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remove herself, and By Susan Sandys said if she did not leave immediately the police Staveley resident Karen would be called. They Hesketh-Palmer was said she and her chilshocked when police handdren were protesting on cuffed and removed her private land, to which from a peaceful protest yesshe said it was a public terday. event. Police were on the Ms Hesketh-Palmer had scene within minutes. gone to Christchurch’s “I was handcuffed and CBS Arena where the Dalai forcibly removed,” she Lama was addressing a said. large crowd with three of She wanted her chilher children aged six, 10 dren to come with her, TXT THE EDITOR and 13. however, police left them 021 052-7511 She said learning about in the hands of some Tibet had been part of of Ms Hesketh-Palmer’s homeschool classes for her friends. Ms Heskethchildren, and the family felt strongly about Palmer was taken to a police station and the oppression of that country. The family served a trespass notice and can not return wanted to show its support for the Dalai to the arena for two years. Lama, himself a Tibetan Buddhist, by “I think it’s absolutely shocking, and this undertaking the protest. is what I was protesting for the people in They stood outside the arena with plac- Tibet, to have the freedoms and rights to ards saying things such as Freedom For be heard. And I’m wondering do we, I was Tibet and Human Rights. actually very shocked and so were the chilEvent organisers then asked her to dren,” she said.
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Matariki kicked off with a hangi at the Hakatere Marae yesterday. Bringing the goods to a hungry crowd are Darrell Reuben (left) and Tim Lima.
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By Susan Sandys Matariki, the Maori New Year, was celebrated at the Hakatere Marae yesterday. Families representing about 100 people turned out to share a hangi, listen to a presentation about Matariki, and participate in games and waita. Among them was Lawrence Kaukau, who brought along his 10-year-old son Calais and his friends. From the North Island originally, he wanted to expose his son to their Maori heritage, as in Mid Canterbury
Check out our video there were not a lot of opportunities to do that. “There’s not a lot of it down here, and when we do have anything I try and involve him in it,” Mr Kaukau
said. In 2011 he had taken Calais to meet some of their ancestors, and visited five maraes in the Ruatoki and Lake Waikaremoana areas.
“I met family I didn’t know,” he said. Eddie Kohunui was among those sharing in the Matariki celebrations at the marae yesterday, and was helping cook the hangi. He said the event was about food and family and it was “just a good gathering, getting people together”. The hangi was lifted out about 1.30pm, and included lamb, chicken, potatoes, pumpkin and carrots. Hakatere Marae committee chairman Bryan Clarke said Matariki was a time for remembering those who had passed on, and a time for looking ahead.
Several outbreaks hit local classrooms By Myles Hume
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Mid Canterbury’s Karen Hesketh-Palmer and her children protested in support of the Dalai Lama as the Tibetan Buddhist visited Christchurch yesterday.
Parents are being warned to closely monitor their children’s health, with outbreaks of bacterial skin infections, sniffs and coughs entering Mid Canterbury classrooms. Neil Simons, the president of the Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association, said there was heightened concern over whooping cough and skin infections in the district. It also comes after Allenton School principal Graham Smith alerted parents in his latest newsletter to an impetigo outbreak, also known as school sores, at his school. The highly contagious skin infection, one of the most common among
Children are more likely to contract impetigo if their skin has already been irritated by other skin problems, such as eczema, poison ivy, insect bites, and cuts or scrapes due to minor trauma
children, usually produces honey-coloured blisters or sores on the face, neck, hands and diaper area. “This bacterial skin infection is highly contagious and non-treatment does have long-term consequences for a child,” Mr Smith wrote in his newsletter. Children are more likely to contract impetigo if their skin has already been
irritated by other skin problems, such as eczema, poison ivy, insect bites, and cuts or scrapes due to minor trauma. Poor hygiene is often associated with the infection. Mr Simons told the Guardian children should not be at school 24 hours after applying the antibiotic cream treatment for impetigo.
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