Dargaville and the Kauri Coast - scenery and news

24/08/2024

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07/08/2024

lovely sunrise here in Mangawhare, Dargaville

19/06/2024

Brilliant news - just in time for the long weekend.

Brynderwyn Hills update: We'll be reopening State Highway 1 over the Brynderwyn Hills north of Auckland from 11:59pm on Wednesday 26 June.

Roadworkers are now in the process of finishing the last of the work planned under this full closure. During the closure we've created a shoulder space, stabilised the hillside, and moved an initial 180,000 cubic metres of soil, followed by a further 60,000 following the slips in late April. It's been a big job to create a shoulder space on the narrow and windy road – the roadworkers have done an exceptional job.

Thanks to Northland communities for their support during the closure. We know the closure has been disruptive. We've really appreciated people's patience, especially while we've had to work to clear additional slips.

Thank you also to the roadworkers for the massive effort they've put in and for their diligent work. More than 900 people who have been involved with the project, working day and night in all kinds of conditions to keep things on track so the road could reopen as quickly as possible.

Our work to stabilise both the upslopes (above the road) and downslopes (the underside of the road) wouldn't've been possible without a full closure. The huge amount of earth cut away, the levels (benches) made in the hillside, and the piles and retaining walls we've installed will help the road withstand the next severe weather event. The shoulder space we've created means that in future roadworkers can work on repairing the road without lengthy closures.

It all adds up to a more reliable SH1 for Northland, vital for communities and other groups such as freight and tourism.

Visit our website to find out more about the works and to sign up for our Brynderwyn Hills newsletter: https://www.nzta.govt.nz/sh1-brynderwyn-hills/

16/04/2024

16/04/2024

Love the view of the Northern Wairoa River

15/04/2024

Nice article about Dargaville and the Kauri Coast lots to do Dargaville museum, The Woodturners Kauri Gallery, the Kauri Museum etc

There's so much more to do here than the obvious.

14/04/2024

8 spoonbills feeding across the river from us this afternoon- saw 8 of them. Mangawhare, Dargaville and the Northern Wairoa River.

02/04/2024

New Zealand Ancient Kauri tea light candle holders, turned by Rick Taylor at his gallery/studio River Road, Dargaville. Beautiful "fiddleback" grain so called as this grain is used on the backs of fiddles, violins, guitars etc. Swamp test age of the ancient kauri samples 3,860 years buried - plus growing time. For sale NZ$105 each . Great gift idea for your family or friends. Easy to post something unique.

31/03/2024

Wow chocolate eggs - how neat is that

A Northland poultry farmer has revealed the results of a nine-year project to get hens to lay chocolate eggs. Feeding the birds daily with a secret recipe including cacao beans and half a glass of milk, his patience has paid off.
“It’s taken a long time to get production up to a commercial level, but now we’ve perfected the technique we believe this is eggsactly what the public are looking for. We’ve cracked it” commented lan Fowler, owner of the farm.

For more information head to: https://bit.ly/3TXh6PS

23/03/2024

We have an open day on the 13th April
come along and share the fun.

21/03/2024

Northern Wairoa River, photos taken from Mangawhare, Dargaville

21/03/2024

Such a beautiful day here in Dargaville. Heart of the Kauri Coast.