Surf's up in excellent conditions

Resene Construction and Designers & Builder Annual Surf Invitation was held on Friday in excellent conditions. Tairua Builders once again came first, with architects from Waihi Beach close behind and Hartstone Homes third. Photographer John Borren was there.

David Seymour goes into the blue at Mount Maunganui
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David Seymour goes into the blue at Mount Maunganui

Act party leader David Seymour was taking off just as the party was dropping in the polls. Seymour took to the skies in a classic Boeing Stearman bi-plane ahead of a public meeting at the Classic Flyers Aviation Museum in Mount Maunganui on Wednesday night. At the same time, the latest 1News Verian poll suggested Act was down two percentage points.

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