Waipuna Grace, Press Release April 2025 Hui 6pm on Wednesday May 7th at St Peters Village Hall New Zealand’s largest Māori-owned Community Housing Provider (CHP), Te Āhuru Mōwai, is excited to announce the development of 10 new rental homes on Beach Rd, Paekākāriki. The project aims to increase the … [Read more...] about Te Āhuru Mōwai to Build 10 Rental Houses in Paekākāriki
ANZAC Day 2025 Memorial Address
Ian McGibbon, ONZM 25 April 2025 I am honoured to give the memorial address at this ceremony on the 110th anniversary of the Anzac landing at Gallipoli in 1915. It is important to recognise those who served and fell in this first major campaign fought by New Zealanders, and those that served … [Read more...] about ANZAC Day 2025 Memorial Address
ANZAC Day 2025: A glorious day for a commemoration
David Apare plays a conch and Rob Pearce carries a photo of his grandfather at the Paekākāriki ANZAC Day service. - Photo Bob ZuurOn a perfect autumn day in Paekākāriki, residents joined a parade of Scouts and Army personnel to march along the seafront to the Memorial Hall, where they were … [Read more...] about ANZAC Day 2025: A glorious day for a commemoration
Book review: Sea Change by Jenny Pattrick
When Jude asked me if I would review Jenny Pattrick's novel "Sea Change" a tsunami of anxiety washed over me. Hell's teeth! Jenny Pattrick! She's a cornerstone of that terrifying cohort of super-intelligent, over-achieving Paekākāriki wāhine toa and I'm well... just... So I read the book, or … [Read more...] about Book review: Sea Change by Jenny Pattrick
The ship in a bottle
In a ship-in-a-bottle tale, long-time Paekākāriki resident and former journalist Mark Te One gives us a glimpse of old village life through the story of a local character with a unique talent. More than a decade ago my wife Sarah and two friends were at the Paekakariki School Annual Fair, … [Read more...] about The ship in a bottle