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21/12/2021: KAUMAUMAU-WAIHARARA FIRE UPDATE

Submitted by admin2 on Tue, 21/12/2021 - 12:00am

UPDATE 4pm - Waiharara fire

The conditions have remained relatively benign throughout the afternoon which has been good for firefighting efforts.

Crews have been continuing to clear firebreaks and vegetation around the perimeter to contain the fire.

The Kaimaumau community will be staying at Waiharara School, or making other arrangements, for another night as a precaution. They were escorted back to their homes briefly this morning to collect personal items and check on their properties.

21/12/2021: ANGA WHAKAMUA - MERE LU ANDERSON

Submitted by admin2 on Tue, 21/12/2021 - 12:00am

Mere Lu Anderson | Te Rarawa

Whaea Mere Lu, sister to whaea Heeni , talks about her childhood memories getting vaccinated at Pukepoto Native School and the various medical advancements that have helped her with her life, and medication that has directly helped her. Whaea Mere Lu talks about the marae, the community and the power that comes from the marae for the people, the significance of the marae for our people.

Listen to Whaea Mere Lu here: https://bit.ly/3yqVAZ0

19/12/2021: KAIMAUMAU EVACUATION

Submitted by admin2 on Sun, 19/12/2021 - 12:00am

KAIMAUMAU EVACUATION: Praying for our whanau and friends in Kaimaumau to be safe. Residents in the Far North township of Kaimaumau are evacuating overnight as a scrub fire in Waiharara has spread "faster than anticipated".

The majority of residents are being accommodated at Waiharara School, with Ngai Takoto also making its marae available.

Police, Civil Defence and the Kaimaumau Community Response Group are supporting the evacuation.

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