Yesterday Friday 13th I finished work at Whakanewha after 15 years. A poignant day for me. Dan was so kind and organised a leaving party for me at the Lazy Lounge. Old friends from many years were there. Dan said that I would be sorely missed, except by the rats and gave me a framed picture of the park which is now hanging in the entrance at home. Mike Lee the ARC chairman found the time to come and present me with a beautiful book on the Waitakere Ranges.
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A lovely send off, thank you everyone who spoke and who came to celebrate the achievements at Whakanewha.
I hope to be able to capture something of these achievements and apply them to the whole island. Our island deserves the prestige that is accorded to other great heritage areas. And we need to care for it so that it's beauty is not spoilt in the future. Those that live here are its custodians and its guardians.
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