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Recovering meth addicts in the Far North are begging the government to boost local resources to help kick the drug. Former users from across the motu have been visiting Kaitaia in a push to support the community, where locals say it is easier to get P than it is to get pot. Nita Blake-Persen reports.
Impromptu train carriage performance of Lion King classic Circle of Life 5 May, 2021 10:49 PM 3 minutes to read Circle of life. Video / My Great Adventure via Facebook Passengers on an Auckland train were treated to an intimate performance of a classic Disney song, which one passenger said was the best experience ever on a train . That passenger, who is on a remarkable journey himself, shared the performance in a live video on social media, spreading the magic moment to thousands more. Franz Oliver Lindsay, who is walking the length of the country to raise awareness of addiction and to raise funds for the Anti-P Ministry, went live on his popular Facebook page when he encountered the incredible group. ....
Travelling Aotearoa by foot and thumb
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It’s taken Papamoa’s Franz Oliver Lindsay to lose it all to realise that dreams stored away for later, don’t get you where you want to go.
When Franz lost a close friend in a motorcycle accident earlier this year, he decided to stop what he was doing and follow a dream he has had since he was 17.
The dream: to travel around Aotearoa by foot and thumb, spreading awareness towards addiction, sexual abuse trauma and environmental concerns.
Not only has he given up a well-paying commercial fishing job and given away his vehicles and other belongings; Franz, who has also dealt with a methamphetamine addiction since he was 21, decided “enough was enough,” and he gave that up too. ....
Anti-P Ministry s public event in Whanganui helping users kick the habit 15 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM 5 minutes to read The Anti-P Ministry bus was in Whanganui on March 13, with Paula Johnston (left), Shannette Hirst and Brendon Warne. Photo / Bevan Conley Laurel Stowell is a reporter for the Whanganui [email protected] The amount of interest in a campaign against the use of methamphetamine in Whanganui is awesome , Anti-P Ministry founder Brendon Warne says. The Anti-P Ministry is a voluntary group of ex-meth users who want to wean others off the drug. On Saturday, March 13, its campaign bus and walk-in office was in central Whanganui, with speakers, singers and information available at Majestic Square. ....