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Matariki plant-a-thon

Megan Salole

Megan Salole on a change of name for Paekākāriki’s Matariki planting project with a useful kōrero around the appropriate use of te ao Māori concepts. Buy a pack, and/or join others in the community at Wai Ata this Friday 24 June at 9am to help restore our natural habitat.

Nau mai to Wai Ata studio’s first community open day

Mishy Vieira

Wai Ata studio in Paekākāriki is opening its doors to the community on from 10am – 2pm on Saturday 18 June 2022 so you can check out the awesome new space and learn what happens there.

Introducing jazz musician Lucien Johnson

Mark Amery

A native of Pukerua Bay, jazz musician, saxophonist and artist Lucien Johnson left the coast in his 20s for Paris and beyond, forming a free jazz trio. Mark Amery talks to Lucien on Paekākāriki 88.2FM ahead of his gig at St Peter’s Hall on Sunday 19 June 2022.

Introducing musician Miles Calder

Andrew Armitage

Andrew Armitage speaks with Miles Calder on Paekākāriki 88.2FM ahead of his gig on Saturday June 4 at St Peter’s Hall. As part of a national tour, Calder goes on to play at San Fran in Wellington on Saturday 11th June and The Wine Cellar in Auckland on Saturday 2nd July.

The Last Shear & More

Nik Bullard

‘The Last Shear & More’ exhibition at the Paekākāriki Station Museum honours the Smith and Perkins families who farmed land locally for 150 years. Dave Johnson, Station Master, worked with the families and Bride Coe, whose photos of the last shear at the Perkins farm in 2011 feature in the exhibition.

Margaret Griffiths: doing what needed to be done

Janet Holborow and Lynda Ward

Janet Holborow and Lynda Wards pay tribute to Margaret Griffiths, a dedicated, hard-working member of our community and tireless crusader for people who needed some help in life.

Do the stingray shuffle!

Mark Amery

When walking in the sea, swish your feet along the bottom, urges Mark Amery. You’ll avoid crab bites, flounder slips or even – with freakish bad luck – a gash from a scared whai repo’s tail.

Paekākāriki Potty about Potters: Neil Gardiner

Mark Amery and Jude Walcott

This village on the Kāpiti Coast is becoming known for its ceramics, with a clutch of artists taking to the wheel. Neil Gardiner’s time as a potter here goes back to the establishment of Paekākāriki Pottery in the early 1990s – but he began in the wild wood kiln-making days of the early ’70s. He talks to Te Pae to tell us about his journey with clay.

From Korea to MIQ: Remembering the many places Aotearoa NZ has contributed on ANZAC Day

Lieutenant Jaiselmer Keivom-Lockhart

Lieutenant Jaiselmer Keivom-Lockhart from the Royal New Zealand Signal Corps spoke at the Paekākāriki Anzac day commemoration in 2021. Paekākāriki.nz publishes this to commemorate Anzac Day 2022 (with this year’s service cancelled due to Covid-19).

Our Fire Brigade

Sylvia Bagnall

The Paekākāriki Volunteer Fire Brigade has been first responders from and within our village for 75 years. Sylvia Bagnall chatted to a number of the fire fighters and gives us an insight into this generous bunch of people and what they do.