It seems Keith Skilling was born to fly. He’s been at it for the last 52 years and shows no signs of stopping just yet. He slowed down a little for sure in recent times, but the head and eyes are most definitely tilted towards the skies.
Wednesday, 11 December 2019
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Matters around climate change were discussed as part of today’s full meeting of Thames-Coromandel District Council. The councillors agreed to take a broad view on how council can help mitigate the drivers of climate change and to look at how other councils are responding to carbon management and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Council was asked to consider signing the Local Government Leaders’ Climate Change Declaration - a document drafted by Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) that commits councils to plans to reduce greenhouse gases, increase resource efficiency, promote public and low-carbon transport and support the use of renewable energy. |
Councillors Tony Brljevich (Coromandel-Colville Ward), Murray McLean (Mercury Bay Ward), Tony Fox (Mercury Bay Ward), Jan Bartley (South East Ward) and Terry Walker (South East Ward) as well as TCDC mayor, Sandra Goudie, voted against a resolution to sign the declaration. Councillors Sally Christie (Thames Ward), Strat Peters (Thames Ward) and Rex Simpson (Thames Ward) were in favour.
After 28 years, the Mercury Bay Speedway Club’s lease of their track at the Whitianga Airport is coming to an end at the end of this month. Last weekend, the club - with the help of past members and an influx of visiting race cars and supporters - gave the track a well-deserved and fitting farewell.
A bittern that is at the moment being looked after by Annemieke Kregting and her team at Kuaotunu Bird Rescue will soon be banded and released back into the wild.
During summer, there can be up to 1,500 holidaymakers staying at the Hahei Holiday Resort on any given day. Grant Kilby, general manager of the resort, says that there’s a lot of work that goes on behind the scenes to make sure that everyone’s holiday is as idyllic, happy and healthy as possible.
Have you bought your tickets yet for the 2019 edition of A Taste of Matarangi? My husband and I have and we will again be joined by an energetic group of friends visiting from Auckland. The attend the festival with us every year because we all love the community spirit imbued on the day.
About 100 people attended the formal unveiling of Alf Simpson Drive in Whitianga as the first “Poppy Place” on the Coromandel Peninsula last Sunday afternoon. Among those who attended the unveiling were Alf Simpson’s daughters, Sherri Simpson and Vicki Borowicz, Mercury Bay RSA president, Bruce Collier, Thames-Coromandel District Council mayor, Sandra Goudie, and several of Alf’s family members.
In his younger days, Whitianga resident Rob Riedstra was a passionate golf player and also caddied for some of the world’s golfing giants when they visited New Zealand. “Caddying was a great way to learn from the best and improve my own game,” says Rob.
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