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Tovi and Greg Daly
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Tovi Daly Carol Wright
Office Manager
Sarah Steinemann
Design & Layout
Matt Hishon, Anomaly Design
other design support...
Carol Wright Shannon Okey
Contributing Writers/Editors/Proofing
Brando Yelavich Carol Wright Tovi Daly Kate Palmano
Sandra Scott Monett Johnston
Advertiser Liaisons
Tovi Daly Sarah Steinemann
Contributing Artists/Photographers
Liz Hart (Cover Art) Brando Yelavich
Greg Daly
Printing & Pre-press
Crucial Colour, Penrose Auckland
Distribution, Volunteer & Misc Support
Gavin Hedwig Tracey Salkeld Leanne Adams
Althea Barker Karen Vowles Tony Keyworth
...and the many others helping us
spread the community spirit – Thanks!
COROMANDEL
What’s InsIde
Late sUMMeR/easteR 2017 life
Dreams. Visions. Goals ... Just give it a go!
Our Cover Artist: Liz Hart................................................. 7
Mercury Bay Art Escape hosts March studio tours ....8-9
Coromandel Art Scene ..............................................11-13
“Wildboy” Brando Yelavich tackles The Pinnacles . 14-19
Offerings at Kauaeranga Valley Visitor Centre ......21-25
Thames Celebrates Its Heritage...............................26-29
Italy’s Palio di Siena ..................................................30-31
175th Commemoration: Sailors Grave.....................32-33
Visit the Waihi Art Centre & Museum............................ 34
Coromandel Red Jasper................................................ 35
History of Athenree .................................................. 36-39
The ‘People Power’ of Lester Gray ..........................40-41
Colville Easter Arts Festival .................................... 44-45
Coromandel Calendar of Events ............................. 46-48
Advertiser List with Web Links ..................................... 49
Community Spotlight ...............................................50-51
Pauanui’s Outdoor Expo hits high for school ............... 52
Indian Owners Rally on the Coromandel ......................54
4 COROMANDEL LIFE 2017 LATE SUMMER / EASTER
Traditional carpets
Modern rugs
Decor pieces
Cushions
Runners
Textiles
OUR HOME SHOWROOM OPEN FOR VIEWING
Enjoy our hospitality – no form of sales pressure here! We know rugs...since the 1980s!
“I purchased a
beautiful rug from
Phil and Elly after
buying one in Turkey,
and realised...
I never even had to
leave home to find
a great selection at
even greater prices!”
VICKI MURRAY, TAIRUA
CALL FOR VIEWING APPOINTMENT ANYTIME! • SEE SAMPLES ONLINE
Handpicked
by experts
Phil and
Elly Smith
The Talk of Turkey Carpets
129 Ocean Beach Road, Tairua
07 864 9846 or 021667080
The new year always motivates us to reflect on
where we’ve been, where we are, and where we
are heading. So it was appropriate that this issue
would attract individuals that might inspire us to
follow our dreams, believe we can do anything
with faith in ourselves.... and just give it a go,
Achievers like Brando “Wildboy” and
businessman Lester Gray, although two totally
different personalities, have ‘pivoted’ (the new
business buzzword I am told!) to overcome
obstacles.
We need these modern day ‘regular folk’ heroes,
and they are the sort that inspired me through
my health crisis – so many are now beating even
terminal cancer which helped me believe I could
beat it too... and so far, the doctors say I have!
Thoughts are powerful as well – they can help
protect, support and heal us too. Just as our
contributors realised, ultimately, how important
others are in our lives, I learned this too. So
thanks for all those good wishes, blessings and
prayers for my recovery – I know it works!
GOOD NEWS. Local businesses are reporting a
fruitful summer season. Our communities need
these hardworking people, so let’s be sure to
support them through our autumn and winter by
purchasing locally whenever possible. And while
you’re there, don’t forget to tell them you saw
them (be it in print or online) in Coromandel Life.
We are thankful for the enthusiastic embrace our
communities have given our magazines over the
past seven years. It took ‘a whole village’ to pull
PakuViews together at the start, as it has taken
‘a whole peninsula’ to support its expansion into
Coromandel Life.
Tovi and
Greg Daly
The Coromandel was once our holiday
destination, then our home, now our ‘masthead’.
See the entire legacy – all the issues – flipview
style at
As CL embarks on a very exciting 2017, we are
thrilled to report that our reputation has
expanded well beyond the Coromandel. We are
getting more and more requests from all over
NZ. Tauranga iSite rang saying many people
had come in asking for CL, so they now offer
it. Several groups ask for magazines to send
members or potential attendees in advance of
events or gatherings or to place in gift bags once
here because the magazine promotes what a
great place the Coromandel is to visit...and to
LIVE, which those of us here already know.
Here’s to LIFE!!
Greg and I enjoying a 15-day Holland America
cruise around NZ aboard the MS Noordam.
What a fabulous trip – it was less than hiring a
campervan...and I didn’t have to cook!
It’s YOUR Coromandel Life!
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