Morgans roll into town
About 27 Morgan cars from the Morgan Sports Car Club of NZ are on a tour of Northland. Yesterday they drove from Dargaville to Omapere and they will stay tonight at the Copthorne Hotel & Resort. At 9am tomorrow they will drive to Russell where they will spend the day before leaving for Auckland on Wednesday.
Car plunges down bank
Two people escaped serious injury when the car they were in plummeted 10m down a bank near the top of the Brynderwyn Hill. Both had mild injuries and one was taken to Whangarei Hospital after the crash at 12.30pm yesterday. Traffic on that stretch of State Highway 1 was held up only briefly while the car was hauled out.
Council seeks new boss
Northland Regional Council is advertising for a chief executive in line with employment law requirements. Incumbent Malcolm Nicolson's contract was due for review late last year but it is understood the process was put on hold until the new council settled in. The advertisement calls for a collaborative, motivating leader with extraordinary strategic vision, politically astute, and has good knowledge of regional-sector local government. He or she must be inclusive, innovative, able to lead strategically important projects, an excellent communicator and have exceptional relationship management skills to develop strong connections with other territorial authorities, iwi, business and community groups and other stakeholders.
$500,000 Lotto wins
Lotto players from Auckland and Waikato have each won $500,000 with Lotto First Division in Saturday's draw. The winning Lotto tickets were sold at Fresh For Less in Auckland and on MyLotto to a player from Waikato. Powerball was not struck and has rolled over to Wednesday night, where the jackpot will be $7 million. Strike Four was also won by a player in Auckland who takes home $200,000.
