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Chance to explore Te Araroa trail The Auckland Te Araroa Trust will host a First Steps Te Araroa walk through Rodney on Sunday, April 11. Trust chairman Clayton Wakefield says a lot of people don’t know that the 3000km walking trail from Cape Reinga to Bluff passes through Rodney. “This is an amazing chance to experience walking a section of the trail, meet fellow walkers and learn about our special part of Te Araroa,” he says. “People of all ages and abilities can enjoy a morning walk ...

Commentary A Pūhoi pub is refusing to remove a piece of memorabilia bearing the n-word from its walls. Dr Lachy Paterson looks at the history of the word here, and New Zealand’s complicity in Britain’s shameful slave trading past. Content warning: This article contains racist language and images. On a pub wall in Pūhoi, covered in bric-a-brac, hangs a pair of bullock horns. It is not the horns themselves that have landed the publican in hot water, but the board to which they are attached ...

Screen Grab/1 News It was a devastating story. Not the least because Armah, sobbing, expressed relief that it was she and not her younger sister, or a black family, that had to see that word; that it was she and not someone she cares about who had to carry that horrible burden. Not the least because this is an issue we keep running face-first into in New Zealand, and if we can’t start addressing it, when there are people pleading with us to try, then there’s something seriously wrong wit...

Puhoi Pub renames its racist bullock horns after backlash from the desperately stupid Newshub 17/01/2021 © The Puhoi Pub / Facebook A New Zealand pub has relabelled the set of bullock horns hanging on its walls after the racial slur drew backlash from the public. Instead of having the bullocks name N***** written on them, theyve been renamed Snigger. The north Auckland Puhoi Pub, established in 1879, had been displaying the horns for as long as staff could remember. The pubs owner Bernie Mc...

A Pūhoi pub is refusing to remove a piece of memorabilia bearing the n-word from its walls. Dr Lachy Paterson looks at the history of the word here, and New Zealand's complicity in Britain's shameful slave trading past. Content warning: This article contains racist language and images. On a pu

The fish and chips from the Mangonui Fish Shop are pretty hard to beat. If you’re travelling in the Far North, put Mangonui top of your list. This charming fishing village is known for its collection of historic buildings, which you can check out on the Mangonui Heritage Trail. Fish and chips at the iconic Mangonui Fish Shop are also a must – located 100 metres from the wharf, you won’t get any fresher. Puhoi The Puhoi Pub is thought to be one of the oldest in New Zealand. Just 40km no...

Northcote Tavern Coming in hot is the Northcote Tavern, earning top marks for its acres of grass – enough that gaggles of kids can cluster at one end kicking a ball around without interrupting their parents’ drinking time. Great news for those who live city-side: Northcote Point wharf is due to reopen on January 25, meaning you can nip across on your Hop card and not have to rock-paper-scissors for designated driver. Points for: Proper grass, none of that astroturf stuff. Points agains...