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Strawberry festival support for hospice

22 Jan, 2019 10:09am
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A strawberry festival in Levin will support Arohanui Hospice.

The Māoriland Film Festival is returning to Ōtaki.

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Māoriland Film Festival returning to Ōtaki

19 Jan, 2019 10:49am
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The Māoriland Film Festival will return to Ōtaki to celebrate it's sixth event in March.

The infamous Irish travellers talk to Police and Immigration officers in Hamilton. Photo / Belinda Feek

NEW ZEALAND

Look out Levin: Mayor's warning as tourists hit town

17 Jan, 2019 1:15pm
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Horowhenua town hosts roving group which kicked up a ruckus in Auckland and Hamilton.

Back row (L-R) Paramedics Kurt Lendrum, Nicky Scott and Brendon Martin. Front row (L-R) Chloe Macleod, Tyler Booth, Dylan Booth and Raeleen Wallace.

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Boy's reunion with lifesaving paramedics

19 Dec, 2018 8:22am
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A Levin boy has met the paramedics who saved his life in September.

Horowhenua has experienced a rise in vehicle break-ins and thefts.

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Thefts from cars rife in Horowhenua

11 Dec, 2018 2:35pm
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A spate of thefts in the district has left car owners frustrated and property damaged.

Levin's giant Santa pictured in his former Christchurch home. Photo / Supplied.

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Levin's giant Santa has a past

11 Dec, 2018 2:31pm
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Levin's giant Santa used to bring Christmas cheer to Christchurch.

A person was seriously injured in a crash on Waitarere Beach when a car containing six people rolled. Photo / Waitarere Volunteer Fire Brigade.

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Injury in car crash on Waitarere Beach

10 Dec, 2018 1:38pm
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A car crash on Waitarere Beach left one person seriously injured on Friday.

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Targets set for swimmability in region

10 Dec, 2018 10:01am
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Horizons Regional Council have set new 'swimmability' targets for rives and lakes.

This old wedding photo turned up during a Foxton house renovation.

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Old wedding photo found in renovation

5 Dec, 2018 8:24pm
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An old wedding photo has turned up in a Foxton home during renovations.

Jane Wood says her husband's ill health is forcing the couple to sell their expressway-affected Manakau property.

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Help for couple in expressway nightmare

4 Dec, 2018 10:19am
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An expressway-affected Horowhenua couple have been granted extra compensation.

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Young Levin swimmer returns home with gold

28 Nov, 2018 8:00am
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Levin 11-year-old Keanu Jennings has won four gold medals at Kiwi Allstars swim carnival.

Jane Wood says her husband's ill health is forcing the couple to sell their expressway-affected Manakau property to NZTA early, meaning they miss out on important compensation.

NEW ZEALAND

Expressway uncertainty hits couple hard

20 Nov, 2018 2:26pm
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A Horowhenua couple say they are living a nightmare due to expressway limbo.

A Sign at San Francisco Airport which welcomes guests. Photo / Getty Images

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Flight check: Auckland to San Francisco

16 Nov, 2018 7:00am
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Sadie Beckman flies aboard flight NZ8 from Auckland to San Francisco.

Salt and Pepper Cafe's 2018 Horowhenua Taste Trail dish.

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Try this Taste Trail dish

14 Nov, 2018 12:30pm
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Salt and Pepper Cafe in Levin has created a special Horowhenua Taste Trail Dish.

Horowhenua mayor Michael Feyen, foreground, and chief executive David Clapperton.

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Council told to apologise over email vetting

13 Nov, 2018 10:12am
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Horowhenua council told to apologise to the Mayor and four others for email blocking.

Toast Martinborough festival. Photo / Mike Heydon.

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Gearing up for Toast Martinborough

12 Nov, 2018 12:25pm
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Popular festival Toast Martinborough will hit the Wairarapa this Sunday.

Sediment trap on the Arawhata River in Levin on Hokio Beach Rd.

THE COUNTRY

Arawhata River sediment trap fully functioning

9 Nov, 2018 5:00am
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The effectiveness of sediment traps in Horowhenua has been called into question.

Emily Anderson will be part of a delegation to the Periodic Human Rights Review at the United Nations in Geneva.

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Young Horowhenua woman to visit UN

6 Nov, 2018 12:03pm
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A young Horowhenua woman has been selected for a delegation to a UN human rights review.

The Nutcracker by the Royal New Zealand Ballet. Photo / Stephen A'Court.

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RNZB Nutcracker a treat for all ages

6 Nov, 2018 11:57am
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Festive magic filled the air at the RNZB's The Nutcracker last weekend.

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Vietnam remembered in new novel

6 Nov, 2018 11:50am
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Award-winning Horowhenua author Carole Brungar launching her third novel.

Horowhenua College Year 10 students (L-R) Emmeline Andrews, 14, Jenny Su, 15 and Crystal Payne, 14.

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College gets behind appeal for children in hardship

29 Oct, 2018 10:27am
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Horowhenua College students held a fundraiser for the annual Fill a Shoe box appeal.

