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Bruce Stewart
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These summer nights I sleep with my door open because it’s on the edge of our native bush reserve- so this extra sweet air wafts in plus there are often special sounds. Like the ones last night- a gentle wind rattled our chimes and a tui mimicked them with its own bongs and gongs almost the same sound as the metal chimes but with a distinctive tui accent. |
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Bruce Stewart
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Our First Hot Water
We didn’t have any hot water for the first 10 years-well not the kind that comes out of a tap. To have showers, we lit a fire under a 44 gallon drum, then one had a choice of bath or shower-for shower one bucketed hot water into a smaller drum that was hanging off a tree- hoisted it up and turned on a tap that fed a ‘shower rose’- consisted of a jam tin with nail holes in the bottom.
So it was a big day when we scoured some 2nd hand Hot Water Cylinders-took a few weeks to put it all together-we finished at 3am-threw the switch-and waited until daylight for our big moment.
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Andea Mack
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Kia ora Bruce
We were just watching you talking on your Kaitiaki doco about your struggle to save the beautiful point in Wellington. I was moved to tell you how awesome we think you are. Your bravery-your strength and your aroha to create such a special place are all fantastic.
You are a tower of strength and determination and what you have achieved and continue to achieve with your life is an inspiration to others.
Years ago I visited Tapu Te Ranga, we were blown away by the heart and soul of your place.
Aotearoa is a lucky country to have you in it. So cool to see you still working so hard, still giving much of yourself for the benefit of our beautiful planet. We wish there were more like you.
Long may your loving warrior heart beat strongly?
Andea Mack
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John Boomfield
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Kia Ora Bruce:
I want to say thank you personally and on behalf of my group for the warm welcome and hospitality extended to us by yourself, family and mates at Tapu Te Ranga on our weekend with you. The marae was the perfect place for the shamanic workshop, and we felt especially honoured to be offered the sacred women’s whare for our work. Shamanism feels to me so totally aligned with Maori beliefs and traditional spiritual practices in relation to whenua that this was the ideal location for the teaching.
Please pass along my thanks to Wai, Halima, your daughter and Ian for their care and many kindnesses.
For your personal reading and as a contribution to the marae library, I have put into the mail a copy of my book Other Ways of Knowing: Recharting Our Future with Ageless Wisdom. This may serve as a tangible expression of my thanks.
I look forward to my next visit to Tapu Te Ranga, with the opportunity for another yarn with you. Keep well and keep up the wonderful good work.
Best wishes, JOHN The Eagle connection.
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Emma McIntyre
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Kia ora (:
i am one of the teens from youthline who recently stayed at your Beautiful Marae , i just want too say thankyou alot , i loved it . and to be honest i didnt want too leave , id love too live in something like that (:
i felt welcomed there and i loved the presence i had around me there (:
i loved hearing Bruces stories . it was very touching and i wont forget those stories (:
i love the Maoritanga and want too learn more .
again thankyou (: god bless.
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Daphne Wagland
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Kia ora Bruce, Helima and whanau. I always enjoy the marae and the manakitanga and having my sister and brother living back there has made it feel more homely for me. I enjoyed the manuhiri recently that had their recycled instruments primo!!!! |
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Ellison Whanau
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We recently held our Whanau Reunion at Tapu Te Ranga marae. We loved the warmth and hospitality we encountered. Hearing the history of the buildings was amazing and the children enjoyed exploring the whare and grounds. It is a magical place for kids and adults alike. Many thanks to Bruce and his whanau for taking such good care of us.
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Jamie
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Then when we popped out at the bottom of the hill we found the entrance to Manawa Karioi and the incredible building of Tapu Te Ranga Marae. The worlds largest recycled wooden building, it is a home for many, spawned of the Maori reniassance and anger of the 1970's. It is fascinating stuff. The kaumatua is Bruce Stewart, known for his angry prose and verse as part of the disconnected urban Maori. I have a cherished copy of his book "Tama" that I have had for many years....
