; firefighters had to cut the roof from one car to allow the patients to be removed.

Fake crash teaches drink-drive danger

Springbank School’s Students Against Drink-Driving (Sadd)...

A selection of pics from this weekends sports action.

northland weekend sports

A selection of pics from this weekends sports action.

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