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Renee Maurice is one of the most talented young women I've ever met. I predicted that she would win NZ's Got Talent as soon as I heard that she'd entered. In 2015 Renee produced and directed the original production of her musical about the women who died in the fire at Seacliff … View moreRenee Maurice is one of the most talented young women I've ever met. I predicted that she would win NZ's Got Talent as soon as I heard that she'd entered. In 2015 Renee produced and directed the original production of her musical about the women who died in the fire at Seacliff Asylum in Dunedin, it opened to a full house, and received standing ovations. Here's a great opportunity to help Renee produce the Wellington show. Renee works hard at Laura Ferguson Trust, and deserves all the support we can muster. Please support her if you can, and encourage others to also. Only six days to go to reach the target:
Hi everyone, I'm Renee Maurice, writer/director of Seacliff: Demise of Ward 5.
In 2006, when I was just 15 years old, I discovered the story of the 1942 Seacliff fire, which took the lives of 37 of the 39 institutionalized women inside the ward, making it the worst fire disaster in New Zealand at the time. For 9 years, I researched and wrote a musical based on the tragic events of that night.
In 2015, it was with great pride that I was finally able to bring Seacliff: Demise of Ward 5 to the stage, in Dunedin. I, along with my very talented cast and crew, received great reviews and audience response for our show. One of the best things to come from our Dunedin Production was the connection that I was able to make to some of the Seacliff ladies' descendants, this has been very inspirational and moving.
Now, I am bringing Seacliff to Wellington, in association with Te Papa, the National museum of New Zealand. This is an extremely exciting opportunity to share this story with a wider New Zealand audience, as well as visitors from abroad.
I am so honoured to have the opportunity to speak on these ladies' behalf, and I invite you to be a part of bringing their tale to the stage, on this, the 75th anniversary, by donating to this boosted campaign.
With your generous support, we will pay tribute to these brave women, whose voices have gone unheard for too long.
Thank you.
Renee Maurice
www.boosted.org.nz...
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Greater Wellington regional Council works with volunteers like you to plant up to 25,000 trees a season and we need your help!
Join us at the South end Te Ara O Whareroa trail gate for a morning of tree planting on Sunday 13th August 9:30am. Please RSVP to our Facebook event goo.gl...
We will… View moreGreater Wellington regional Council works with volunteers like you to plant up to 25,000 trees a season and we need your help!
Join us at the South end Te Ara O Whareroa trail gate for a morning of tree planting on Sunday 13th August 9:30am. Please RSVP to our Facebook event goo.gl...
We will be planting near the big steps to the side of Te Ara o Whareroa trail. Follow the signs from the bottom of Whareroa Beach carpark (Mackays Crossing entrance), or from the Poplar Avenue entrance if coming by bike or foot.
For more information, please visit www.gw.govt.nz...
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The Neighbourly team love to see whats happening across the country. So we thought we'd share five of the most interesting posts we've found this year!
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Did you know that you can … View moreThe Neighbourly team love to see whats happening across the country. So we thought we'd share five of the most interesting posts we've found this year!
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Did you know that you can browse posts from neighbourhoods across the country on our Public Notices tab? Any content shared to these public pages are posts that have been made with the "Public Post" box ticked.
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Clean up around your place with your choice of a free Resene cleaning product when you spend $100 or more at your local Resene ColorShop during July 2017. Plus get 10L of Resene Ceiling Paint white for $99!
These offers are available to Resene ColorShop/DIY cardholders. Not a cardholder? … View moreClean up around your place with your choice of a free Resene cleaning product when you spend $100 or more at your local Resene ColorShop during July 2017. Plus get 10L of Resene Ceiling Paint white for $99!
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What will you miss if you don’t participate as an exhibitor at this premier Business to Business Expo? Quality of leads are better than quantity of crowds! Be an exhibitor at Wellington’s premier Business to Business Expo and have the opportunity of securing future leads that will keep your … View moreWhat will you miss if you don’t participate as an exhibitor at this premier Business to Business Expo? Quality of leads are better than quantity of crowds! Be an exhibitor at Wellington’s premier Business to Business Expo and have the opportunity of securing future leads that will keep your business growing. No business can afford to stop their marketing whether they have plenty of work in the pipeline or not.
Many stands are booked so far. This is a regional event. Even businesses from outside the Wellington Region are booking their stands. Early bird pricing until the 31st of July. Book and pay for your stand before then and enter the draw to win your stand for free.
Save the date - the Business Expo is on Wednesday 20 and Thursday 21 September. We look forward to seeing you there!
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Not so long ago, we asked you to complete our FreshChoice Health & Beauty Survey 2017. Over 2600 people told us their beauty, health and hygiene secrets and we were AMAZED with the results!
- Almost 50% of us are eating fast food a minimum of once a month!
- Did you know that 1 in 10 of us … View moreNot so long ago, we asked you to complete our FreshChoice Health & Beauty Survey 2017. Over 2600 people told us their beauty, health and hygiene secrets and we were AMAZED with the results!
- Almost 50% of us are eating fast food a minimum of once a month!
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Want to see what else we found out? Like how frequently we are washing our hands...?!
Check out all our interesting findings from the FreshChoice Health & Beauty Survey 2017 here!
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