Pono
It is possible to quieten me
for a while by blocking your ears
At times I've been buried - hidden
for centuries
but I will always surface
...sometimes with a scream
for there are those
who have nothing left but
their bodies - voices
Take your hands from your ears
hear their screams
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Bruce Stewart
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Recently we had a small local primary school staying over. I quoted the proverb, 'He Kotuku rerenga tahi' (once in a life time you see a White Heron). I said the spiritual meaning is that seeing a Kotuku is a very rare experience. The underlying truth is that 'some important information...an oportunity to change...might fly passed you once. If you are not awake or receptive you may miss out...it may not fly pass again.
I said I remained fully opened with many questions...waiting for the Kotuku. It may come in the form of a small child saying or doing something. By keeping fully open The Kotuku flys past often.
In relpy, a student from the school wrote this poem...
I haven't really tried
waiting
for the White Heron because
I am afraid it
won't come
and will leave me
flailing in a quagmire
of unanswered questions.
But you have thrust
the truth
into my greedy hands
and now
I know that the epiphany
will not
always be delivered by majestic wings
but by a child,
a dandelion;
the ordinary,
the overlooked.
Thank you.
Cate H yr8 |
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Eloise
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Bruce,
The whole group was amazed and inspired by staying at your place. They were moved by the ritual, your talk, the long chant by the young ones, the kai, the bonfire and felt that it was a great place to carry out our work in. It was also a very good experience early on in the week to allow the students to make new friends by staying with each other. We had much subsequent discussion over motivated community members like yourself and what students might be able to do for communities that don't have someone so proactive and creative making changes and building new lives. That will be further discussed in our publication as we wonder where architects and architecture students can fit into this puzzle.
Many thanks and much love to your strong whanau, the strong house which is your mother, and the chatter of the birds and insects in your vege garden.
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Rosie McC
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Tena koe Bruce and Whanau at Tapu te Ranga Marae.
I was overcome with a feeling of serenity and calmness when i visited and chatted with you today Bruce.Thank you so much for taking the time to share your wonderful stories, ideas and hopes for this beautiful place with me. I am excited about returning and lending a hand with what ever i can to assist you and your dreams. You really did make my day.
Arohanui Rosie McC |
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Mary Ryan
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Ki ora
A big thank you to Bruce and Pare from the students and staff of Cardinal McKeefry School. We had a wonderful day being welcomed onto your marae and being shown around by Pare.It was a new experience for the majority of students and their response was very positive. They loved listening to the stories of how the marae came to be and the ideas and dreams you shared, Bruce, will be with them for a long time.
Many thanks again. |
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Karen Hika
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Kia Ora
On behalf of the Otaki Netball team, Monica myself and the girls would like ot thankyou for the lovely stay at the marae, it was a first for some of the girls and they found it a humbling experience, i do have a few words the girls have passed onto me.
Bruce, thankyou for letting us girls stay in your Marae, its a very humble place and i enjoyed staying there, it would have been lovely to meet you but we were so busy, as you would be also, maybe next time, kia ora, Karapapa Hika.
Thankyou for giving us the opportunity of staying at your Marae. It was awsome experience, Alana Fraser, Crystal Shearer.
Thankyou for letting us stay at your marae i enjoyed it from Shenee Nicolson, Bailey TeWiata.
Thankyou for giving us a lovely resting place to relax into during our busy Netball Tournament, Jasmin Karaiatiana, Rhiannon Richards.
You have a lovley hideaway here, and listening to the Ruru, and native manu throughout the stay was relaxing and brings you back to nature. The girls also loved meeting the other visitors there, and it was great to share experiences, and kai with extended whanau, Thankyou to all, take care. |
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Ruka T.M.Jacobs
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kia ora koro i was watching maori television the other night and i was so proud of you and my aunties and uncles. I am proud that my whenua is down where you are. mwah love from your best moko ruka |
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Tamangaro
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Kia Ora Bruce
WOW! after watching a documentary on Maori Television a few nights ago about the "Tapu Te Ranga Marae" this caught my attention to watch the whole programme. I am impressed and amazed at how creative and how far you have come to keep your Marae up and running. I have never seen a beautiful attractive Marae like yours Bruce, hopefully one day I will come and visit this mindblowing Marae.
