Kia ora koutou As we put together this article it is the beginning of Te Wiki o te Reo Maori. Te Reo Maori is considered a national taonga and is one of our three official languages in Aotearoa, alongside sign language and English. Although Te Wiki o te Reo Maori will be long past when this edition comes out it … Read More
55 Years of The Bizarre
For 55 years the Bizarre has been an iconic and vibrant feature of the Coromandel community: somewhere for locals to meet; a place for people to pick up good quality clothes and household goods, find bargains, grab a bag of lemons, a bunch of flowers, the occasional tan slice, or a jar of homemade jam. The story of The Bizarre … Read More
PLASTIC RECYCLING – THE CHINA BAN
Recently China placed tougher restrictions on the importation of recyclable waste from other countries. This has meant that transfer stations around the country are being left with ever growing mountains of recyclable plastics waiting to be on sold to a market place that is able to re-sell or re-use it. Of course though these marketplace need to have integrity in … Read More