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| 23rd Feb 2012 |
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Up Up and Away!
| 2 Feb, 2012 Thursday 2nd of Feb 2012, we farewelled Kirri Crofts, her tane Riki and their 2 bubbahs off on to their big adventure over the ditch!
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Who can? Rubie can!
| 9 Jan, 2012 So one of the goals that Rubie set for herself just prior to her amputation was to surf for the first time. On Saturday we went to a beach called Gerroa where she had a go on a large paddle board. By lunch time she was standing up in the surf on the board.
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Tamati and Chelsea Bennet
| 19 Nov, 2011 Kia Ora Whanau
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Kene and Wendy are Married!
| 11 Nov, 2011 On the 11/11/11 at 11:11am, we celebrated Kene Huia Campbell and Wendy Mooney (now Campbell)’s wedding in Maketu. Surrounded by friends and whānau over looking both the sea and bush. The bride was stunning wearing a red dress with a red feather bodice and a white korowai over top. Best part was watching Kene see his bride for the first time and the tears welling up in both of their eyes. Congratulations to you both xx
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Poroporoaki to Mahunui Wharenui
| 6 Sep, 2011 08 October at 10:00 - 09 October at 17:00
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Nau mai ki te ao!
| 6 Sep, 2011 Nau mai ki te ao!
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Congratulations!
| 23 Jul, 2011 Congratulations!
Metapere Tapuwai and Ty Venables on their first baby boy
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Nga Uri o Metapere
| 3 Jul, 2011 Hey whanau,
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Amiria Reriti for MWWL National President
| 7 Jun, 2011 Nga mihi mahana kia koutou ma. As the title says, I’m delighted to have been nominated for National President of the Maori Women’s Welfare League in this year’s elections and am excited about being a candidate. I want to bring more energy, spirit and healing to the league, to whanau and to all peoples of our nation particularly Maori. Its my turn to step up I reckon, and I hope you’ll join me. Have a jack at my BIO below for more info! Wahoo!!
Otautahi Branch - Maori Womens Welfare League introduces
As a Life member of the Otautahi Branch, many of my life achievements have been made possible because of my learnings grown from being a member of the Maori Womens Welfare League since 1976. I cut my teeth on the delegate floor as a Junior member when my aunt Elizabeth Murchie was the National President and since then have been privileged to have been mentored by all subsequent Presidents who have each left their mark with me - especially my mum Aroha Reriti-Crofts
Why am I standing for National President? http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_190558184328772&view=doc&id=190559234328667 |
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George Hammond in Ashburton Guardian
| 12 May, 2011 Burgers go down a treat
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Generational Roles for Whanau Development
| 11 May, 2011 Okay, so from the recent Easter whanau hui in Christchurch we decided that Kaumatua era is continuing with the developmental plans around whanau lands etc at the Pa;
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Perfect Place by Brady Crofts. A whanau song launched at Easter 2011
| 28 Apr, 2011 ’Perfect Place’ was created by Brady Crofts (Uncle Choc) and launched at our Whanau Easter 2011. The whanau all sung together with Uncle Choc, Uncle Daniel, Uncle Tim and Rongoawhare playing the guitar. It was a very emotional and proud moment shared by all who were present.
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Rubie Iris Tini Crofts
| 27 Jun, 2010 1. Option one, he can attempt to mend the bone by inserting a metal plate using a number of screws to hold everything in place. The option of inserting a rod through the bone is gone because there is no cavity left to take the rod. With this option Rubie will still be required to wear a leg brace and potentially will need one for the rest of her life. Doctor Kuo is of the belief that she will always maintain a difference in the length of the legs (about 4cm) with this option as well. Doctor Kuo could keep working on the leg and could try another lengthening procedure but there would be no way of knowing how long nor how many procedures that Rubie would have to endure. On top of that there would be no certainties. 2. Option two, amputate the foot and lower part of the leg at or about the point where the bone is separated. This option would mean that Rubie would wear a Prosthetic below the knee (the knee being the most important joint for walking). This option would allow Rubie to have the same leg length and would allow her to walk, run, play sports and anything else that girls her age do. It would offer some certainty about her future but it would be irreversible and final. So, Rubie has a very difficult decision to make. We have told her that it is her decision and her decision only. We have told her that we will support her in whatever she decides to do. Over the next couple of months Rubie will be researching the options to help her make a decision. We have organised to visit the Limb Management Clinic on 11th August where Rubie will be able to talk to children who have had amputations. We had a visit from one of the Physiotherapists that works with amputees and she spoke to us about a number of people that Rubie might be able to talk to about their experiences. For those who will be here in July we thought we might have a get together here at the house on the Sunday so that Rubie can listen to everyone thoughts on the subject. If you feel that you are not comfortable in participating in this, we will understand completely. This is not about trying to influence Rubies decision one way or the other, it’s about giving her the benefit of listening to everyone’s opinion and leveraging the years of experience that would be present. We are also placing two large sheets of card behind her door, one for each option. We will divide the sheets down the middle one side Pros and the other Cons for each option so that she can write her thoughts as she thinks of them Next step is to attend the clinic on 11th August and then sometime after that Rubie will make her decision. Rubie was a little upset when we discussed the Amputation option with Doctor Kuo but at the time of writing this email she is much better and as usual she is into finding out as much as she can. If you come across anything please let her know. She is comfortable talking about it tonight and is starting to ask questions… |
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Half a Century!!
| 19 Feb, 2010
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Kia ora koutou,
| 13 Jan, 2010 Happy New Year to you all… Well we are over the wedding although we are still reliving some of the moments. What a wonderful way to spend a week - the build up as well as the wedding.
We got back from our honeymoon to see that the builders have been and started the work on the flat.
Stage 1 is complete - have removed the cactus bushes out the front of the house and it now sports some lovely flowers (I don’t know what they are called), a bird bath and some gnomes.
Hope you all had a lovely holiday and I hope that 2010 is even better than 2009!
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