Kathy Tamangaro |
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SHENI
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how thoughtful of an idea from Bruce 2 set Lands Free from ownership.I love the creativity at the Marae. |
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shaliya
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Ki ora,neha's dad
I am neha's friend from Auckland. I like your chicken house and your horse, Falcon.I love your water fall at the back and the showers their relaxing. I can not wait to come back in 2 weeks to your MARAE
BYE,from Shaliya!!!!!!!!
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Shep (Whakatu Marae, Nelson)
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Tena koutuou katoa!!!
I just want to mihi to you, Matua Bruce and you awesome whanau for showing us a amazing time at our hui last week. It was a real privelage for me to stay at Tapu te Ranga Marae, the Korero that comes with the whare is inspriational! Your whanau sure do know how to run a hui!! Also i want to mihi to you Matua Bruce as with the help of your kids i got to spend some time with you listening to your Koereo which was again on another level for me, and exactly what i need to hear and learn from. So Tena koutou katoa, na mihi nui ki a kotou! I look 4ward to bringing my own whanau to see u all again sometime!!! Shep from Whakatu. |
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Meredith Akuhata-Brown
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what an amazing place, so much to take in,, you can feel the warmth and welcome as soon as you arrive, the marae is a museum, art gallery and eco friendly space that just makes you want to stay for longer.. Thanks so much to the whanau at Tapu Te Ranga Marae, real highlight hearing about the vision and inspiration for that community. Awesome |
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Sally Williams
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I have never bee to Tapu te Ranga Marae but after reading about it I know I will visit it one day, kia ora. |
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Aaron Packard
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Kia ora matua Bruce. It was inspiring to do our planning and dreaming for action on climate change in a place that was built from your dreams. Everyone was very uplifted through being there. We'll be back again soon, thanks, Arohanui |
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Faye Molen
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Kia ora Matua, we just finished watching your whare on Maori tv and listening to the its conception and birth. It was very refreshing and exciting to see and hear the life story of Tapu Te Ranga. Ma te wa Matua |
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Mary Stewart
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Kia ora te whanau o Tapu te Ranga Marae. Many thanks for the warm and wonderful stay. Our music and art students from Bay of Plenty Polytech had an amazing experience at the marae. Their hearts and minds were opened to look at the world in a more holistic way. One of the things that stuck with me was to "have a dream" then work hard towards it. The marae has the hard work and dreams of so many people imbued within it - it is truly a special place of the people. Kia ora |
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wawa hilmi
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hi!
thank you for a very memorable experience that I gained in your marae.. I love the atmosphere there. very warm and welcoming. thank you again.
cheers,
VUW student from Malaysia |
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Addy Ahmad
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Hi,
Thanks for the warm welcome at the Marae. I spend wonderful time there though it was raining most of the time. Beautiful place, people and culture! hope to go again some other time.
Cheers
- Malaysian @ VUW - |
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lesley gamlen
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Tapu te ranga reminds me of the importance of having a dream, and working to achieve the dream. What a fantastic place. Thank you for your hospitality. |
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Faye Molen
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Kia ora Matua Bruce me to whanau mo to koutou manaakitanga ki a matou. Thank you so much for hosting us at your whare. Our Equipt Youth Development have enjoyed our stays (4 to date) and are always excited by the experiences before, during and after our noho. 2 highlights for us have been 1)having freedom to learn & practice tikanga & kawa maori & 2)preparing hangi for our greater whanau to feast on.Thank you again for making it possible to celebrate Maoritanga in an urban setting and a beautiful environment. Gods peace rest upon you and your whanau |
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Tiria
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kia ora,
kei te tino pirangi au te mohio he aha te utu ki te noho ai ki reira mo tetahi wiki?