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Levin road fixed after double fatal crash

29 Oct, 2018 10:17am
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A Levin road was fixed after a double fatal crash in wet conditions earlier this year.

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Horowhenua says no to private filming at council meetings

18 Oct, 2018 1:39pm
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Filming of Horowhenua District Council meetings is no longer allowed.

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Rap superstar Eminem to play Wellington

15 Oct, 2018 11:48am
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Eminem has announced he will play one NZ show in March, at Wellington's Westpac Stadium.

NEW ZEALAND

Support rallies around gran with sick baby

12 Oct, 2018 11:12am
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Horowhenua grandmother caring for sick baby grandson now able to keep her house.

Michele A'Court WGP 28Sep18 - Comedian Michele A'Court is performing in Levin.

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Michele A'Court bringing comedy back to Levin

2 Oct, 2018 2:08pm
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Michele A'Court is returning to the first stage she performed on at Levin Little Theatre.

The baby is over a year old but he is the size of a six-month-old after illness and multiple surgeries. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Woman in debt may lose house after taking in sick grandson

27 Sep, 2018 4:56pm
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Annie had to give up her job when her grandson was in Starship Hospital for 3 months.

Horowhenua District councillor Ross Campbell. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Councillor wearing bodycam to meetings after altercation

24 Sep, 2018 4:02pm
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Ross Campbell says he feels threatened by another councillor.

Wastewater will be discharged to Foxton River Loop for three more years while a facility is built on Matakarapa Island in the Manawatū River. Photo / Sel Orme

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Wastewater discharge to Matakarapa Island permitted

20 Sep, 2018 11:25am
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Horowhenua council permitted to discharge wastewater on Matakarapa Island.

HDC pensioner housing WGP 14Jun17 - WGP 14Jun17 - WGP 21Jun17 -

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New community houses for Horowhenua

18 Sep, 2018 12:56pm
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Horowhenua will get up to 30 new houses over the next four years under Government scheme.

Tyler Booth, 8, is recovering from being struck by a car in Levin last Sunday.

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Boy hit by car improving after brain surgeries

18 Sep, 2018 12:47pm
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A young Levin boy struck by a car last week is slowly recovering.

Soft plastic use is reaching crisis levels as global market changes mean few companies will recycle it.

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Minimising waste everyone's responsibility says council as it bans soft plastics

18 Sep, 2018 12:29pm
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A recycling crisis means Horowhenua needs to try much harder to reduce plastic use.

Anti-1080 protester Emille Leaf (second from left) has walked the length of the North Island in a hikoi. Pictured with Daniel Leaf (far right) and Mr Leaf's whanau members in Levin. WGP 12Sep18 -

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Protesters rally against use of 1080

12 Sep, 2018 2:03pm
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Anti-1080 protesters made their way through Horowhenua recently.

Rawiri Tristram-Brown, 9, pictured with his grandmother Mabel Tasker, hopes to make it back to the Halberg Junior Disability Games in Auckland this October.

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Rawiri hopes games dream comes true

5 Sep, 2018 11:26am
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A young Levin boy hopes to get to the Halberg Junior Disability Games in October.

A house in Tiro Tiro Rd, Levin was badly damaged by a fire on Sunday morning.

NEW ZEALAND

House razed, owner says it was arson

3 Sep, 2018 10:34am
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Early morning fire leaves newly relocated house extensively damaged.

Horowhenua District Mayor Michael Feyen.

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Council blocks mayor's call for social media investigation

30 Aug, 2018 1:29pm
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Mayor Michael Feyen's motion to investigate certain social media pages has been outvoted.

Highway 1: The Bixby Bridge on the way from Monterey to Morro. Photo / Angie Pappas, Visit Calafornia

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California: Feeling like a celebrity on Highway One

30 Aug, 2018 12:00pm
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Sadie Beckman feels like a celebrity as she rolls down Highway One in a Cadillac.

Horowhenua District Mayor Michael Feyen, who is calling for an investigation into council staff and councillors' contributions to what he call hate speech Facebook pages. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

District mayor calls for investigation into Facebook 'hate speech' pages

28 Aug, 2018 2:15pm
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The mayor claims councillors and council staff are commenting on 'hate speech pages'.

Whitebait species are in danger of extinction.

THE COUNTRY

Forest & Bird: Four of five whitebait species endangered

22 Aug, 2018 5:00am
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Forest & Bird: Four of the five native fish species that make up whitebait are endangered.

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No catch limit for whitebait despite threat of extinction

21 Aug, 2018 10:29am
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New calls for whitebaiting restrictions as species are in danger of extinction.

A helicopter carrying out water quality monitoring on Lake Horowhenua for Horizons Regional Council.

THE COUNTRY

Chopper used for water monitoring in Horowhenua

1 Aug, 2018 11:54am
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Health and safety concern means staff won't be going to the lake's edge thanks to chopper

A helicopter carrying out water quality testing over Lake Horowhenua for Horizons Regional Council. Photo / Kylie Mayhew

NEW ZEALAND

Chopper used for lake monitoring after staff threatened

31 Jul, 2018 11:15am
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Helicopter called in to carry out water quality monitoring at controversial lake.

