Archive for the ‘NZLive.com featured article’ Category

‘Māori Language Week is a special time every year to focus on and encourage and celebrate the use of Māori language. This year it takes place from 21 – 27 July 2008.

‘The week targets Māori language speakers, encouraging them to use the language more often and in more places. Many beginners and non-speakers are becoming more and more involved in celebrating the week too…’

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‘Being a Central Pulse supporter has been a test of loyalty for Wellington netball fan Joanne Krieble.

‘The team failed to win any games during the inaugural ANZ Championship, coming in bottom of the ladder after 14 rounds in the trans-Tasman, semi-professional netball league. But it hasn’t dampened Mrs Krieble’s enthusiasm for netball… ‘

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‘Artist Grahame Sydney may have been the first to popularise the Central Otago landscape, but now mountain bikers and walkers are joining art-lovers soaking up the area’s wild natural beauty.

‘The Otago Central Rail Trail, formed along 150km of dis-used railtrack from Clyde to Middlemarch, has made it by popular vote to AA Travel’s list of 101 Must Do activities in New Zealand…’

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‘New Zealanders have a passion for dreaming things up, playing with ideas and interpreting the world in unexpected ways. The sheer amount of creativity that goes on in the country makes you think there must be something in the water.

‘Amazing landscapes might be tourists’ first reason for visiting New Zealand, but the chance to explore local culture comes a close second…’

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‘”Ka mate ka ora”, our nation’s fierce battle cry, frames Helen Pearse-Otene’s new play about the Vietnam War. Premiering on 21 May at Capital E in Wellington, Ka Mate Ka Ora is a story of aftermath and reconciliation specially commissioned by Tribute 08 – A Vietnam Commemoration and Te Rakau Hua o Te Wao Tapu Trust.

‘This isn’t the first time Pearse-Otene has written about war. She was responsible for 2006’s powerful Battalion which took the story of World War Two’s 28th Maori Battalion to schools all over New Zealand….’

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