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Meet the locals

Meet the Locals #2

Meet Michael, Mercedes, Joe & Nicole
Stories

Not everyone wears shoes

Kapiti College student and longtime resident Erica Julian ponders Paekakariki’s future and what makes us special. The first in series of stories for Paekakariki Online ...
Poetry

A Paekākāriki Bike Ride [Written To The Tune Of ‘Truckin’ By The Grateful Dead]

Ridin’ got my helmet onKeep bikin’ push my pedals downI’m cruisin’ trying to be on timeJust keep ridin’ on   Start on the bike track the ...
News

New energy and expertise

Welcoming Dr Judith Aitken to the Paekākāriki Community Board
Meet the locals

Meet the locals #1

Meet Carol, Moira, Alun and Arlo, Darcy and Prue
Community

Giving it right back

'In his quiet, behind-the-scenes way, he’s a very active, enthusiastic Paekākārikian, working hard for social equality. We are lucky to have him.' Introducing our altruistic ...
Meet the locals

Perky’s eulogy

No-one in Paekākāriki talked about ‘diversity’ in 1971 but the Perkins family soon came to epitomise it. The culture of the Middle Run family farm ...
Community

How it started – Paekākāriki Escarpment track

“This is crazy!” We were hacking a path through 2-metre tall cape ivy in the quarry.

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Index of Authors

Mark Amery, Sarah Bainbridge, Harriet Bright, Nik Bullard, Sam Buchanan, Vanessa Crowe, Amy Delahunty, Kate Drury, Kirsten Drysdale, Anja Foley, Rob Hack, Gilbert Haisman, Dinah Hawken, Shona Jaunas, Erica Julian, Michael Keith, Tina McIvor, Andy McKay, Maria McMillan, Jan Nisbet, Vicky Noon, Carolyn Parker, Meryl Richards, Liana Stupples, Apirana Taylor, Louise Thornley, Mercedes Webb-Pullman, and Carlos Wedde.