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08-Apr-13
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BUSINESS CONTINUITY WORKSHOPS
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Is your business ready? We can help.
KAIKOHE: Wedneasday 15th MAY 1pm - 4pm
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03-Apr-13
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Two cultures embraced each others differences to become one people.
by Butch Bradley
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20-Mar-13
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Church Leaders Support Implementation of Kaikohe Community Plan
by Mike Shaw
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23-Jan-13
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KAIKOHE AP&H SHOW 2013
by Shaun Reily
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Another warm sunny day for the Kaikohe A&P Show on Saturday 12th January saw an enthusiastic crowd enjoy their rural Big Day Out. Of ever growing significance and patronage is the small animal section where children can get up close and personal with all manner of small animals and poultry.
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15-Dec-12
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Business Improvement District Vote Results
by Steve Sangster
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BID vote for Kaikohe is NO
The Kaikohe Business Association’s initiative to create a Business Improvement District (BID) for the town has been defeated in a postal ballot that closed at 12PM today, Friday 14th December.
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30-Nov-12
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Business Improvement District
by John Vujcich
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It is the best opportunity we have had to stand up for ourselves, reinvigorate ourselves, by ourselves, for the benefit of ourselves, without relying on Council, Government, someone or something else other than ourselves. The alternative is to wait and continue to be the possums in the headlights, letting change happen to us rather than making positive change.
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03-Nov-12
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The Shine Kaikohe Festival
by Mike Shaw
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The Shine Kaikohe Festival brought Northland’s largest and grandest community Christmas tree another step closer last weekend with dozens of local young people getting up in the tree
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30-Oct-12
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Working for a Vibrant Kaikohe
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The Kaikohe Business Association is leading an initiative to create a Business Improvement District (BID) for the town. They have a vision to revitalise Kaikohe, growing its business opportunities and attracting people to visit and do business.
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05-Aug-12
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Moving on up to Kaikohe
by Steve Sangster
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After much searching, we found a property just outside of Kaikohe that matched our needs and was affordable. A staff member purchased the K9 Heaven land and business. We moved on up to the World Capital of Ngapuhi in June 2011. Many of our friends thought we had lost the plot: maybe they still do!
Now we’ve been here just over a year with no regrets whatsoever. We are here to stay. The people are warm, friendly and down to earth.
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06-Jul-12
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Featuring Business Passion8
by Kaikohe Business Association
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Jill’s gallery features her own talents and a selection of works from local artists. It is the ideal place to find the perfect gift that special person, and one can be assured that it will be a genuine and unique ‘one-off’ piece.
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02-Jun-12
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Otaua Community Art Exhibition
by Shaun Reilly
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Small communities can sometimes achieve tremendous results from their endeavours. Such an outcome occurred last week with the Art Exhibition mounted in Kaikohe by the Otaua Community. The organisers are to be commended on their initiative.
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28-May-12
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LeRoy Tripples held at the Kaikohe Outdoor Bowls Club
by Christine Walker
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LeRoy Triples held at the Kaikohe Outdoor Bowls Club 20th May 2012
The LeRoys moved to Kaikohe in 1959 and it wasnt long before Rona started getting involved in the community. She started playing bowls in 1962 and won her first tournament that year.
The LeRoy Triples Tournament was started by Rona in 1988. She was committed to getting young and old playing bowls and so she decided
to encourage others to get along, she would sponsor a tournament for those who had played for less than 10 years.
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23-Oct-11
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Thermal Valley Open for Walking Tours
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One of the most unique geological areas in the Far North is opening to the public for the first time in decades.
The Ngawha thermal valley near Kaikohe attractions include bubbling mud and two of the most active mineral pools in the Ngawha area, an abandoned mercury mine, and preserved remains of kauri forests destroyed by a volcanic eruption thousands of years ago.
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09-Sep-11
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GO THE ALL BLACKS
by John Vujcich
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Not since 1987 when the then All Black captain David Kirk held the Webb Ellis Cup high to the cheers of New Zealand fans have the All Blacks won the World Cup.
The All Blacks are arguably the dominant team in International Rugby, and yet when it mattered most in 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2007 we were dominated.
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06-Jun-11
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NorthTec Twin Coast Cycleway Outdoor Classrooms.
by Geoff McDonald
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NorthTec’s Sustainable Rural Development Level 3 Course provides the skills necessary to be able to successfully establish native plants for habitat restoration, riparian management and amenity purposes. These skills include weed identification and control techniques. The Cycleway is a great opportunity to get practical experience.
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04-Jun-11
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Kaikohe Expo
by Kaikohe and Mid North Town and Country
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Over the last few months there has been a lot of activity to figure out a way forward to regenerate Kaikohe, its time to get involved.
The Kaikohe Hokianga Community Board and FNDC are going to put on Kaikohe Expo.
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12-Dec-10
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Kaikohe Christmas Parade
by John Vujcich
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Under a blazing hot Kaikohe sun at 6:00 pm Kaikohe’s Chrismas Parade started to the delight of throngs of children and parents that filled Broadway.
Every one, especially the children had a great time.
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07-Sep-10
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Kaikohe Post Cards
by Dot Field
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On 24th April I received a request from a German couple who had travelled around New Zealand and had not been able to locate a Postcard from Kaikohe and asking if I could send them one please.
