Beer award success
Whangārei’s McLeod’s Brewery has had its Paradise Pale Ale named one of the country’s top pale ales at the annual New World Beer and Cider Awards. It continues a long line of successes for the Waipū brewery at the awards. It was the only Northland success at the annual awards, with Lakeman Brewing Co’s Primate Pilsner named as the supreme winner.
Art shows plastic problem
An art exhibition in Kaikohe next week aims to highlight the serious and growing problem of plastic pollution. Stevie-Rae Harris-Campbell, of Mangamuka, creates artworks using plastic waste collected during beach clean-ups in the hope of inspiring people to reduce their plastic consumption. Her exhibition, called the Mosaic Ocean Project, also features initiatives aimed at addressing the problem and speakers including climate change expert Ruth Irwin and marine tutor Kayla Keyes. Harris-Campbell is enrolled in a Marine Kaitiaki Course in Waipapa which is run by the Tri Oceans Marine Research Institute and funded by the Jobs for Nature programme. The Mosaic Ocean Project is her final project. The opening will take place from 11am-2pm on May 30 at Te Pū o Te Wheke Community Art Gallery at 118 Broadway, Kaikohe, with the exhibition on display until June 1.
Busy brigade