Breaking Good will be released in November, with 1000 copies given to “people who need it”. “There was a lot of violence, coercive control. I was young, just 20. The psychological stuff was worse than the physical,” Mead said. When her partner punched holes in the wall of her home, she felt “grateful”. “He did it instead of punching me in the face . I lived in fear.” When she was six months’ pregnant with their child he “got angry and threw me on the floor”.
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Christchurch businesswoman Lisa Mead has written a book, Breaking Good, covering her domestic violence experiences and how she spent more than 10 years rebuilding her life.
Treasured Art exhibition secures new Tauranga Art Gallery venue
5 Apr, 2021 10:00 PM
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Kathy Webb, Barbara Whitton, Dan Allen-Gordon, Stephen Clelland, Jillian Peck, Duane Moyle, Mel McDonald. Photo / Supplied
Kathy Webb, Barbara Whitton, Dan Allen-Gordon, Stephen Clelland, Jillian Peck, Duane Moyle, Mel McDonald. Photo / Supplied
This year s Treasured Art exhibition and auction will be held at the Tauranga Art Gallery.
The Rotary Club of Tauranga Sunrise has joined forces with the Tauranga Art Gallery for the exhibition and auction event next month.
Rotary member Kathy Webb said collaborating with the art gallery was exciting and had encouraged high-profile artists including Kelcy Taratoa and Emma Prill to add to this year s collection.
Source: New Zealand Governor General
Rau rangatira mā, e kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi nui ki a koutou. Nau mai haere mai ki te Whare Kawana
Kia ora tātou katoa.
(A special welcome to Sir Graeme Dingle and Jo-Anne, Lady Dingle.)
Thank you all for joining David and me here to celebrate the wonderful work Sir Graeme and Jo-Ann do, along with their terrific team at the Graeme Dingle Foundation.
Vice-Regal involvement with the Graeme Dingle Foundation extends right back to the organisation’s early beginnings.
Former Governor-General Sir Paul Reeves was among those who gathered with Sir Graeme and Jo-Anne in 1994 on Maungakiekie – One Tree Hill – to figure out how best to support Aotearoa’s youth to thrive.
Friday, 22 January 2021, 11:37 am
Following the Covid-19 related cancellation of the Blues
sell-out clash against the Crusaders last August, a
much-anticipated re-match will take centre stage at New
Zealand’s first dedicated summer rugby festival, the Blues
Footy Fest.
More than just a game, the Blues Footy
Fest is being held at Eden Park on Saturday 20 February
2021.
Fans are being encouraged to bring the whole
whanau and arrive well before the 3.35pm kick off (gates
open at 1pm) so that they can enjoy the Kids Zone, live
local music, food trucks, garden bar, marketplace and much
more, whilst supporting community charities and