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Tony and Mel’s Rānui reflection

Tony and Mel’s Rānui reflection

Mel and Tony Rippin spent 113 nights at Rānui House and, after returning home to Temuka, wrote to us about their experience. Thank you, Tony and Mel, for sharing with us what...

The gift that keeps Melise’s memory alive

The gift that keeps Melise’s memory alive

Connor Shirley has his moments.  “I’ll be sitting in the tractor or getting the cows in, and it will hit me. My mind goes back to missing mum. I can’t even handle silence. If my...