A Day in the Life of a Kaiāwhina Hauora – Te Korowai

Enter any of our four Whānau Health Centres at 8.30am and as if by magic … rooms are tidy, trolleys stocked up with sterilised equipment and supplies, fresh linen on all the beds, and fully charged batteries in all devices.
Proud to Be Local – Mike Wilkes – Thrive Trust (Thames)

Proud to be Local — brought to you by CFM — is our inspirational feature, highlighting home-grown Coromandel Peninsula folks doing wonderful things out in the world.
Salty Steppers: Step This Way!

You can stomp your feet, wiggle your bum and have a lot of fun if you join the dance phenomenon that’s growing in popularity around the Coromandel Peninsula and beyond. With a strong beat and catchy music, line dancing appeals to people of all ages and one of its biggest fans is dance teacher, Donna Brooke of Tairua.
A Story 44 Years in the Making

I can still remember it. I can remember the classroom, the shelf and the book. It was 1982 at primary school when I pulled a book from the library shelf.
Ross’ Ramblings – Religions and Cults I Have Never Joined – Part 2

Continuing on from Part 1, where I described the restrictive life of some friends who disappeared down an evangelical Christian rabbit hole for a time, I remember another group of friends who became part of the so-called Divine Light Movement in the 1970s.