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Te Takere begins - with a dawn ceremony to place the foundation stone
Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T16:51:21+00:00At 7am on Monday 12 December 2011 a ceremony was held to place a rock at Te Takere - Levin's new culture and community centre.
We are fortunate to be able to share videos and photos of this event here.
People gather outside Te Takere for the blessing |
Levin Library staff gather in the Levin Mall carpark before the blessing of Te Takere |
Brendon Duffy by the hole for the stone | Hole for the stone outside Te Takere |
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Rock Hole being filled in at the end of the blessing of Te Takere |
Cleaning up at the end of the blessing ceremony for Te Takere |
More cleaning up ... |
There are interesting reports from the newspapers on the helicopter rescue of the man collecting the foundation stone from the Tararua Ranges:
e.g. from the DomPost and also the Timaru Herald.
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