Incredibly generous : Pūkaha Forest now belongs to people of Aotearoa New Zealand
1 May, 2021 10:45 PM
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Pūkaha Forest was gifted to the people of Aotearoa New Zealand by the Rangitāne iwi in a ceremony on Saturday. Photo / Steve Carle
Pūkaha Forest was gifted to the people of Aotearoa New Zealand by the Rangitāne iwi in a ceremony on Saturday. Photo / Steve Carle
Hawkes Bay Today
Pūkaha Forest now belongs to the people of New Zealand after it was gifted by Rangitāne iwi over the weekend.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern attended the gifting ceremony at Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre, near Mt Bruce, on Saturday where 942 hectares of native forest - home to native birds and important conservation work - was gifted to the nation.
Shock death: Hundreds gather for beloved Westmere School teacher Julie Ann Hamilton
18 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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Students celebrate Purple Day in memory of Julie Ann Hamilton, a Westmere School assistant principal who passed away on April 13 following complications in surgery. Photo / Supplied
Students celebrate Purple Day in memory of Julie Ann Hamilton, a Westmere School assistant principal who passed away on April 13 following complications in surgery. Photo / Supplied
The family of a beloved Westmere School teacher who died suddenly last week are incredibly grateful for the overwhelming support shown for the colourful school leader
Up to 600 people packed the Auckland school s hall on Saturday for 67-year-old Julie Ann Hamilton, who lived her life by the colour purple, barely wore shoes and was known to her pupils as JA or Jewellery Ann.
Northland news in brief: Young Northlander killed in a motorcycle crash named
13 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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A trust charged with the governance of Ruapekapeka Historic Reserve, on behalf of Northland Māori, has received $250,000 funding.
A trust charged with the governance of Ruapekapeka Historic Reserve, on behalf of Northland Māori, has received $250,000 funding.
Northern Advocate
Crash motorcyclist named
Police have released the name of a young Northlander killed in a motorcycle crash on a windy coastal road leading to popular holiday spot Tutukaka on April 1. Cale Bucknell-Pukeroa, aged 23, died at the scene of the two-vehicle crash that also involved a truck on Matapouri Rd shortly before 1.20pm. Inquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing with Northland police urging anyone who saw two motorbikes – one coloured green and the other white – in the Tutukaka coastal area before the crash to contact 105 and quote file number 210401/2721. A pol