
Proud to Be Local – Kylie Gunn
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.

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.

On 17 June, Whenuakite School set off on an environmentally focused mission. Working with national native restoration organisation Trees for Survival, the group readied themselves to get dirty.

Johan found pleasure in small cruelties. While other boys played sports, he stalked the corners of the family property – the crumbling shed, the overgrown garden, the dusty basement – looking for spiders.

I had to apply for three separate visas allowing me to live and work in NZ.

“Tyranny naturally arises from democracy.” These are the words of Greek philosopher Plato around 2,400 years ago. It begs the question: Why do we elect idiot leaders?

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.

On 17 June, Whenuakite School set off on an environmentally focused mission. Working with national native restoration organisation Trees for Survival, the group readied themselves to get dirty.

Johan found pleasure in small cruelties. While other boys played sports, he stalked the corners of the family property – the crumbling shed, the overgrown garden, the dusty basement – looking for spiders.

I had to apply for three separate visas allowing me to live and work in NZ.

“Tyranny naturally arises from democracy.” These are the words of Greek philosopher Plato around 2,400 years ago. It begs the question: Why do we elect idiot leaders?