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Rip into it ANZAC Theatre turns five
The ANZAC Theatre in Dargaville has brought the latest blockbusters …
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Preserving school tradition
With more than 95 per cent of their students participating in the kapa haka group …
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Young rippa rugby player Zacchaeus gives it his all as opponent Kate gets in on the action during a ‘Have a Go’ day hosted by the Northland Rugby Union. Around 80 year three and four students came out on the clear winter’s day to let off some steam in Wellsford as part of a series of events held throughout Northland to introduce students to the game in a safe and fun environment. “It helps with skills development and to understand how the game is being played. We have some students who have never played before, and for them, it’s an intro to rippa. Mostly it is to have fun and be part of a team with friends,” said Peter Hugo of Northland Rugby.
Metal band takes top spot by Ayla Miller
The unique combination of Te Reo Maori and heavy metal has won a high school metal band with a Kaipara connection the number one spot on the New Zealand Music Chart with their debut album Tu.
Kauri dieback fundraiser
Efforts to fight kauri dieback disease are to get a boost in funding from The Kauri Museum …
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The band, named Alien Weaponry and made up of Bream Bay College students 17-year-old Henry de Jong on guitar/vocals, 15-year-old Lewis de Jong on drums and Otamatea High School student 15-year-old Ethan Trembath on bass, says it feels ‘amazing’ to be at
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the top of the charts. “It’s really weird to see yourself at that number one spot when you’re used to seeing all these bands you look up to there and then suddenly ‘boom’ it’s you, and you’re the ones who other people are now looking up to,” Henry says.
The de Jong brothers are of Ngati Pikiao and Ngati Tuara descent, and Ethan is also of Maori descent. Henry says performing in Te Reo Maori gives them the ability to sing about things that are personal to them and their family.
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