Te Takere begins - with a dawn ceremony to place the foundation stone

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 at the blessing of Te Takere	Hole for the stone outside Te Takere
Brendon Duffy placing a handful of earth on top of the rock outside Te Takere	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 ...
... and still 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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