i was just wondering what is the cost to stay there for about a week ? |
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Melani Burchett
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Tēnā tātou Matua,
He mihi kau atu tenei ki a koe ki a koutou ngā ringa raupa o Tapu Te Ranga Marae mo o koutou manaakitanga I te wa ka noho mātou Te Rau Tipu ki to koutou taha. He wa miharo kit e noho whakakōtahi. I whakapiri ai mātou hoki ki ā rātou etahi atu manuhiri no te kohanga, no te whareherehere. Ka rawe te kai o te whare, te whakaaro mai rātou ki a mātou me I noho mātou te iwi noa I te kotahitanga ō rātou ma.
No reira he mihi
Kiaora Papa Bruce,
Hope this email finds you and your whānau well. Our time with you all was all too short and yet we came away having sat amongst the people of which all the generations were present in our day through meeting at the table talking over kai. I loved it.
Our rangatahi presented their kaupapa in the whare kai at lunch time and initiated a reciprocal response from the roopu from the whareherehere. We were both fed as a result and the rangatahi were overwhelmed as the tikanga of our old people was demonstrated in kind to them for their contribution to all as a whole.
I wanted to tell you that because I remember your korero. That we as a people have to learn to live together again. That day we as a roopu got to taste that again and I want to thank you.
To note Papa. I have moved roles and although I am sure we will meet again Te Pātaka Uara is now being administrated by Amon Heremia. You’ll love him when the time comes for Te Rau Tipu to move onto the marae again. I will process the invoice and I have cc’d Amon in so that he’s in the loop.
Lovely to hear from you Papa
Melani
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Neal Campbell
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Tena koe e te Rangatira.
Nga mihi ki a koe me tou whanau hoki I tenei wahanga o te tau.
Ka whakamiharo atu ki a koe me te whanau mo oo koutou mahi manaaki tangata, tautokotia ki a matau kei roto te ahua o ta matau wananga.
Kei te tumanako au hei oranga I a koe, e whakataa ana koe kei runga te wa kirimete me te tau hou hoki.
Nga mihi aroha ki a koe e te Papa.
Thanks again for the hospitality and the beautiful environment in which people can work.
Kia tau te Mauri
Neil Campbell
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Aparama Roy
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Dear Bruce, Pare and family,
Namaste and Tena kotou katoa!
Thanks a million for letting us stay and hold the yoga and detoxification retreat in your Marae. staying overnite in Tapu Te ranga Marae was a very enriching experience for me and my group of friends. I will always remember your awesome marae. You have created heaven on earth. It is unbelievable that the huge Marae is built with recycled materials. Every corner of it is made sacred by the honest and sincere work by you and your family and friends. I am sending this site to my people in India and other places. Kind regards, Aparna Roy
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Tausese Iona
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Malo Ni Bruce mate fanau, well its been a month now since we stayed at Tapu te Ranga Marae and like others that were at our fanau reunion, we are still talking about our wonderful experience. The thought of driving into Wellington (for the 1st time) was so overwhelming for me, I nearly gave in my apologies. I'm so glad I didn't, so I encourage others who are in this dilemma, if I can do it, so can you. I assure you the experience will be worth it! Fakahetai (thankyou) Bruce for sharing your dream and encouraging us to do the same. Blessings to you and your beautiful whanau for this coming year! With all our love.....toha ni! |
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sam
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Dad, I'm proud of you for what you are doing, and the absolute belief you have. It's never about reaching the end but the journey. Even with your massive disibilities, believe in yourself and never ever give up. Kia kaha kia maru. |
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Myfanwy Emeny
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In October and November 2010 we held a two day workshop to help environmental community groups plan and monitor the work they do in our parks and reserves. Tapu Te Ranga Marae was the perfect place to have this event. The facilities were excellent and the room lay out worked really well for our large group. The food was plentiful and received many compliments. The forest of Manawa Karioi provided the perfect place to get away and do some practical work. Bruce, the talk you gave was inspiring and it really set the scene for what the people at the workshop are trying to achieve. Doing great things and making huge changes with what little resources they can find. Thank you for your understanding and hospitality. |
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Tausese Iona
