Rongoā Māori
practitioners Mini and Ualesi Vaega
The couple
noticed that tohunga travelling to the area needed a place
to rest before continuing their work. Then were inspired by
a vision and design for a Rongoā clinic and told if they
built it, people would come. Which they did, and it has
continued to grow.
The view from the whare looks over
the Waitangi River’s mouth, which Ualesi said is fitting
considering its history.
“The purpose of this whare
is for healing and wānanga, and we know that during the
early colonial years, this land hosted many wānanga where
Stuff during an interview just before her birthday.
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Lena Walker accepts a present from great-great-granddaughter Harper Dhillon (2) at her 109th birthday. “I always laugh and people always say, ‘you laugh too much’. My sister used to say, ‘stop that noise’ because she was older than me,” Walker said. She was believed to be the oldest living Kiwi born in New Zealand, with just two Kiwis older than her born in Canada and the United Kingdom respectively. Evelyn “Lena” Wilkinson was born on June 11, 1912, in the small Horowhenua town of Shannon.
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Lena Walker, nee Wilkinson – pictured left – looked very similar to her sister Louisa, who was always teasing her about laughing too loudly.
Bay News: Country festival; Waipapa/Kerikeri new Lions club; Paihia Sea Scouts; Russell; Top Energy
21 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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Brendan Duggan, one of the perennial headline acts performing at next month s Bay of Islands Country Rock Festival.
Brendan Duggan, one of the perennial headline acts performing at next month s Bay of Islands Country Rock Festival.
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The Bay of Islands Country Rock Festival celebrates 32 years this year and it s still going strong. This year features over 40 musicians performing at multiple locations in Paihia and Russell. Topping the bill are the A-team, the old perennials Brendan Duggan, Gray Bartlett, Susan Prentice, Jodi Vaughan and Aly Cook and Eddie Lowe the Midnite Special Band.
More highway speed limit reductions in store for Northland
16 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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Crashes are a regular occurrence on State Highway 11 between Paihia and Kawakawa. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Crashes are a regular occurrence on State Highway 11 between Paihia and Kawakawa. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Peter de Graaf is a reporter for the Northern Advocatepeter.degraaf@northernadvocate.co.nznorthernadvocat
The government agency in charge of state highways is considering another tranche of speed limit reductions across Northland as part of a nationwide drive to reduce the road toll.
No consultation dates have been set as yet but the stretches of highway up for review include high crash-rate areas such as State Highway 1 between Kawakawa and Whangārei, and Whangārei to the Auckland boundary, and SH11 between Kawakawa and Paihia.