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My family links to Mercury Bay are my grandparents, Kevin Brown, long-time resident and ex-commercial fisherman from Kūaotunu, and Christine Carter, who had the Civic Video store for 20+ years. My twin brother and I grew up in  Kūaotunu...

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Bark is the protective outer layer of a tree's trunk and branches. While it may not seem like much at first glance, bark plays a crucial role in the health and well-being of trees and can also benefit your garden in a number of ways.

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For many years, art and photography have been my passion. It all began with my high school art teacher, a photographer, who led me to set up my own darkroom at home. However, life got in the way: work, making money, relationships, injuries, etc., and it took some time to realise that photography was the journey I wanted to continue and take further. My initial enthusiasm for photography was nature and landscapes, but in 2017...

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In this edition: The Tūī Sing by Sharon O’Connell and Welcome, Stranger by Ceridwyn Parr.

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Te Moata Retreat Centre, located in the beautiful Coromandel region of New Zealand, is seeking Assistant Managers to live on its sacred land and contribute to its daily operations. The role requires a mature independent couple, or a handy person, with a deep sense of mindfulness, love for the environment and a desire to serve humanity. The Assistant Managers will work closely with the current managers...

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Why Dialogue and Respect are Keys to a Flourishing Society. The importance of respectful dialogue with those with opposing views has recently become particularly relevant online. The podcast ALTBAYS Show (produced in the Coromandel, Aotearoa New Zealand) faced significant backlash and attempts to stop them from featuring a porn actor in one of their episodes...

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Kia ora e hoa ma
Being away from home is usually what people enjoy the most about travel, and personally it is for me too. Making memories in different cities, surrounded by different foods and culture. As I’ve mentioned before, the awe and excitement is addicting. However, recently I found myself in a position I have only been in once before, and that is the feeling of being stuck whilst overseas and desperate to get home …

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Most of us have had experiences that we find difficult to explain logically, and I thought I would share some of mine with you. The ‘inner voice’, intuition, gut feeling, call it what you will, that people talk about probably saved my life when I was very young. I was in my father’s rusty old Zephyr during the mid-1950s on...

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In most of the interactions and relationships we have with others, there is some sort of power structure in place. It may be based on age, skill level, gender, seniority or dozens of other factors.
“So what?” you might say, “I know where I stand!” But ask yourself this: “Do I always stand in the right place?”

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What value is there in learning your indigenous language when the majority of the world speaks English? Is it important to know where you are from? Your whakapapa/genealogy, does it really matter? Āe, it simply is. Having the knowledge of where you originate from, knowing the struggles and triumphs of your tūpuna/ancestors, brings a sense of pride and self-knowing unlike anything else I have experienced. As a Māori girl growing up in mainstream education...

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