by Mike Neil | 27 Feb 2009 | Sedimentation
Letter Is the river getting cleaner? Several times this week I’ve seen small shoals of baby squid, near to where the watering wharf might go. I’ve never seen them before in the river. Do other people normally see them but I have missed them, or is this new? Mike Neil...
by Cimino | 26 Feb 2009 | Action plan planning
A water right application in 1974 served as the rallying call. It precipitated the formation of Friends of the Mahurangi, on 17 December that year. And that its inaugural meeting was held barely a week before Christmas gives a fair indication as to how het up the...
by David J C MacKay | 20 Feb 2009 | Energy bridging, Geothermal energy, Nuclear power, Transport and climate action, Zero-carbon energy
Introduced by Cimino 17 September 2010 Bill Gates puts it as well as anyone: If someone wants an overall view of how energy gets used, where it comes from, and the challenges in switching to new sources, this is the book to read. Sustainable Energy: Without the Hot...
by Cimino | 16 Feb 2009 | Action plan planning, Sedimentation
Four years to the day. When folk meet for the first time as the ‘Mahurangi Initiative Forum’, on 23 February 2009, it will be precisely four years since the Wenderholm meeting that was held to discuss the formation of a Mahurangi catchment trust. At first glance, a...
by Cimino | 1 Feb 2009 | Regatta 2009
Some didn’t get to sample the 2009 Monster Mahuburger. One didn’t deserve to, given he under-ordered. A few even missed out on the hundred that went out Bambi-free—unforgivably, these were also free-range egg –free. For the six hundred who got one—or the sailor who...
by Mahurangi Action | 20 Jan 2009 | Regatta 2009
Event date 24 January 2009 High tide 06:48 (0.83 m) then 18:53 (0.72 m) Shoreside events Friends of the Mahurangi Sailing events Mahurangi Cruising Club Mahurangi Regatta Generally* held at Sullivans Bay *In the event of a strong easterly forecast, at Scotts Landing...
by Cimino | 13 Jan 2009 | Regatta 2009
The cushiest job going at the Mahurangi Regatta is unquestionably that of gatekeeper at Scotts Landing. It comes complete with: Kiwiana bach accommodation personal parking space Bastion Point –style regatta vantage Curiously, the position has gone wanting year after...
by Cimino | 7 Jan 2009 | Action plan planning
Doing nothing is always an option. And while doing nothing has already been rejected in favour of collaboratively developing a long-term plan, it is important record where the Mahurangi is otherwise currently headed. Three conspicuous changes have occurred to the...
by Cimino | 2 Jan 2009 | Regatta 2009
Launching of small boats participating in regatta 9–11 am Retrieval 3.30–4.30 pm Shortly after the 2009 regatta format was published, park ranger Matthew Williams e-mailed asking that the small boat launching times at Sullivans Bay be included. The editor is always...
by Cimino | 30 Dec 2008 | Regatta 2009
Two recent days could be termed red-letter days, in respect to the Mahurangi Regatta. The first was when marine artist Paul Deacon emailed regarding his donation of two works, to be auctioned at the prize-giving and dance. The next was when the owner of one of the...
