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Safe driving: It’s not hard Emily Ireland
Terri-Lee Governor-Wiremu and her husband Joe Wiremu married 10 days before she died after a six-year battle of cancer. PHOTOS/KIRI RIWAICOUCH PHOTOGRAPHY
Relay a dying wish Terri-Lee GovernorWiremu’s dying wish was granted when she married long-time partner Joe Wiremu on September 30, 2017. Next month, another wish will be fulfilled when a team of her friends and family take part in the Wairarapa Relay for Life in her memory. Terri-Lee was 34 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She completed all her treatments, but the cancer returned four years later
in 2015 and eventually she became terminally ill. The Wairarapa community rallied to fundraise for the wedding, and Terri-Lee lost her cancer battle 10 days after the ceremony. The Whakawhanaungatanga team of early childhood teachers are relaying in memory of Terri-Lee – Terri Lee herself took part in several Relays for Life, and before she died she had asked her mates to carry on this year
without her. Whakawhanaungatanga, which means relationships formed with a common purpose, is a team of 20 friends and family, including Terri-Lee’s husband and children. Team Leader, Kirstan Grey, said Terri-Lee was always positive and strong. “She had a humungous heart. “Terri-Lee was an allround loved person, well known for involvement in kapa haka and early childhood education and
a huge inspiration to all of us. “At the last Relay for Life she had radiotherapy treatment on the Friday and turned up to relay with us the next day and kept going all through the night. “When she knew she was terminal she asked me to organise a team for the next event and it was to be called Whakawhanaungatanga, which means relationships
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A succession of dangerous drivers filled Masterton District Court on Monday, with a raft of 28 charges collectively, providing an insight into the questionable behaviours occurring on Wairarapa roads. One Wairarapa man was clocked driving 180kmh, another 46-year-old man caused a New Year’s spectacle with a loud and smoky burn-out around the entire Martinborough Square, while a third man found himself literally face to face with a policeman after another burnout attempt. Also among the 28 driving offences on yesterday’s court list was a Masterton woman facing charges of driving drunk causing the death of an eight-year-old girl, as well as drunk driving causing injury — the 35-year-old will plead after a sentencing indication scheduled for later this year. Wairarapa Road Safety Council manager Bruce Pauling said the “trauma and carnage that resulted from terrible decisions on the road is absolutely unacceptable”. “We are not living in the ‘wild west’ days,” he said. “We need to look at our attitudes and actions that could impact on the wellbeing of ourselves, our passengers and other road users going about their lawful day to day business. “Families are destroyed through deaths and serious injuries from crashes that are entirely preventable, and from people who do not think about consequences.” “It’s not rocket science. “Drinking? Never drive. Seatbelts on – everybody, every trip, every time. “Stick to the speed limits and drive to the conditions.”
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