My hunt for a Kaikohe Postcard started. I soon discovered that there were no Postcards for Kaikohe in any of our stores. There were a couple of Pioneer Village ones but none at all which represented our town of Kaikohe.
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28-Jun-10
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Matariki
by John Vujcich
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Recently, throughout New Zealand, beginning on June 14, Matariki celebrations were held. Matariki is the traditional Maori New Year and is marked by the first appearance of the Pleiades star cluster that the Maori call Matariki.
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07-May-10
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Absolutely Everything Kaikohe Family Day
by Town & Country
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The Absolutely Everything Kaikohe Family Day will be held on Saturday 15th May between 10am and 2.00pm, in conjunction with the inaugural Top Energy Northern Crossings Multisport event.
There will be something for everybody. The shops will be open - check out their Family Day specials.
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06-Apr-10
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Ludbrook House 150 Year Anniversary
by John Vujcich
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One hundred and fifty years ago, Samuel Blomfield Ludbrook and his wife Caroline purchased 1500 acres of the Taiamai plain, becoming the first white settlers in what is now called Ohaeawai.
As part of the 150th anniversary celebration Chris and Sam Ludbrook invited artist David Barker to create a series of artworks featuring the local area. Some of the works show scenes of the farm and most scenes are within 5km of the farm.
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20-Mar-10
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Internationally acclaimed mosaic returns to Kaikohe
by Various
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Three major works of internationally acclaimed Kaikohe mosaic artist Margaret Coupe have been acquired by the Far North District Council and will be retained in public ownership.
The three mosaics are the only remaining Coupe works held by her family which are not already in either private or public ownership.
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19-Mar-10
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Greetings to our readers
by Sally Macauley
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But the exceptionally sunny, dry conditions have been able to be enjoyed by many hundreds of holiday makers and the main street of Kaikohe with its pretty hanging floral baskets and newly erected string of lights on the power poles, look very attractive.
Of late Councillors have been meeting to deliberate on the draft Far North District Annual Plan. We in the Western Community Board seek economic growth opportunities, quality recreational facilities and well maintained front line services.
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18-Mar-10
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Guitar and Gloves Special Thanks
by Kelly Van Gaalen
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The concert was well attended with a large crowd of adults and children.
Perhaps most of them were thinking it was strange and a little bit weird, but one of the Kaikohe Community Arts Councils objectives is to encourage and access a diverse range of arts. This I think we achieved!!
We extend a special thanks to Northland College for the use of the Gymnasium and to HUB Trust (Sarah and Leif) for putting on a fabulous children’s day.
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02-Mar-10
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Ngatokimatawhaorua
by Shaun Reilly
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One of the biggest gatherings that ever happened at the Pukarata Marae at Otaua on Saturday 13th was to welcome home the historical Ngapuhi waka, Ngatokimatawhaorua. After a large scale restoration the venerable Waka took pride of place in leading the Waka flotilla at the Treaty celebrations at Waitangi and again at Mangungu on the 12th February.
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09-Feb-10
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Pacific Curls– New Zealand Tour March 2010
by Kelly Van Gaalen
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Coming to Kaikohe on 4th March 2010 is the acclaimed Pacifika group, Pacific Curls. The group tours the country in February combining fiddle, ukulele, taonga puoro (traditional Maori instruments) and vocals with a range of other instruments including cajons, stomp peddles, kalimba, djembe and percussion.
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09-Feb-10
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From famine to feast in the far north.
by Steve Radich
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What a difference a day, a week, a month - of easterly weather can make. And interesting how both the fishing and the rain drought have been broken by the same weather change. Jumped off the boat a few times early – mid January and I was in an ice tub – in and out in a jiffy. Then the other day I jumped into turquoise water inside Cape Karikari and it was as warm as a baby’s bath – didn’t want to get out. Musta been a good 23°C.
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18-Jan-10
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Ngāpuhi Festival
by John Vujcich
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One of the largest events to be held in the Far North is coming back to Kaikohe. An estimated 35,000 people are expected to visit the Ngāpuhi Festival over the 5 day event beginning on the 27th January and culminating on the Northland/Auckland anniversary weekend with two days of Ngapuhi musicians, performers, stalls, kai and whanaungatanga, including Anika Moa and Ruia Aperahama.
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16-Jan-10
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Greetings to all readers of our Kaikohe Website
by Sally Macauley
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Greetings to all readers of our newly designed and updated Kaikohe Website.
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09-Jan-10
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Kaikohe Christmas Dinner
by Shaun Reilly
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Once again, the community of Kaikohe turned on a magnificent dinner in the Memorial Hall on Christmas Day. This time over 250 people enjoyed good company and excellent dining.
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05-Jan-10
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Far North District Council Citizens Awards
by John Schollum
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On 11th December 2009, the Far North District Council recognises individual volunteers who, over a significant period of time, have made a considerable contribution to the wellbeing of the Far North District and its citizens.
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29-Dec-09
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Christmas Musings on Darwin and Origins
by John Vujcich
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Over the Christmas break two things got me pondering about the question of our origins and God. There was the Boxing Day Herald story on Darwin’s nine day visit to New Zealand around Christmas 1835 and the receiving of an email from a friend about bus signs in NZ that were originally inspired by Richard Dawkins, a Darwin follower.
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