A fishing trip in the Bay of Islands netted much more than a feed when the crew was treated to the spectacle of two humpback whales breaching near Cape Brett. Kawakawa bus driver Kate Rogers, fishing with half a dozen friends on Queen’s Birthday Weekend, was hoping to hook a…
Northland brewery gets $30,000 Top Energy award!
What started out as a casual hobby as a teenager has flourished into a thriving business for beer brewers Rob and Caroline Harrell. The Kerikeri couple opened PhatHouse Brewing Company in Haruru, in the Bay of Islands, in 2017 and have been happily serving refreshing brews ever since – and…
Paihia waterfront redevelopment gets $8 million from Government
A long-mothballed plan to build breakwaters around Paihia — as well as redeveloping the waterfront and restoring an eroded beach — is set to go ahead after the government granted $8 million to the project. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/paihia-waterfront-redevelopment-gets-8-million-from-government/PYOLLHME6V2Q7C42FZIWH7TN3Q/
Bay News: Food and wine fest aims for zero waste
Zero waste goal This year’s It! Bay of Islands Food and Wine Festival, to be held on Paihia’s Village Green on October 6, will be the first aiming to produce zero waste. The event, which is now in its ninth year, typically draws about 2000 people for an afternoon of…
it! Festival in the Bay of Islands turns on the good times for all
The ‘it!’ Bay of Islands Festival is the perfect pre-summer family celebration, writes Sarah Daniell The kids are in the moshpit, swaying sligtly in the sun, mesmerised by Tiki Taane up on stage, doing his dazzling one-man band routine: singing, strumming, looping, and charming the crowd. There’s a group of…
Giant marlin lands on Paihia waterfront courtesy of pioneer transport family
Ohakune has its giant carrot. Taihape has a gumboot and Gore a leaping trout. Now Paihia has joined the ranks of Kiwi towns with big icons thanks to the Fuller family, who have donated a life-size leaping marlin to the Bay of Islands town. The 4m-tall marlin was unveiled last…
New Museum of Waitangi joint winner – Service IQ 2016 New Zealand Museum Award
Waitangi Treaty Grounds CEO Greg McManus is thrilled the new museum has won the Best Museum Project award: “It is recognition of all the hard work by so many people to bring the museum to reality and we are delighted to be the joint winner.” The museum exterior features stunning masonry by…
The QRC Tai Tokerau Resort College is open for business
The QRC Tai Tokerau Resort College is open for business. The first intake of students at the opening of QRC Tai Tokerau Resort College in Paihia. The students are gearing up for work in the hospitality industry. Photo / John Stone The college, which provides hospitality and hotel management training,…
Waitangi museum ready for opening
The finishing touches are being applied to the new Museum of Waitangi ahead of its opening by Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae tomorrow. The museum, the cornerstone of a $14 million redevelopment of the Treaty Grounds, will be blessed at dawn then formally opened by Sir Jerry at 3pm. Its Maori…