Category Archive: Random rural yarns

May 29

A disturbing life in the country

Protesting the Kaipara District Council's long-term plan

Our quiet life in the country is now a deeply disturbing life in the country. On a recent sunny Saturday in the seaside town of Mangawhai, family members were painting slogans on banners for a protest march to a meeting organised by the Kaipara District Council. It attracted a couple of thousand people, for good …

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May 07

Magical Maori bush remedies

Kawakawa Plant

When the farmer was afflicted with a cold, instead of dosing up on vitamin C and its ilk he decided to take a Maori bush remedy, having recently caught up with a visiting member of the local iwi who was collecting leaves on the roadside. “Steep a handful in water and drink the brew,” the …

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