On Monday 30th we travelled to Paihia and booked into the Bay Sands motel for just one night. We thought about staying two nights but the traffic was so noisy at night we settled for just the one! We walked the beaches and generally had a very lazy day, The weather was quite good, although not very sunny. The threatened rain did not eventuate fortunately. We watched the activities on the beach from our deck at the motel including the para-sailing by one very clever man who managed to sail both with the wind and against it - up and down [View Full Entry]

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This cemetery goes back to the earliest days of European settlement in Whangarei.From 1882 until 1946 some 1000 burials were carried out at the Kioreroa cemetery. However, it had become neglected over the last fifty years and many graves and stones had been damaged or removed. Some of the land was even sold off for industrial development. Since 2007 a lot of effort has been put into restoring the area and walls have been erected now with plaques bearing the names of all persons known to have been buried there. The unveiling is the latest chapter in this story but much [View Full Entry]

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On Saturday 17th. October we went to see the "Ag. Day" event at Glenbervie School. This is the school that Michael and Catherines two children (Jason and Anita) attend. Anita took her black lamb for the parade and judging. [View Full Entry]

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Our neighbours tammy and niel had a halloween bash party for tammy s birthdayit today. 30 years young!! We were invited but we did not dress up though. Anyway i took some photos. It was more for the young people. [View Full Entry]

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We had visitors this afternoon (Sunday 11th. October). It was lovely to see them. Jason and Anita took their Oma for a boat ride! Michael and Catherine (and Grandad!) stayed on terra firma. [View Full Entry]

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On Saturday 3 October we visited the museum for the "Settlers' Day event. Lots of people were there and all seemed to thoroughly enjoy the day. Michael and Cathy were there also - with Jason and Anita also a friend of Jason. [View Full Entry]

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I took some photos around my garden. maybe i get a medal for the most beautiful flowers !!!!!!! [View Full Entry]

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This week the men came to repair our concrete water tank. It is about four years old but developed cracks quite soon after it was first filled. Very little water leaked out but it seeped out along the cracks. So we got the suppliers to come out and do some repairs. It involved emptying the tank (good-bye to our precious stored water!!). Then the two men climbed inside and sealed the cracks - we hope they succeeded. After 48 hours we had to clean out the tank ready for the expected rain. (fingers crossed that we get some before the summer.) [View Full Entry]

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today we went to jason and anita s school to see their art exhibition. some realy lovely work. [View Full Entry]

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today we went to jason and anita s school to see their artwork in the hall. some lovely work ! [View Full Entry]

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