A scene from Levin Little theatre's James and the Giant Peach. WGP 25Jul18 - A scene from Levin Little Theatre's James and The Giant Peach.

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Theatre review: Bringing Dahl to life on the stage

25 Jul, 2018 6:50pm
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A great community production of James and The Giant Peach is being staged in Levin.

Michele A'Court on board P&O's Pacific Jewel for its comedy-themed cruise.

TRAVEL

Pacific Jewel: Out for a laugh

25 Jul, 2018 10:00am
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A getaway cruise has you back in time for work on Monday.

Magician Dynamo will perform in Wellington next week as part of a worldwide tour.

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Magician superstar Dynamo performing live

19 Jul, 2018 12:30pm
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International magic superstar Dynamo is set to hit the stage in Wellington.

The fire threatened neighbouring properties. Photo / Sadie Beckman

NEW ZEALAND

Waikanae beachfront house gutted by fire overnight

7 Jul, 2018 11:20am
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A Fire and Emergency spokesperson said it was a challenging fire to fight.

NEW ZEALAND

Major house fire in Waikanae beach in Kāpiti

6 Jul, 2018 9:16pm
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Emergency services are responding to a major house fire on the Kāpiti Coast.

A teacher has lost her registration after violently twisting the nose of a down syndrome student. Photo / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

Teacher struck off for twisting nose of pupil with Down syndrome

6 Jul, 2018 11:53am
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A Horowhenua school teacher was stripped of her registration after abusing a student.

Police forensics team members at the scene. Photo / Ashleigh Collis

NEW ZEALAND

Police at scene of unexplained death in Levin

3 Jul, 2018 3:35pm
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Police are at the scene of a death at a Levin property.

HOROWHENUA CHRONICLE

Mayor won't sign own council's 20-year plan

28 Jun, 2018 2:22pm
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Horowhenua District Council has adopted its Long Term Plan, but the mayor won't sign it.

In a video of the dumping a man can be heard saying

NEW ZEALAND

'That's just wrong': Council contractor dumps load on beach

26 Jun, 2018 3:24pm
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A contractor working for the council dumped his load on the beach in broad daylight.

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Auditor General: No financial conflict of interest in pensioner unit sale

20 Jun, 2018 12:12pm
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The Auditor General has found the sale of pensioner housing in Horowhenua was legitimate.

Phil Taueki at Lake Horowhenua. Photo / Ashleigh Collis

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Three-year trespass fight over for Phillip Taueki

20 Jun, 2018 11:49am
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A trespass charge against Maori activist Phillip Taueki has been dropped.

A lot of traffic passes through Levin every day, including many large trucks. An expressway would send most through-traffic around the town rather than right through the middle.

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Expressway delay - Councillor says respect is missing

20 Jun, 2018 11:28am
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The O2NL expressway may be more uncertain after NZTA said it was being "re-evaluated".

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Weavers' achievements recognised in exhibition

13 Jun, 2018 10:30am
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An exhibition of contemporary weaving is currently on at Te Takeretanga o Kura Hau-po

'The Globe of Death' is the finale of Adrenaline, the new show by Weber Bros. Circus. WGP 13Jun18 - 'The Globe of Death' stunt is the finale of Adrenaline, the new show by Weber Bros Circus.

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Adrenaline-pumping tricks a treat for circus-goers

13 Jun, 2018 10:23am
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A new adrenaline-pumping show by Weber Bros Circus is currently on offer in Kapiti.

Shibin Zhang by the water toby for his property, which is half a kilometre away behind the hedge in the background.

NEW ZEALAND

Man told to fix broken pipe 500m from his property

5 Jun, 2018 2:30pm
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Hefty bill to fix leak after council says no to repair pipe 500m outside home's boundary.

Maori remains have been discovered on the Whirokino Trestle site in Horowhenua. Photo / Ashleigh Collis

NEW ZEALAND

Māori remains found at Foxton bridge project

31 May, 2018 1:37pm
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Māori remains have been discovered on a site near Foxton in Horowhenua.

Existing community fruit and vegetable stands around the country.

HOROWHENUA CHRONICLE

Share your bounty

29 May, 2018 11:50am
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Do you have surplus fruit or veg and can't bear the thought of produce going to waste?

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Sanitary campaign spreading to Levin

29 May, 2018 11:20am
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Help to combat "period poverty" in Horowhenua.

BRIGHT green/blue algal bloom known as cyanobacteria in Lake Horowhenua. Photo/Ashleigh Collis

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Emotional call to action to save lake

28 May, 2018 10:45am
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Councillor Piri-Hira Tukapua calls for action to save Lake Horowhenua.

CHANGE NEEDED: Pressure on the front line.

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Swamped with mental health issues

28 May, 2018 10:36am
4 minutes to read

Region's workers are being swamped by cases of mental illness.