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RWC 2011 ‘Postcards from New Zealand’ with Whangarei rugby legend Ian Jones ›
Former All Black Ian Jones takes us on a tour of Whangarei, one of the venues of Rugby World Cup 2011, in the first of our postcards from New Zealand in association with Emirates Airline.
Rugby World Cup “Paint It Red” promotion in Whangarei ›
Anita Sloot is caught between a rock and a hard place when it comes to sourcing thousands of red bedding plants for Whangarei's flower gardens as part of the district's Rugby World Cup "Paint It Red" promotion.
The idea is just one of dozens of Northland RWC strategies which have already involved thousands of voluntary work hours, looking at every aspect of the tournament, from traffic control to festivals showcasing the regions arts, food, music and sports.
The "Paint It Red" idea leverages off the co-incidence that the colours of all three teams playing and being hosted in the north include red in their team colours.
Tutukaka: A Whale of a Time ›
A survey in National Geographic Traveller chose the Tutukaka coast when listing the world's top three coastal areas. And, Jacques Cousteau considered the Poor Knights Islands, just off the coast, to be one of the world's best diving sites.
It's curious that this area, applauded internationally for its beauty, is just a couple of hours from Auckland and yet many of us scarcely know it's there. It's time I headed north.
The drought is over and Northland is a million shades of lush green. In contrast, Ngunguru, with its estuary and wide sky, is many hues of blue. The town, a mix of posh beach houses and faded baches, straggles along the estuary. We park next to a line of upside-down dinghies and walk to the entrance. A breeze makes bunny-tails bob and spinifex roll.
Oystercatchers and gulls feed in the shallows and Whangarei Heads is a dusky purple shadow across the blue bay.
Entries rolling in to ‘Love it Here’ Billboard Challenge ›
From surf beaches to sunset scenes, Whangarei residents have already entered a dazzling array of photographs in the Whangarei ‘Love it Here’ Billboard Challenge.
Posh Digs for Broken Hearted Kiwi ›
He was only a lovelorn kiwi, whose rejection saw him almost starve himself to death.
Pretty soon though Manuiti, a 12-year-old kiwi, will have a state-of-the-art desirable residence that will get female kiwi feathers aflutter when he becomes the first resident of the $1.2 million Kiwi North kiwi house.
Billboard Challenge ›
Budding photographers in Whangarei are being asked to encapsulate in photos their favourite view in a Billboard Challenge launched this week.
Award Winning Whangarei TOP 10 Holiday Park ›
Whangarei Top 10 has once again been recognised as an award winning TOP 10Holiday Park at the Awards Night held during the inaugural Australasian TOP 10 and BIG 4 Holiday Parks Conference held in Christchurch recently.
T-shirt competition launches grass-roots campaign to raise profile ›
“Whangarei: love it – show it!” is the theme for a t-shirt competition to be launched today as part of a longer term plan to raise the profile of Whangarei as a great place to live, work and play. There will be a series of grass-roots initiatives, actively engaging the community who will take a lead role to ensure the initiatives reflect the heart and soul of Whangarei people.
