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93 days ago

Helicopter testing at Onerahi airport, Friday 7 November 2025.

The Team from Whangarei District Council

🚁 Testing, testing! You might hear more helicopter movements than usual tomorrow (Friday 7 November 2025).

NRHL’s new AW169 helicopter type is being tested to get better data for modelling the impact of the new aircraft to be used by NRHL, and to consider measures that may be implemented to minimise noise associated with operations at the airport. They will be flying standard approaches and departures, as well as ground-manoeuvring.

The tests are expected to take place between 9:00am and 11:00am, then 1:00pm and 3:00pm (if required).

Pictured: stock photo of the Cornwall Air Ambulance AW169 helicopter (Wikimedia Commons / CC4.0)

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17 days ago

Time to Tickle Your Thinker 🧠

The Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

If a zookeeper had 100 pairs of animals in her zoo, and two pairs of babies are born for each one of the original animals, then (sadly) 23 animals don’t survive, how many animals do you have left in total?

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19 days ago

Poll: As a customer, what do you think about automation?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

The Press investigates the growing reliance on your unpaid labour.

Automation (or the “unpaid shift”) is often described as efficient ... but it tends to benefit employers more than consumers.

We want to know: What do you think about automation?
Are you for, or against?

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As a customer, what do you think about automation?
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1 day ago

WAITANGI WEEKEND MARKET – WHANGĀREI

Kristi from Tikipunga

Support the Onerahi Lions Fundraiser at the Waitangi Weekend Market this Saturday at Reyburn House Town Basin !

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