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What I don’t like about office Christmas parties is looking for a job the next day. --Phyllis Diller A Woops in the D& D News? In the December 21 st edition of the Dargaville and Districts News on the front page there is an article entitled “Visitor Numbers Up”. Seems strange that a reporter would make this claim when all the reliable statistical figures show exactly the opposite is happening. The Aug – October bed night figures for the Kaipara, as published in the Territorial Authority Statistics, show a minus value even with the RWC visitor numbers included. August 2011 Down -7.38 September 2011 Down -5.04 October 2011 Down -2.92 As a percentage of change from the previous year the figures show: August 2011 Down -15.0% September 2011 Down -10.7% October 2011 Down -6.5% A survey completed a number of years ago showed that the Kauri Coast only saw 8% of the visitors who came north from Auckland, and 87% of those travelled down the Kauri Coast from the north on their return to Auckland after visiting the Bay of Islands and Hokianga/Tane Mahuta. Why would this pattern suddenly and dramatically change? An informal poll in the New Zealand Herald on Friday 23 December 2011 indicated that most of the respondents were not travelling out of town to celebrate Christmas. So - a very misleading headline people. Pays to do a little research before bursting into print as the editor of this newsletter found out a couple of years ago. Don’t believe what you are told by one person only. For any items to do with
There are three stages of man: he believes in Santa Claus; he does not believe in Santa Claus; he is Santa Claus. --Bob Phillips tourism, it pays to check with the major accommodation providers who are usually the best informal source for validating gossip and fact until the “official” statistics are released. Other statistics show that only 3% of visitors now use I-sites so they are not the reliable source that they were perhaps 20 years ago. The Internet, GPS, and print media such as the AA Handbook and Jasons are now the tools used by most travellers both from within New Zealand and overseas. Don’t “Twitter and Tweet” Your Christmas Holiday Plans. Some people never learn it seems. Popular social networking sites such as Facebook are full of people’s holiday plans and intentions. Even down to what day and time they plan to leave their houses to go away. Someone suggested that people posting their holiday plans in this manner should also put a large notice in the front window of their homes with the same messages on it. Great confirmation that you are not home. Just what the burglars need to know. While it is important that holiday plans are disclosed to friends and neighbours, broadcasting them to the world on social networking sites is not recommended. If the kids/grandkids have already posted this data, then get them to take the notices down immediately. Have a safe and happy holiday. New Council Website Following up from last weeks article on the new KDC website, we wrote to Council, copied to the Mayor and Chris Donahoe, asking that the Kauri Coast website be linked to from the Council website. It was previously but seems to have fallen off the page in the update. We got a reply back from Council and are pleased to note that our request has been attended to. Thanks Subject: Christmas Regulations All employees planning to dash through the snow in a one horse open sleigh, going over the fields and laughing all the way are advised that a Risk Assessment will be required addressing the safety of an open sleigh for members of the public. This assessment must also consider whether it is appropriate to use only one horse for such a venture, particularly where there are multiple passengers. Please note that permission must also be obtained in writing from landowners before their fields may be entered. To avoid offending those not participating in celebrations, we would request that laughter is moderate only and not loud enough to be considered a noise nuisance. Benches, stools and orthopaedic chairs are now available for collection by any shepherds planning or required to watch their flocks at night. While provision has also been made for remote monitoring of flocks by CCTV cameras from a centrally heated shepherd observation hut, all users of this facility are reminded that an emergency response plan must be submitted to account for known risks to the flocks. The angel of the Lord is additionally reminded that, prior to shining Trash Or Treasure Pre-Loved Goods Open Saturdays and Sundays 10.00am - 2.00pm Murdoch Street, Dargaville. At Great Prices!
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