Students looking to enter a career in the rewarding and diversified primary sector next year should be considering applying for Whangārei A&P Society's annual Agricultural Scholarship. Entries are now open for the scholarship, which was increased to $9000 last year to provide greater assistance to cover study costs over a three-year period, for the successful applicant. The scholarship criteria and application forms are available from Whangārei Agricultural & Pastoral Society on (09) 438 3109, or from their office at 127 Bank St, or from http://whangareiap.org.nz/education/our-scholarship.
Seatbelt use praised
Kaikohe's Chief Fire Officer, Bull Hutchinson, gave seatbelts the credit for a family of four escaping serious injury after their car crashed off Te Irenga Rd, southwest of Kaikohe, flipped and rolled into a paddock during heavy rain on Tuesday morning. A woman was taken to Bay of Islands Hospital with back and neck injuries, a man was believed to have suffered whiplash, while two children were unhurt.
Sentencing adjourned
Sentencing for a Northland man who has pleaded guilty to a charge of aggravated robbery relating to a service station has again been adjourned. Hori Lawrence, 24, of Raumanga, appeared in the Whangārei District Court yesterday for sentencing that could not proceed as he needed more time to complete treatment at Odyssey House in Auckland. The robbery was of the Gas service station in Ruakākā in April. Lawrence will reappear on October 8.
