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New Zealand’s Inspired Origins
What makes New Zealand special? While the answer might be many things, from history’s perspective, one thing stands out: this country was intentionally founded to be unlike the British Empire’s previous colonies. New Zealand was to be different. Although the empire would still seek to spread the umbrella of nationhood and civilisation, it intended to do so with a newly found compassion and humility. It would try to do things right.
The Tapestry of New Zealand – Matariki 2025
Purewa’s story is our story as New Zealanders, woven as a tapestry of relationships between Māori and Pakeha. It forms New Zealand’s past and reflects the best aspects of our nation today.
For Mother’s Day: “The Baby Factory” Founder Helen Lowe
A Mother's Day story. When Loo Oy Shang and her young daughter arrived as refugees from Japanese-occupied Guandong in 1939, they faced an uncertain future. For seven-year-old Helen, it was especially wrenching. She’d left behind the comforts of a large home and the...
ANZAC DAY – 2025 Remembering Sir Eric Harold Barrowclough
Major General Sir Harold Eric Barrowclough led an extraordinary life. A heroic foot soldier, field commander, and noted lawyer, he crowned his career serving as Chief Justice of New Zealand. Coming of age just before the start of World War One, young Harold embarked...
Country Music Pioneer Jack Christie
Jack Christie was New Zealand’s first commercially recorded country music artist and a pioneering businessman and sportsman. Recording for TANZA from 1949, Jack's cover of Roy Darling's "Overlander Trail" was a big hit. It was the first country song commercially...
蛇年如意 闔家平安 Wishing You A Happy and Prosperous New Year
Article about Purewa, courtesy the Chinese New Zealand Herald