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A few years back, I was enjoying a beautiful sunset with my older daughter at Gisborne after a light jog. It is a very special sunset due to the geographic position of the beach where you have the impression of the sun going down over the sea and we are talking about an east coast beach, so only this fact is already unique, isn’t it? 

Anyway, barefoot on the sand, feeling the…

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Kia Ora, my name is Tessa Zank, some may know me as Zank Art Realm. I'm a Hauraki-based artist. I’m a mama to a gorgeous 11-month-old baby girl, Haysel, and when little miss goes to bed at night, I dive into my art world and sometimes lose track of the time. That makes for a very tired mama the next day. Like many, I was…

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While everyone was getting ready to start their lives, all I could think was that I needed more time. So ensued the idea of a gap year. I decided I would travel around New Zealand for the year. Then, as exams were in full force, my sister asked me if I would come and interrail Europe with her. Impulsively I agreed and bought a ticket to London Heathrow. Soon after though my sister was…

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The oldest commercial building in Whitianga has had a life that is worthy of a story all of its own. It was built in the heyday of kauri milling, moved location when no longer required and is still in use nearly 140 years later!

In 1884, a few months after the Mercury Bay Timber Company Mill…

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Tiled kitchen splashbacks are all the rage right now, and it's easy to see why. They add a wow factor to your kitchen while serving a practical purpose by making cleaning easy, keeping your walls protected against moisture and increasing your home's resale value.

With so many options available for style, shape and colour, choosing a splashback tile can be overwhelming. So, to help make it easier, let’s take a look at some of Tilespaces’ popular splashback colours in NZ right now

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Over 7,000 islands. Magical surf breaks and mountainous rainforests. That’s probably what comes to mind when I mention the Philippines. While this is still very true, I come from a more undesirable and dangerous area; long dirt roads, rusty tin shacks as houses, dirty sewage canals and poverty are what I grew up around. That was before I came to New Zealand with my family and with the help of a great man, Mark, my stepfather.

Migrating to this country at a young age, knowing very little English…

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Podcasts have become a cultural phenomenon, and YouTube has become their vibrant home. But what exactly is a podcast on YouTube? Picture your favorite radio talk show, but in the digital realm. These podcasts offer a treasure trove of conversations, discussions and interviews that you can listen to or watch at your own convenience. And that's where Altbays Table Talk comes into the picture.

Produced in Whitianga since February 2022, the Altbays Table Talk

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Coromind Magazine - Issue 9, 2023. 

Full Audio Version

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Coromind Editorial - Issue 9, 2023

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Whatever you do, don’t call me an artist! It has become such a wishy-washy term used to explain a huge variety of creative activities. For better or for worse, I am a sculptor/painter and on a very good day (i.e. once in a blue moon) you might call me a good painter or sculptor

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