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Ka Tu Kainga Rua A joint project by  Utakura 7 Incorporation and Utakura 7 Charitable Trust Our Vision That the shareholders and beneficiaries of Utakura7 shall live prosperously in healthy, thriving, well-educated communities always strong in the knowledge of who we are while holding tightly to the teachings of our tupuna and our whanaungatanga BackgroundContinue reading “Ka Tu Kainga Rua”

World Famous in New Zealand: Hokianga’s Māngungu Mission House Perched on a hill overlooking the Hokianga Harbour, and right on the Twin Coast Cycle Trail, this neat and satisfyingly symmetrical cottage has a big history for a building so small. Built in 1838 by the multi-talented Wesleyan Reverend John Hobbs, it was the venue forContinue reading “Mangungu”

After many missed deadlines the northern-most of the 22 Great Rides that make up the New Zealand Cycle Trail is open all the way from Opua on the east coast to the Hokianga Harbour. Phil Taylor reports from the Twin Coast Cycleway.By Phil Taylor (reposted) There were real concerns this trail might never be finishedContinue reading “Cycleway”