Blog: Matakana businesses pull together for Mothers’ Day

Mahurangi Matters:  18 April 2012: Mothers’ Day is just around the corner and ……

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Blog: Postcards from Matakana Coast

North & South article April 2012: The coast with the most – wining, dining and glorious beaches ….

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Blog: Lucky Mum Prize Draw

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Blog: Matakana Farmers’ Market:

Come on out to our famous Farmers’ Market 8am – 1pm.   Stalls are currently heaving with end of Autumn produce.   Perfect for all those wonderful ‘home comfort’ recipes we’re now drooling over in the foodie magazines. Fancy winning a trip to the Melbourne Farmers Market? Go to the MARKET page and vote for MATAKANA. To…

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Blog: Wine of the Week with The Vintry

Each week our gorgeous wine bar, The Vintry, showcases a different Matakana ‘Wine of the Week’ Join The Vintry team and be offered a tasting, hear the story of the vineyard, its grapes and wine style. On Fridays and Saturdays you may even be able to meet the winemaker! Wednesdays at 2.30pm, you can hear…

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Blog: Matakana Farmers’ Market:

Come on out to our famous Farmers’ Market 8am – 1pm.   There are heaps of fresh vegetables to make all those wonderful recipes with four vege stalls hosting all the new seasons produce. There’s live music to keep you entertained as you munch your way round the stalls. Looking forward to seeing you at our…

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Blog: Village Health Shop – massage with Jonathan Lane

Saturdays and on Fridays by appointment, Jonathan from Lane Massages is at the Village Health Shop, for chair massages.  Phone 09-422 9083.

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Blog: Michael Kessell – Farmers’ Market Manager Extraordinaire

How I became a market manager of 40 stalls. Michael Kessell’s job at the genteel Matakana Village Market is a world away from his time spent helping street kids. But the 60-year-old says his diverse past provides the perfect platform for his role as market manager. “If you want a challenge, try running 40 stalls…

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Blog: New Zealand’s Matakana Gets Chic: Air Canada ‘en route’ article

New Zealand’s Matakana Gets Chic How a tiny village north of Auckland transformed from a dying rural community to a vibrant place full of visionaries, artists and business people. By David Lansing Share This Print Photo: Amber Share I’m hunkered over the wheel of my rental car, and I’m anxiously navigating a windy coastal road…

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Blog: Glorious oranges – with Lauraine Jacobs

Glorious oranges By Lauraine Jacobs for NZ Listener. Make the most of our beautiful locally grown oranges, which can be used in a variety of ways. Farmers’ markets have been in the news: the debate continues to rage over food prices (aren’t we all sick of hearing about tomatoes, peppers and beans?) and I have…

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