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Taloha ni Bruce! We have just finished our family reunion and I just want to say 'thankyou' so much for sharing your dream with us. This is the first time my 7 year old has been able to go out and play without wanting me around him!! Tapu Te Ranga just has this beautiful wairua that helps anyone and everyone feel right at home. Your beautiful family were so helpful and your daughter Pare......amazing, just like you, our group could listen for hours. I'm definitely coming back! Thankyou again |
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g tk t
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one more thing stayed thea awile ago and enjoyed my stay ther. mauri ora |
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g tk t
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one more thing stayed thea awile ago and enjoyed my stay ther. mauri ora |
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g te kauri taitua
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hey y. j moriartys nephew gruez hea dont know if rememba me and i dont know if this is y from te rakau anyway im at moana house dunedin. just a hey and happy new yerr. |
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Toni Huata
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Kia ora Bruce
Our Kahungunu whanau had a wonderful waiata wananga on the weekend. Thank you for having us once again. Tapu te Ranga is truly magical and majestic which enhanced all our learning...Mauri ora...Mere Kirihimete! Te Runanga o Ngati Kahungunu ki te Whanganui a Tara...x |
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Maraea
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We have stayed at Tapu te Ranga Marae on a number of occasions for hui with our Maori Networks and for staff training. The hospitality and history of the marae provided by Bruce and his whanau always provide positive talking points amongst our visitors. We will be visiting again in the very near future. |
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Maria Roddick
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Kia ora Bruce Well what can I say a couple of days after coming home from the marae but thank you, thank you! We all had a fabulous time and really appreciated all of the extra activities by you and the whole whanau. The place and envioronment and hospitality are just wonderful.The students have been putting together some photos and words about their experience and I will make sure that something comes your way as soon as we are able.Soon we will talk to you some more about next year!
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Karen Driver
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Kia ora Bruce, Halima and whanau. Thank you so much for hosting the CRN hui last week. Once again you made us very welcome and gave us the freedom and fabulous kai that allowed us to concentrate on meeting with all the wonderful people within the waste community. |
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Bruce Stewart
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I bought some timber on Trademe-this is the reply I received back.
Dear Bruce...Your auction price was a good deal more than I expected. I do not want you to be dissapointed so i have reduced the price so that you'll be happy with your purchase.
Best wishes B Famton |
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Samantha Scott
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I was from the group of Art and Design students from Whanganui UCOL who travelled down to Tapu Te Ranga Marae with Leigh Anderton and Keith Grinter last week to stay on the Wednesday night/Thursday morning. Everything about this Marae absolutly humbled me with it's rich heritage and the love and support and co-operation that went into allowing the Marae to be what it is today. As a pakeha student, I was inspired by all the facets I got to see and learn about the Marae during our class stay, as this was a new experience for me that I will often look back to. This experience helps to inspire me to continue with my studies at UCOL and to work hard to achieve the best I can reach for.
Thank You to Bruce and Pare for their hospitality and knowlodge.
Thank You again,
Samantha Scott |
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Holly Walker
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Kia ora Bruce and the whanau at Tapu Te Ranga. Thank you so much for your hospitality during the Young Greens' Winter Camp earlier this month. We had an awesome hui and we're inspired by the wonderful place you have made there. Arohanui, Holly and the Young Greens |
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Michelia Ward
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Kia ora Bruce and Whanau for the wonderful opportunity to hold our workshop at your marae. It was hassle free, comfortable, amazing food and the environment of being on marae provided that extra special something to our course. We will be back again for sure.
Trade Aid. |
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