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Wednesday 10 April 2024
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Defibrillator stolen from Motueka Valley SARA HOLLYMAN Lives are at risk after a defibrillator was stolen from the Motueka Valley at the start of Easter Weekend.
Chairperson of the Motueka Valley Defibrillator Group, Gloria Anderson, says that the charity has worked hard to raise funds to install defibrillators at different locations in the valley, including
one at Four Foot Lodge on the West Bank Road. But early in the hours of Good Friday morning, the defibrillator was stolen from its box, along with some nearby solar lights.
“For a small community that tries to put our pennies together and maintain them for the good of the public as well as the community, it’s extremely disappointing. The defibrillator was installed
in November after a successful grant from Network Tasman. “We have several community members who are very generous
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Waka fleet draws crowd of hundreds ELISE VOLLWEILER The largest double-hulled waka fleet to visit the area in centuries has landed at Kaiteriteri Beach. The four waka hourua were welcomed to the Top of the South at dawn on Saturday as part of the Te Hau Kōmaru National Waka Hourua Festival. The event, established in 2021, aims to raise awareness about the cultural significance of this type of double-hulled craft which was used by the first Polynesian settlers 800 years ago. It is the first time that the festival, which runs until Sunday, 14 April, has been held in Te Waipounamu/ the South Island.
The waka fleet pulled up at Kaiteriteri Beach on Saturday. Photo: Oliver Weber.
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