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For ten years a group of women have been stitching love into thousands of knitted blankets and garme…
For ten years a group of women have been stitching love into thousands of knitted blankets and garments to help keep poor families in Eastern Europe warm.
The Onerahi based knitting group are part of Operation Cover Up, a Mission Without Borders New Zealand project.
The women meet every … View moreFor ten years a group of women have been stitching love into thousands of knitted blankets and garments to help keep poor families in Eastern Europe warm.
The Onerahi based knitting group are part of Operation Cover Up, a Mission Without Borders New Zealand project.
The women meet every fortnight...
A driver has been taken to hospital in a critical condition after a single car crash in Northland. …
The latest addition to the children's playground at the Maungakaramea Playcentre - Te Whare Iti - wa…
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… View moreHi Neighbourly members. At SBS Bank we could have a home loan to help make your dream a reality. Whether you’re putting down roots for the first time, upsizing to suit a growing family, planning your dream home or looking to grow your wealth.
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Dr Lance O'Sullivan writes from the heart, and from the head: "It was 1996 and we were young parents. I was at medical school when I came upon an anti-immunisation pamphlet left in one of our lecture theatres.
"I was suspicious of the establishment at the time. You need to … View moreDr Lance O'Sullivan writes from the heart, and from the head: "It was 1996 and we were young parents. I was at medical school when I came upon an anti-immunisation pamphlet left in one of our lecture theatres.
"I was suspicious of the establishment at the time. You need to understand, I had grown up a welfare-dependent "half-caste" (I hate that term) boy living with his mother, escaping from a life of alcohol, crime and a level of violence that I would not tolerate for my daughters. An under-achiever, I was expelled from two secondary schools. I feel I had a reason to be angry at "the system".
"Then I became a father. It changed my life. I needed to be a responsible adult caring for a son, then a daughter – eventually seven children. We were young parents and wanted to do only the best for these precious beings.
"I read the pamphlet. It described "studies" in the Netherlands into communities that didn't look like mine, but I took little persuasion. I stated our second child, our little daughter Te Miringa, would not be immunised.
"At the time my wife Tracy was working as a nurse at the local medical centre and immunising children daily. Yet this was my protest against the establishment that I so mistrusted.
"Fifteen months later, we had a scare. Te Miringa became unwell with high fever and a body rash and the doctors were concerned as there was a measles outbreak locally. And I realised the information from the Netherlands did not reflect my reality.
"We got Te Miringa immunised."
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Are you planning an arts-focused project or event that benefits our community? The council-administered Creative Communities Scheme has funding available for not-for-profit groups and individuals.
Round 1 of the Creative Communities Scheme for 2017/18 is now open and closes 11 August 2017.
Read … View moreAre you planning an arts-focused project or event that benefits our community? The council-administered Creative Communities Scheme has funding available for not-for-profit groups and individuals.
Round 1 of the Creative Communities Scheme for 2017/18 is now open and closes 11 August 2017.
Read more on our Creative Communities page on our website: WDC Funding and Grants
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Hi everyone,just a message to all to be alert to scams again,this time via email saying messages from Kmart and New World saying they have found your wallet ,and also saying you have won shopping vouchers.Donot reply to these as they are totally false and can lead to a lot of harrasment from … View moreHi everyone,just a message to all to be alert to scams again,this time via email saying messages from Kmart and New World saying they have found your wallet ,and also saying you have won shopping vouchers.Donot reply to these as they are totally false and can lead to a lot of harrasment from these scum bags ,also the computer service callers are back at it as well ,so hang up if you get a call from them.
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