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Mandy On Stories with a Message

  At a meeting of the local Labour Party today (Saturday 18 August) Mandy Hager spoke about the art and […]

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Kris Faafoi and Mandy Hager Speak on Saturday

Kapiti Labour Branch host top speakers From Graham Bathgate You are invited to a Kapiti Labour Branch Committee speaking event. […]

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Late August: A Big Time For Poetry!

Gill Ward says Poetry time approaching! To get you in the mood… Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day #NZPoetryDay announces its […]

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Poem/Song of the Week: Danny Boy

A moving scene To hear Danny Boy sung well is an emotional experience. This was definitely the case in 1994 […]

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Poem of the Fortnight: QE Park

Delightful poetry Introduced by Gill Ward who will send us a poem every fortnght. Here’s a poem by Jane from […]

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The Witch-hunt against Allan Titford?

  Amy Brooke believes that 24 Years, The Trials of Allan Titford by Mike Butler exposes judicial failure in both […]

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Enter the Poetry Contest!

Kapiti Independent News announces a major new poetry contest: Poets in Kapiti or Horowhenua can now compete to win a major […]

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A Fascinating New “Heartland” Book

Tony Orman feels that with the shift of emphasis to city living, a lot of good, Kiwi values … have […]

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The Fascinating History of Kindergartens

There was an early pre-school opened in Strasbourg in 1779, but it was Friedrich Fröbel who first established a “childrens’ […]

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This Mortal Boy

Fiona Kidman says I was going in to bat for Albert in this book. Another impressive book launch By Roger […]

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Kapiti Poetry and Literary Catch-up

Poetry is a response to the daily necessity of getting the world right. Wallace Stevens Fascinating novel by Fiona Kidman […]

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The Sad Early Life of Hilary Mantel

Oh well, there’s one good thing anyway, you won’t have to worry about birth prevention. GP to the 27 year […]

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