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Ross’ Ramblings – Japan Revisited – Part 2

June 20, 2024 No Comments

I have just returned from Japan after visiting my partner’s family. On arrival at Narita Airport at 9pm, we were met by Hiroshi, my partner’s brother, who said “We go to onsen (Japanese hot baths).” After flying for 12 hours, this was indeed a welcome treat and we basked in 40 degree pools of different depths, some shallow with stone pillows to gaze up at the planes taking off every few minutes from the airport a kilometre away, and some with pummelling jets of water that massaged away the aches from 12 cramped hours on Fiji Airlines.

Local Action – Zoe Winter (Lifeguard)- Brought to you by Harry and Her

June 20, 2024 No Comments

My name is Zoe Winter, I’m 16 years old and I live in Tairua. I’m currently in year 12 at Hauraki Plains College and I am a lifeguard at Tairua Beach. My beach safety journey began when I joined our three-week summer junior surf program at around 10 years old, encouraged by my parents. The program challenged me physically and mentally, leading me to start rookie lifeguard training at 13. I then earned my lifeguard award in 2022, which has opened many new opportunities for me.

Amir’s Bag Of Marbles – There is no best, only better

June 20, 2024 No Comments

To say Noah loved music and his violin is an understatement. His passion for both had him skipping meals, losing sleep and wandering the fields and forests, fiddling away the hours in practice. A young teenager, he was enrolled at Waihi College where he joined the school orchestra. Unfortunately, his passion just wasn’t enough. For all the time sacrificed and spent in practice, he just wasn’t a very good violin player and so was given only a minor role at the back of the string section. This left him feeling discouraged and frustrated and he fervently prayed for a miracle to change things.

ALTBAYS.NZ – From Table Talk in Coromandel to University Panel at AUT

June 20, 2024 No Comments

ALTBAYS and the NZ Podcasting Summit

The NZ Podcast Summit is an annual event that focuses on collaboration, education, sharing and networking for Aotearoa’s podcast producers, presenters, practitioners and providers. The event stands out because, in the conference room, you will find indie podcasters sitting next to representatives of NZ’s big media companies like Stuff, RNZ, The Spinoff and the NZ Herald, all listening to panellists and discussing the past, present, and future of podcasts — undoubtedly one of the fastest-growing information and entertainment media formats.

Souzie Speerstra – Featured Artist Issue 17

May 27, 2024 No Comments

Creating art has always been a part of my life; my earliest memories were of drawing.

The other constant throughout my life has been the Coromandel. On my first visit to Hahei, I was bathed in a bucket at the camp; until Dad died, we had a family bach there. Thirteen years ago, my partner Lance and I moved to Whenuakite to be closer to him.

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