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WHY GO? Because there’s plenty more to see here besides the native creatures. Upstairs is Whangārei Museum, where well-presented displays tell the story of the area, from 2000 year-old moa skeletons, through Māori artefacts to early settler exhibits. Outside, scattered around the 25 hectare grounds, is a picturesque selection of buildings, including a tiny octagonal chapel made from a single kauri log, and an even tinier hexagonal hut used by novelist Jane Mander as her study. There’s a school house, a smithy, a women’s jail and a railway station beside tracks still in use by one o...

This week's best-selling books Newsroom 4 hrs ago © Provided by Newsroom Editor’s note: The opinions in this article are the author’s, as published by our content partner, and do not represent the views of MSN or Microsoft. This week's biggest-selling New Zealand books, as recorded by the Nielsen BookScan New Zealand bestseller list and described by Steve Braunias In the photo above: We resume our series of photos of authors nominated for the 2021 Ockham New Zealand national book awards with this portrait of Nina Mingya Powles. Her collection of poems Magnolia 木蘭 (published by the...

A word from the wise: Northland elderly's advice to younger generation 31 Dec, 2020 05:00 PM 6 minutes to read Jane Mander Rest Home resident George Roberts said to "Practice having plenty of kids." Photo / Tania Whyte Reporter for the Northern Advocate jodi.bryant@nzme.co.nz As we farewell one trying year, and take tentative steps into what could well be another, Jodi Bryant asked a group of Northland's older residents what advice they have for the younger generation after a lifetime of experience. When it comes to dishing out advice to the younger generation, our valued veterans ha...

Whangārei busker moved on from Countdown, plays Jane Mander rest home 18 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM 4 minutes to read Darius Martin-Baker said it was "rejuvenating" playing the flute to an audience once again. Photo / Tania Whyte Darius Martin-Baker said it was "rejuvenating" playing the flute to an audience once again. Photo / Tania Whyte Reporter for the Northern Advocate jodi.bryant@nzme.co.nz A popular Whangārei flautist banned from his regular busking patch, brought festive musical cheer to rest home residents this week. Darius Martin-Baker, 17, had the wind knocked from his sails when he was ...