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SUPPLIED An artists impression of what the $4.6 million Te Wānanga Taiao education and accommodation centre will look like once its finished. The Pūkaha National Wildlife centre, which draws 42,000 visitors a year, is world-famous as the home of the first white kiwi that hatched in captivity, and its unique cultural hīkoi through the reserve, run by Rangitāne. Court said the centre had long offered educational day trips for schools, but many had expressed interest for more in-depth enviro...

Incredibly generous: Pūkaha Forest now belongs to people of Aotearoa New Zealand 1 May, 2021 10:45 PM 2 minutes to read 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 o...

$450,000 worth of cash and methamphetamine found near crashed vehicle Photo / Police Wed, 21 Apr 2021, 6:44PM Police have arrested two people after cash and methamphetamine, worth up to $450,000, was found near a crashed vehicle north of Masterton. A speeding vehicle, travelling towards Eketahuna, didnt stop for Police on State Highway Two yesterday afternoon. Police didnt chase the vehicle, but found it crashed in a shallow culvert near Mt Bruce a few minutes later. A 21-y...

Police have arrested two people after cash and methamphetamine, worth up to 450-thousand-dollars, was found in a crashed vehicle north of Masterton Police have arrested two people after cash and methamphetamine, worth up to 450-thousand-dollars, was found in a crashed vehicle north of Masterton 21 April 2021 A speeding vehicle, travelling towards Eketahuna, didnt stop for Police on State Highway Two yesterday afternoon. Police didnt chase the vehicle, but found it crashed in a shallow culve...

Artist flags to fly at bridge celebrating ANZAC Day 18 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 3 minutes to read What happens when an artist loves horses, photography, textiles and childrens art? Artist-designed flags will fly across six towns and at the ANZAC Memorial Bridge at Kaiparoro for the annual Service (2pm). The ANZAC Bridge Fellowship for 2020/2021 honours the horses that went to war. It was awarded to Esther Bunning, NZ Professional Photographer of the Year, and a portrait artist experienced in photogra...

Friday, 16 April 2021, 3:11 pm What happens when an artist loves horses, photography, textiles, and children’s art? Artist-designed flags will fly across six Wairarapa towns and at the ANZAC Memorial Bridge at Kaiparoro for the annual Service (2pm). The ANZAC Bridge Fellowship for 2020/2021 honours the horses that went to war. It was awarded to Esther Bunning, NZ Professional Photographer of the Year, and a portrait artist experienced in photographing people as well as the wild Kaimanawa hor...

Middle NZ: Cape Palliser the highlight of road trip 2 Mar, 2021 05:00 PM 5 minutes to read Cape Palliser was the highlight of my trip. Photo / File Linda Hall is assistant editor for Hawkes Bay Todaylinda.hall@nzme.co.nzHawkesBayToday Its rather hard to get Mr Neat to go on holiday — hes a homebody through and through. However, with a two-week holiday looming I started planning a small break in the Taranaki. I talked about it a lot, every day for a number of weeks. Then the first weekend of...

Starting tonight, for this week and next week:  Ghosts of Holidays Past.  Send in your photos!  You can send a full set with the On the Road form, or just send one or two that will go into a group post.  Be sure to include some text so we know what we’re looking at.  If you want to send photos but not have them identified as yours, let me know that, too. Albatrossity I have been fortunate to visit New Zealand 5 times. The first in the early 1990’s, to attend a scientific conference, an...

Tuesday, 15 December, 2020 - 13:56 An idea born in 1919 has been carried forward by Taratahi once again. When Sir William Perry gifted a piece of land for the training of servicemen returning from World War I, little did he know that 101 years later, Taratahi would be proudly welcoming New Zealand veterans once again. Partnering with Ministry of Primary Industries, UCOL staff at Taratahi hosted New Zealand veterans on a week-long Taster workshop. Each day offered them insights into what c...

Tuesday, 15 December 2020, 2:17 pm An idea born in 1919 has been carried forward by Taratahi once again. When Sir William Perry gifted a piece of land for the training of servicemen returning from World War I, little did he know that 101 years later, Taratahi would be proudly welcoming New Zealand veterans once again. Partnering with Ministry of Primary Industries, UCOL staff at Taratahi hosted New Zealand veterans on a week-long Taster workshop. Each day offered them insights into what could ...