December 21, 2009
With The Big Walk nearing the end of its third week, one of the most encouraging insights emerging is the depth of commitment towards youth development in the most isolated pockets of the country. Rest assured, Heartland New Zealand is alive and well, underpinned by the core values we associate with our nation.
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I pulled up [...]
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December 11, 2009
So you reckon you’ve walked over a bridge huh? How about the longest foot bridge in the Southern Hemisphere? We have! Whanganaki hosts the 395 metre marvel and connected us with Whanganaki South and the stretch of trail leading to the finish line of this leg – Matapouri.
We had some guests with us today as [...]
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December 11, 2009
Waking up on Mimiwhanngata Beach was incredible. Whist our tents were in the shade of the hills to our East, our weet-bix tasted great as we watched the water lap against the shore while we created a plan for the day – probably the toughest physical challenge of this leg. We were re-telling some of [...]
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December 9, 2009
They say when something works don’t change it. Adhering to this philosophy it was another 6am wake up call for us this morning! Not long after waking up we had breakfast cooking on the Waikare School stove, an awesome feed of scrambled eggs and baked beans. With full stomachs it was then into the cars [...]
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December 9, 2009
Today we woke up at our normal 6am again with the aim of heading back into Kerikeri for a transition breakfast organised by ANZ. By 7.10 we were all packed up and ready to go and by 7.30 we were back at The Bakehouse, where we had met last night. ANZ were awesome hosts, friendly [...]
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I think it's just amazing what you guys are doing for our youth of today. I can't think of any ...