tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45946810658116577252012-02-27T15:41:48.067+13:00Dannevirke New Zealand: The self proclaimed Viking Capital of New Zealand. Located in the Tararua District. A great community full of great people.Wayne Erskinehttps://profiles.google.com/110650431840114109821noreply@blogger.comBlogger451100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594681065811657725.post-48886721498718000152012-02-27T12:14:00.001+13:002012-02-27T15:31:53.078+13:00

I have just setup a new poll on the Info Centre blog: be sure to use it. http://www.dvkeinfocentre.blogspot.co.nz

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A diary of the week’s events: Tuesday 28th February 2012 Gallery of History, 14 Gordon Street open from 10am to 3pm.  Adults $2, children 50c.  For more information phone 374 6300 or 374 8091. Dannevirke Brownies & Pippins meet from 3.30pm to 5pm at the Scout Hall.  For further information contact Sylvia Peffers 374 8794. Dannevirke Girl Guides for girls aged between 9 1/2yrs and 14 1/2

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Info Centre Move Under Consideration! Personally I think don't be so bloody stupid: The Dannevirke Information Centre need a high street profile not an out of site location such as the library. The library does not have adequate parking for visitors, no nationwide bus stop, no public toilets and the list can go on and on. One of the larger concerns has to be that of the town hall, the Info

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What's On In Dannevirke?

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I may be biased, but I still think this has to be one of the coolest signs in the country.

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How sad.. I just joined twitter: And my first follower was some porn spammer.

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So what do you think of the Dannevirke News Paper now! It was sad to see during the past week that they could only scrape up enough news for one page.

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Mobile Phone Scam Warning   If you receive a phone call on your mobile from any person, saying that he or she is a company engineer, or telling  that   they're checking your mobile line, and you have to  press #90 or #09 or any other number, end this call immediately without pressing any numbers.   There is a fraud company using a device that once you press #90 or #09 they can  access your

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It's not always about what your town can do for you, but what you can do for it. Dedication of northern welcome sign is today at 5:15pm. Why not pop down and show your support to all those involved in the Dannevirke welcome signs project. Take a photo and spread the sign out to the world on your FB.

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The Dannevirke Fantasy Cave is open as per normal hours.

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Due to circumstances beyond our control: Dannevirke Fantasy Cave is temporarily closed. We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused. Message authorized by Dannevirke Fantasy Cave

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Rosie O'Gradys is here and should be opening sometime in the near future. Will be great to see some life in the Dannevirke CBD especially after 5pm.

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The Welcome / Farvel sign at the northern end of Dannevirke is almost complete.. as you can see it is looking good.

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I see Scanpower were busy on the weekend putting the new Tararua Country flagsup through Dannevirke. Look good aye.

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Northern Sign Is Nearing Completion

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http://www.nzbn.com/viking/october_spring_festival.htm

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Sign to the northern end of town is getting there.. not long to wait and it will be complete.

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Well there are many ways to collect and or generate news. But it would seem our once esteemed local news paper, has turned to trying to incite disorder, by means of criminal acts of vandalism, as a way of generating news. The only people out to make a debate over the issue of "Horned Vikings" is the newspaper. Anyone that has actually followed the work being done by the multitude of

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Well have hooked up with the free wifi at library, so that will be handy. As for the info centre on Monday they knew nothing about it, but after enquiries have since been advised by inspirenet that Dannevirke was not even meant to have it? Rather stupid to tell the world dvke has it then to say we don't. If anything, the info centre should have it for the tourist trade. Will be interesting to see

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Don't you just love it when you go shopping and notice that the eftpos gizmo has more personality than the life form serving you. That's technology I guess. Either that or the life form has not been programmed properly.

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Be sure to stop and check out the refurbished welcome sign at the southern end of Dannevirke. Better still why not take your picture there and send it to us with a message of where your from and we shall upload it here. Thanks for visiting.

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Oh gee what a shame: The movie stars will have to buy babies from some place else: http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/africa/4757586/Ethiopia-slashes-foreign-adoptions  =======Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found.(Email Guard: 7.0.0.21, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.17090)http://www.pctools.com=======

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A massive earthquake has hit the northeast of Japan triggering a tsunami that has caused extensive damage. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12709598 Watch sky news=======Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found.(Email Guard: 7.0.0.21, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.17080)http://www.pctools.com=======

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Support.Christchurch.Earthquake via Facebook

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Hey have you checked out the International Police Museum yet? The International Police Museum is the only Police Museum in New Zealand which displays both New Zealand and overseas Police related memorabilia and uniforms, vehicles and other items.

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Hi WayneAttached are a couple of pics from a few I took of (the last remaining beside the roadway???) the Rata tree in the Manawatu Gorge yesterday - our region has a special history connecting to this tree which like the pohutukawa is a sign for the season. You might l;ike to add it to the web page for the festive season.CheersMike Harold =======Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware

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DANNEVIRKE, NEW ZEALAND, October 31, 2010 /Stanford Who's Who/ -- Stanford Who's Who welcomes Peter L. Wimsett to the ranks of leading professionals as a result of his exceptional effort in local government. As Manager of Strategy and District Development for the Tararua District Council for the past 13 years, Peter has consistently demonstrated the vision, dedication and diligence necessary to

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Like you really should get one of these: Seriously think about it for a second.. what to do you do after touching the so called germy soap pump???

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Dannevirke's New Sign Making ProgressThe new welcome to Dannevirke sign at the southern end of town is almost complete.. the main thing to be done now is for the text to be added, planting etc. So What Do You Think So Far?

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Be sure to keep an eye out for the revamped welcome sign at the southern end of town.. mind you I doubt you will have to as it's going to be so awesome you won't be able to miss it. All going well, especially with the weather and you should see the new sign take shape on Monday 11/10/2010 as the new bigger better Viking should go up.  

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New Mayor For Dannevirke Wayne Erskine erskine.wayne@gmail.com Roly Ellis elected Mayor of TararuaHawke's Bay Today - ‎20 hours ago‎ Tararua residents, including people in Dannevirke and Eketahuna, have voted in a new mayor for the first time in 12 years after incumbent Maureen Reynolds ... Retired farmer wins in Tararua The Dominion Postall 3 news articles » Browse all of today's

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New Zealand Should Take Control Of It's Own Industries Wayne Erskine erskine.wayne@gmail.com Hobbit actors 'political pawns'New Zealand Herald - ‎5 hours ago‎ Kiwi actors are being used as pawns in a high-stakes game involving Sir Peter Jackson's The Hobbit, in a bid to keep all movie production in the United States. NZ film stuck in muddle earth Stuff.co.nzCurse of the ring strikes The

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Took this last summer.. as you can see the sun does shine in Dannevirke lol

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  Welcome To Dannevirke Signs Did you know: That early this year our Welcome signs were classed by a tourist who photographed and published a book on NZ town welcome signs as one of the top three in the country. Recently the local paper published a letter from an individual regarding the poor state of our Welcome To Dannevirke signs. Unbeknown to the individual and the general public,

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Images Copyright Fabian Prioux

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Images Copyright Fabian Prioux

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So what do you think of the sign so far? Images Copyright Fabian Prioux

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Images Copyright Fabian Prioux

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Dannevirke is currently in the process of upgrading it's welcome signs on the main entrances to town. Work on the sign at the southern end is well underway. Having been stripped back to bare bones, it is good to see the new look taking shape. You can find out more about the upgrade at http://www.nzbn.com/viking/index02.htm#Welcome To Dannevirke Signs The new look Viking has been cut out and sent

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