Bay News: Kerikeri men s shed, butterfly expert visits, Waitangi funding, new Paihia BBQ
17 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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Far North Mayor John Carter (right) discusses the new Kerikeri Men s Shed in Kapiro Rd with the organisation s chairman, Kevin Mahoney.
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Men s shed gets a boost
There s a new shed in Kapiro Rd, Kerikeri. Not just any old shed but a Men s Shed, a place where men get together to share their skills, make things, repair things.
The organisation that runs the Kerikeri Men s Shed applied for financial support from the 2019-20 Infrastructure Grand Fund and was successful, with the result that the Kapiro Rd premises has been fitted with a large woodwork area, a separate engineering workshop and a communal area with a kitchen.
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Brazilian couple Edna and Ole Gasper from Tauranga were celebrating their first trip to Waitangi.
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Waka groups practice for the big celebration on Saturday. They said it was important to be at Waitangi for New Zealand s most significant occasion. New research by the Waitangi National Trust showed more than half of New Zealanders have never been to the birthplace of the nation, and visitation is lower among young people. “We wanted to be connected to the spirit of Waitangi and learn about why this is so significant,” Edna Gasper said. “We ve tried to come before and it never really worked out, but we re glad we re here now.”
Waka will be part of NZ history curriculum, PM pledges at Waitangi
4 Feb, 2021 09:28 PM
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hugs Tai Tokerau s oldest Māori Warden, Henare Hape, 82, of Whangārei. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hugs Tai Tokerau s oldest Māori Warden, Henare Hape, 82, of Whangārei. Photo / Peter de Graaf
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has pledged that waka and the deliberate discovery of Aotearoa by Polynesian navigators will form part of New Zealand s new school history curriculum.
Ardern made the promise during a visit to the waka camp at Bledisloe Domain, near Paihia, which draws hundreds of kaihoe (paddlers) from around the country each year in the lead-up to Waitangi Day.
What led to the signing of the most important document in New Zealand s history?
It’s known as the “birthplace of our nation”, but more than half of Kiwis have never visited the Waitangi Treaty Grounds, new research shows. For younger New Zealanders, the visit rate is even lower: Just 33 per cent of under 40s who responded to a nationwide survey of 1000 Kiwi adults released by the Waitangi National Trust this February said they have visited the grounds.
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The Waitangi Treaty Grounds are considered one of the most significant historic sites in the country – but that hasn’t been motivation enough for more than half of Kiwis to visit. Thus far.