Eru George farewelled: Mourners pay tribute to Te Arawa kaumātua
30 Dec, 2020 02:59 AM
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Eru George s coffin is carried out of Mokai Marae. Photo / Andrew Warner
A gentleman, a leader with immense knowledge and a snappy dresser - to know Eru George is to know a man considered among his people as a real treasure . It was a farewell fitting for the humble Te Arawa kaumātua as hundreds of people gathered at Mokai Marae, between Rotorua and Taupō, to remember the 71-year-old.
George died at his home on Monday after a long illness.
He wore many hats during his lifetime but was perhaps best remembered as the Māori adviser for the Lakes District Health Board and for his work negotiating with the Crown that led to Te Arawa s Treaty of Waitangi settlement in 2008 and his work post-settlement.
Car crashes to chainsaw mishaps: a month in the life of the Greenlea rescue helicopter
16 Dec, 2020 07:29 PM
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The Greenlea rescue helicopter. Photo / Supplied
Laurilee McMichael is editor of the Taupo & Turangi Weekenderlaurilee.mcmichael@nzme.co.nzTaupoWeekender
A quieter fortnight for Taupō s Greenlea rescue helicopter over late November began with a very busy weekend.
The rescue helicopter s crews have had a record-breaking 2020, surpassing their previous full year s callouts back in October.
In the middle weekend of November, the helicopter was called out eight times in three days.
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The busy November weekend began on the morning of Friday, November 13, when the Greenlea rescue helicopter was dispatched to a single-car crash on the Desert Rd. A passenger in his 40s was treated at the scene and transported to Rotorua Hospital with moderate injuries. Later that evening the crew transported a patient in her 60s from Rotorua to Waikat