by Cimino | 21 Jan 2013 | Regatta 2013
It is currently kinder for folk with sleep-aboard craft. That is, the Mahurangi Regatta in its current format, than for those whose craft weren’t primarily designed with a good night’s sleep in mind. If, after launching at Sullivans Bay and sailing in the regatta, the...
by Mahurangi Action | 20 Jan 2013 | Regatta 2013
Event date Saturday 26 January 2013 High tide 07:37 (0.95 m above mean level of sea) Low tide 13:46 (-0.79 m) High tide 19:45 (0.84 m) Mahurangi Regatta Generally* held at Sullivans Bay *In the event of strong easterly wind, sailing entries will be taken at Scotts...
by Cimino | 19 Dec 2012 | Regatta 2013
Rodney Local Board would certainly want its $5000 back. In the event, that is, of a repeat of a visitation by an ex-tropical cyclone the likes of Wilma, which cancelled the 2011 Mahurangi Regatta. Against the five killed by Tropical Cyclone Evan in Samoa and massive...
by Cimino | 12 Dec 2012 | Sea-level rise
In the last year, the tide of public opinion has turned. Americans now largely accept global warming as a clear and present danger, largely as a result of the record-breaking drought that is affecting most of the United States. A record minimum Arctic sea ice extent,...
by Jackie Liggins and Annie McMillan | 29 Nov 2012 | Obituary
Ōpahi and its bright stars Read by Jackie Liggins at the funeral of John Timmins, 1950–2012 I would like to share something of John Timmins’ beloved Ōpahi. At the entrance to Mahurangi Harbour, only a conversation away from Auckland, Ōpahi is a small bay of about...
by Cimino | 28 Nov 2012 | History of the Mahurangi Magazine
Loneliness and the online publisher Dedicated to John Timmins 31 October 1950 – 22 November 2012 Publishing an online magazine is an inherently lonely activity. Which made the support that John Timmins provided, from the Mahurangi Magazine’s inception in...
by Cimino | 25 Nov 2012 | Committee
On 25 November 2012, the following were elected as the committee of Mahurangi Action Incorporated for 2012–2013: Cimino Cole (as secretary) editor nominated by Hugh Gladwell seconded by Mike Neil Jim Dollimore biologist nominated by Cimino Cole seconded by Michael...
by Cimino | 24 Nov 2012 | Landscape
Dedicated to John Timmins 31.10.1950–22.11.2012 It was clearly going to be breathtaking. The view of the Mahurangi Harbour, once the dozen or so big old radiata pine were removed to make way for the first comprehensive scenic ridge road lookout, overlooking Huawai...
by Cimino | 16 Nov 2012 | Global democracy
It was always going to be unprecedentedly, diabolically difficult. That is, the challenge of fundamentally re-powering civilisation with fossil-fuel-free technologies whilst simultaneously drastically curtailing the use of fossil fuels. Logically, the longer the...
by Cimino | 2 Nov 2012 | Meetings and celebrations
Mahurangi Action Incorporated Annual General Meeting Venue Old Masonic Hall Baxter Street Warkworth Format Coffee and croissants Gold-coin koha Date Sunday 25 November 2012 Time 9.30 for 10–11am Ahead of last year’s regatta, Mahurangi Action was incorporated, to...
