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A FEW DAYS IN KAIKOHE IN THE TIME OF THE VIRUS.

A FEW DAYS IN KAIKOHE IN THE TIME OF THE VIRUS.

“I made thirty or forty jars of jam/all sorts, made every kind,” said Sue, who lives on site of her small glass business. Salt of the…
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MORE PEOPLE RUN AWAY WITH THE CIRCUS THAN YOU’D THINK.

MORE PEOPLE RUN AWAY WITH THE CIRCUS THAN YOU’D THINK.

On the heels of the drought and before the virus had began to bite Circus Aotearoa trouped into town —  in three convoys, on the back…
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LOVE AND WAVING IN LOCKDOWN.

LOVE AND WAVING IN LOCKDOWN.

On the Monday before lockdown Piwi came to say goodbye. He and Mick played pool in the shed on the moth holed chip board table which no…
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CAMPING AT THE TOP OF OUR WORLD…

CAMPING AT THE TOP OF OUR WORLD…

Tapotupotu is busier than we’ve ever seen it before. I love crowds, but Mick wants to move up creek where it is quieter. We pitch our tent…
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ON MY WAY TO WALK…….

ON MY WAY TO WALK…….

There it is, every morning/the same/never the same.
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AWAY FROM HOME STORIES-1

AWAY FROM HOME STORIES-1

We are privileged Mick and I/rural people who occasionally go to town.
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SOUTH HOKIANGA KAPA HAKA FESTIVAL.

SOUTH HOKIANGA KAPA HAKA FESTIVAL.

It is quiet waiting for the pōwhiri. Kuia, one wearing black lace stockings and a hat trimmed with black fur, korero Māori. On the lawn in…
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UP THE ROAD TO WATCH THE HENS PLAY POOL.

UP THE ROAD TO WATCH THE HENS PLAY POOL.

They troupe in the front door of Collards Pub on the main road north to Awanui, cue cases under arms.
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THIS TIME OF YEAR……..

THIS TIME OF YEAR……..

……on the first day, spring/kōanga was true to itself.
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ALL ALONG THE AWA — WAITING AND WATCHING.

ALL ALONG THE AWA — WAITING AND WATCHING.

Getting prepared/the season kicks off tomorrow, eh?
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ON MONDAY/ON DAWN…

ON MONDAY/ON DAWN…

…we left the shed as the night lights came on. Shutting the gate, I heard one bird sing. A thermos of sweet milky tea packed for Mick, my…
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THE BIG RUN AT WAIMĀ

THE BIG RUN AT WAIMĀ

“We’ve been training,” said Papi.
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THEY LEFT EVERYTHING OUT THERE/THEY EMPTIED THE TANK.

THEY LEFT EVERYTHING OUT THERE/THEY EMPTIED THE TANK.

Grand Final Saturday.
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MOKOPUNA MOKOPUNA

MOKOPUNA MOKOPUNA

On their well worn hikoi northward they know how to pass the time — past lava hill and a dragon’s cave/past squid sea and the castle of…
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WINTERLESS NORTH — IT WAS ON SATURDAY.

WINTERLESS NORTH — IT WAS ON SATURDAY.

Saturday sport/the quintessential. The rural pitch freshly mown a few days earlier, and there’s Shannon parked up farm side of the fence…
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FOOTFALL: A love letter to the road.

FOOTFALL: A love letter to the road.

Wasps are sleeping in the woodpile again, tucked up close like orphaned babies for warmth and economy. There are few leaves left on the…
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