by Cimino | 1 Feb 2011 | Mahurangi Action Plan on climate, Regatta 2011
Will to ensure Wilma not wasted There were just nine apiece in Sullivans, Mita and the Pukapuka. Nine, where of a Mahurangi Regatta morning there would normally have been 90 or more vessels in each of the harbour’s weather‑favoured bays. Wilma maintained her tropical...
by Mahurangi Action | 27 Jan 2011 | Regatta 2011
Event date Saturday 29 January 2011 High tide 16:02 (0.95 m above mean level of sea) Sailing events Cancelled Shoreside events Cancelled All sailing and shoreside events cancelled! Mahurangi Regatta Generally* held at Sullivans Bay *In the event of strong easterly...
by Cimino | 25 Jan 2011 | Motorway, Transport and climate action
It can be done online, up until midnight Friday 28 January. Feedback is sought by the New Zealand Transport Agency regarding the indicative route of the Pūhoi–Wellsford motorway. Submissions that a motorway should not be built at all are unlikely to interest the...
by Cimino | 19 Jan 2011 | Regatta 2011
It’s right up there with running. Of the perennially popular shoreside events at the Mahurangi Regatta, sand sculpture accounts for nearly as many certificates as the running races—33 were awarded in 2010. Inspired by the creativity of year’s last sculptures,...
by Cimino | 16 Jan 2011 | About the Regatta, Regatta 2011
For canine crew members, regatta rules okay Updated January 2018 Dogs are welcome at the Mahurangi Regatta, just not everywhere. For example, dogs are not permitted at Sullivans Bay at any time. But next door at Mita BayMita is pronounced Meetuh, and although...
by Cimino | 12 Jan 2011 | Regatta 2011
Most are still in holiday mode. Or if back at work, they are certainly in holiday mode come the weekend, and particularly the long, Auckland Anniversary weekend. Which makes mustering the sixty or so volunteers involved on the day of the Mahurangi Regatta much harder...
by Cimino | 1 Jan 2011 | Moratorium on population
New Year’s resolution breeding obvious By next New Year’s Day, the population will have just reached seven billion, yet propaganda abounds claiming that it’s not the approaching-seven-billion souls currently inhabiting Planet Earth, but the unsustainable lifestyles of...
by Cimino | 26 Dec 2010 | Regatta 2011
It’s not the first time Rob Thexton has stepped up. The first and only print edition of the Mahurangi Magazine carried a full-page display advertisement that Rob paid for. But rather than advertise his bareboat charter business, Rob kindly elected to promote sales of...
by Cimino | 14 Dec 2010 | Regatta 2011
Much of the mud results from just a few storms. The quantity of sediment reaching the Mahurangi Harbour annually can range from 13 000 to 136 000 tonnes, reflecting the major rainfall events such as that which accompanied Cyclone Bola. And heavy rainfall events...
by Cimino | 6 Dec 2010 | Transport and climate action
Possibly not panning out exactly as the National Party planned. By freeing up the Rodney seat, Lockwood Smith stated he was facilitating more firepower to be directed to the defence of the planned Pūhoi–Wellsford motorway—his position as speaker necessarily limiting...
