Letters to the editor: MP should reconsider this brave conversation
14 May, 2021 09:00 PM
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Our children deserve to learn about the history of Greerton and be proud to say its name, not sad and afraid, writes a reader. Photo / File
Our children deserve to learn about the history of Greerton and be proud to say its name, not sad and afraid, writes a reader. Photo / File
Bay of Plenty Times
The first topic they learned about this year was the Treaty of Waitangi. Towards the end of last term, they also learned about the Battle of Gate Pa and the impact it had on our people, our land and where we come from.
Napier boy s drowning: Seven-year-old was playing games with twin in crashing waves
5 May, 2021 11:11 PM
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Two young police constables, both trained lifesavers, tried to reach Marama Te Pou when he was swept off Marine Parade. Photo / NZME
Two young police constables, both trained lifesavers, tried to reach Marama Te Pou when he was swept off Marine Parade. Photo / NZME
Hawkes Bay Today
By: Christian Fuller
A 7-year-old boy who drowned off the coast of Te Awa, Napier, was playing a game against crashing waves with his twin brother before he was washed away.
Te Ao Marama Te Pou, known as Marama, was playing in the shallows with brother Whetu and a friend when waves swept him away on February 21, 2020.