Every year, locals and tourists alike enjoy sunny afternoons at Lukes Kitchen. What many don't know is that before serving epic pizzas and cocktails, Paul Reilly, Luke's father, ran a mechanic shop in that same spot. "I managed a nearby farm for five years with low power and a kerosene fridge…

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Common Ground is a space dedicated to expression. In this edition: I Had a Dream by Yazmin Todd, Limitations by Bernie Spangenberg and illustrations by Kaia Kerai

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I guess, considering my bloodline and my early childhood experiences with boats, water craft of all kinds were always going to play an important role in my life.

My maternal grandfather ran away to sea at the age of 14 and walked back into the family home unannounced on Christmas Day seven years later. He eventually became captain of a Union Steamship Company steamer at the tender age of 27 until 15 years later in 1929 his ship was wrecked on the Catlins coast of the South Island.

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Whenever people tell me they want to get into tattooing, I think about artists all over the world and reflect on how the art form has changed since I started. Surely, many people through the ages of tattooing have had these thoughts. I did my first tattoo 13 years ago in Cornwall, in the UK, where I apprenticed with a lovely lady who...

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The days become longer, the sea warms up and the coastline dances in red as Aotearoa’s Christmas tree, pōhutukawa, begins to bloom – it must be summer!!

These are also signs of the start of the great migration of Kiwi Campus Major – the movement of Kiwis on a summer camping holiday to the famous hot spots around Aotearoa New Zealand.

Christmas day gifts are often a hint for many Kiwi children...

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For the 2nd consecutive year, a group of Mercury Bay Area School students took part in Creatives in Schools, a well-being initiative funded by the Ministry of Education in partnership with the Ministry for Culture and Heritage and Creative New Zealand.

Local music producer Dave Rhodes returned as the ‘creative’ to guide a group of music students aged 15 to 18 through the writing, recording and production of a 13-track album of eclectic original music. 

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‘Building a plane while flying it’ best describes the small team at Wilderland Educational Trust who juggle the daily tasks of sustainable living while rebuilding the land and planning for the future.

Wilderland is 64 hectares of hilly land beside SH25, with wonderful views of Whitianga Harbour from the summit. It is one of New Zealand’s longest-serving learning centres...

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Three-Level Listening: How to hear what’s really going on for someone
As people, we have three main ways of operating: we Think, we Feel and we Act.
And when it comes to communicating or talking to others, we’re usually expressing a combination of our thoughts, feelings and actions or intentions. We often do this quite unconsciously, not realising that it’s happening...

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Social media is an integral part of our lives, not just for personal connections but also for businesses, creators and individuals to reach a global audience. To help you navigate this digital landscape, Altbays.nz, a Coromandel-based Media Support company, brings you tips to make your mark on four popular social media platforms: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube.

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Coromind Magazine Issue 10

Full Audio Version

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