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The River Independent Press

Marino Harker-Smith

Wairoa stories for and by our people. News + Opinion + Profiles + Features + small town life.

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IT started with an announcement from government at the end of last year that they wanted to get rid of regional council’s but has now turned into what has been called by some as “forced amalgamation”.

Wairoa District Council started a seri...

6 days ago

Wairoa midwives abroad

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Tūngāne Kani and Alison Williams were at the International Confediration of Midwifery conference in Portugal last week. Below is the poster, made with support from yours truly,...

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Jobs in Wairoa right now

Looking for work? We have rounded up all the local jobs we have a seen advertised recently.

Kia ora,

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What is woke?

Information and education of the origin of woke in AAVE and why context matters.

THERE has been quite a bit of talk about “woke” this week - triggered by a comment the Wairoa Mayor in regards to his decision not to call a state of emergenc...

2 months ago
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What's in a name?

A little bit about our name and what it means to me

Today’s newsletter is a little bit different as you may have noticed my recent posting hiatus. I am resuming slowly but just to let you know payments have been paused till May - meaning n...

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