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The Need to be Prepared

Posted by Frana Cardno on 14 May 2009 | 0 Comments

Tags: Disasters, 1984 Southland floods, Tuatapere, Otautau, Invercargill, community spirit, Winton, Riverton, Te Anau, Lumsden, Wyndham, Gore, Southland Museum and Art Gallery

Disasters are unpredictable and can destroy everything within moments, as the devastating bushfires in Victoria have shown us so vividly.

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Celebrating Our Culture

Posted by Frana Cardno on 14 May 2009 | 0 Comments

Tags: Waitangi Day, Bluff Marae, sea food, Minnie Dean, Winton, Aotearoa People's Network, Shakespeare in the Park, Hawthorne Gardens, Mobile Book Bus

We might be complaining about the rain yet again, but we shouldn't when you think about what is happening in Australia.
Our hearts go out to Victoria's residents, who have been so badly hit by fire. It's an absolute horror watching on television and seeing the number of deaths steadily growing and the devastation across the land.

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