In the report provided to council, it was stated that cemetery volunteers had been asked to partner with the council through it’s “Adopt a Spot” programme, which involves community groups, schools and individuals who “agree to enhance and take care of an area of Council land”. The report also stated council was reviewing the Urban Environments Bylaw and the Burial and Cremations Acts 1964 in relation to tending private headstones, and how this would affect the volunteers work at Wakapuaka Cemetery.
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Brian McIntyre has been leading a team of volunteers to help keep the Wakapuaka Cemetery shipshape.
Thursday, 21 January 2021, 12:06 pm
Whakatū Marae and Founders Heritage Park have made the
difficult decision to cancel this year’s International Kai
Festival.
Held annually on Waitangi Day, 6 February,
this year’s event was planned to take place at Whakatū
Marae and neighbouring Founders Heritage
Park.
However, Whakatū Marae Kaiwhakahaere Kim
Ngawhika said the past year had been incredibly challenging,
and with the threat of COVID-19 still very real, it was
imperative whānau wellbeing came first.
“This has
not been an easy decision, but our Whānau Ora principles
implore us to place whānau wellbeing at the heart of
MARTIN DE RUYTER
Rosalia Toalima, left, Matalena Ifopo, Luaipou Malaulau, Poia Banse and Rosie Fa avae of the CCCS Samoan Church serve food at the 2020 edition of the International Kai Festival.
Nelson s annual International Kai Festival will not go ahead in 2021 due to ongoing concerns about the threat of Covid-19. In a statement released on Thursday, event organisers from Whakatū Marae and Founders Heritage Park made the joint decision to cancel the festival. The festival which was scheduled to be held on Waitangi Day, February 6, normally attracts hundreds of visitors for its celebration of traditional Maori culture and international food. Whakatū Marae kaiwhakahaere (administrator) Kim Ngawhika said the decision had been made following an “incredibly challenging” 2020, and with the ongoing threat of Covid-19 in mind.
Through the project about 4500 students were surveyed across the 15 colleges in the region. “College sport has seen some of this data where it has become too competitive and on the whole, college students are telling us ‘we want to do more, but we don’t fit the mould’,” Muir said. “If you re a good athlete and you fit the mould you re okay, but if you’re making up the numbers or you re not so good and don’t have so much confidence – something we see in a lot of our teenage girls in particular – where do you go?”
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