Takapūneke is as important as Waitangi - the South Island’s preeminent historic site. Significantly on this very first public holiday Maori celebration of Matariki, Takapūneke Reserve was officially opened with…
6 months after the storm, new photos show the extent of the damage and what it’s been like for the people living there.
Takapūneke is as important as the Waitangi Grounds. The site of the Brig Elizabeth Te Rauparaha Massacre that was a blood thirsty start to a nation and ultimately led to…
Back in November 2021 I was interviewed for ‘A Quiet Place’ about Natural Quiet, something that I find has been largely unnoticed by the world until Covid-19 lockdowns, but which…
Can you spot the differences between these two photos? The damage to conservation and stream fencing in Goughs Bay Ōkururu has been severe. After Cyclone Ruby 2021. My family has…
I had a dream Storm dreaming. About fifteen years ago I had a dream. I was an old lady, with long grey plaited hair. I was welcomed to a home…
After the Banks Peninsula storm 2021 that caused localised mudslides to the Wildside and Hinewai Reserve, communities are isolated, roads, driveways, power, phone and contact cut. The damage is immense and it is only in one small pocket of Banks Peninsula. Only 10 days before Christmas ground crews work like mad to open access and reconnect services before Christmas Day. The storm itself was terrifying, the damage is beyond belief.
The Eastern Bays of Banks Peninsula have just experienced the most terrible storm in living memory. This is my personal account, and my thoughts are with those that we cannot connect with, my neighbours that are isolated without road, power, phone...
The December 2021 Banks Peninsula storm from cyclone Ruby has taken out roads, powerpoles, phone lines and left households isolated potentially for weeks. It has been devastating for conservation work to protect biodiversity ripping through fences.
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