When I started working at Coromandel Outdoor Language Centre in 1990, I knew very little about Saudi Arabia, except that it had a lot of oil and a lot of sand.
This year at the local government elections, 9 September to 10 October, Kiwis will have the opportunity to vote for fair representation in our local governments.
I grew up in a small town called Tokoroa. A town built on pine forestry, farming and sustained by a pulp mill. Conservation and nature was not a key part of the local culture.
“Rachael, we have taken off your helmet and replaced it with mine and we have set off your emergency locator beacon!” I felt sorry for my partner at home, in Whitianga, my first emergency contact!
The faulty fluorescent light of the laundromat in the town of Waihī buzzed like an angry fly, casting a flickering glow on the worn-out linoleum.
When I started working at Coromandel Outdoor Language Centre in 1990, I knew very little about Saudi Arabia, except that it had a lot of oil and a lot of sand.
This year at the local government elections, 9 September to 10 October, Kiwis will have the opportunity to vote for fair representation in our local governments.
I grew up in a small town called Tokoroa. A town built on pine forestry, farming and sustained by a pulp mill. Conservation and nature was not a key part of the local culture.
“Rachael, we have taken off your helmet and replaced it with mine and we have set off your emergency locator beacon!” I felt sorry for my partner at home, in Whitianga, my first emergency contact!
The faulty fluorescent light of the laundromat in the town of Waihī buzzed like an angry fly, casting a flickering glow on the worn-out linoleum.
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