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Bay News: Waitangi, Kerikeri, Kawakawa, Opua, Russell . lots happening in the mid-North
10 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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The Royal New Zealand Navy at Waitangi. 100 sailors fired 100 guns simultaneously. Photo / Sandy Myhre
The Royal New Zealand Navy at Waitangi. 100 sailors fired 100 guns simultaneously. Photo / Sandy Myhre
Northern Advocate
Traditions there for a reason
There are certain traditional protocols at Waitangi, the reasons for which aren t always immediately clear. Mostly, it s to do with the navy. For instance, when 100 navy personnel marched on to the upper Treaty ground the flag was carried in the middle of the marching troop and not out front as you d expect. Why?
Pancakes for breakfast but limited outside space – what life is like in a Covid quarantine hotel
The i 1/27/2021 Aimee Meade © Provided by The i My room has a window, but it doesn t open (Photo: Rebecca Cooke)
New Zealand is among the few countries in the world experiencing essentially normal life right now. Pubs, shops and restaurants are open, people are socialising and festival season is well underway. So, after five months away from my kiwi boyfriend I felt like the luckiest girl in the UK to be granted a visa and given the green light from Immigration New Zealand to return to the land of the long white cloud.