My brother was laid to rest unpon our mum. He is laying with his tipuna. We buried him on Dec 31st his mothers birthday. Without the wonderful and awesome aroha people have shown here this will not have happened. Thank you whanau. You will forever be remembered in our stories how my brother finally arrived home.
Thank you everyone for your contributions. Without this my brother may not have made it home the way he has . I have seen him in Auckland and my heart is warm. We can now rest him with his tipuna. He is now making his journey back to Whakarae
Morena whanau another beautiful day here in Perth. Glory to our God as he continues to bless us.
We can now confirm that we will be bringing our brother Earl Brown home leaving Friday landing in NZ on Saturday the 29th.
We will then commence our journey to be with his whanau at
Whakarae Marae Matahi, Waimana
est time arrival: 1-2pm.
Nehu to be confirmed.
To all whanau & friends in Perth we would be holding a final service for those wishing to come & farewell our brother & shower there love over Helen & Sydney.
Service to be held at
Peaceful Funeral Services, Kenwick,
Unit 1/1787 Albany Highway, WA, 6107
Thursday 27th, 11am
Any inquiries: Please ring brother Josh on
0420209958
We thank each & everyone who has contributed to this kaupapa. We wish you all a safe & Merry Christmas. God bless you all
Thank you to all who have contributed thus far.
With my broken heart I put together this tribute to you my brother. My you rest in peace, soon to be with your Tipuna. The memories I have as your older brother caring, loving and hugging you will always be remember. It truely saddens me that you no longer walk this earth, and you are gone forever. Peace and love my bro. Your tuakana Toby Te Rupe. xox
Kia ora whanau its been a very active week here in Perth working toward our journey of bringing our brother Earl Brown home.
Update: We are meeting with the right people tomorrow to put together the plan of flights and dates of our departure from Perth to NZ. The process is slow here but the team of soldiers have been amazing in getting us to where we are at this point. Things are looking possitive. When our bro is all preppd & ready we will hold a service for all the whanau in Perth to pay their respects & final farewells. (Day & time to be confirmed). We are overwhelmed by the love and contributions of all forms monotries, kai, hands on deck, phones, laptops cleaners lol most of all prayers for Helen & Sydney Ngaheu & our bro, (the list goes on) from everyone in NZ & AU appreciating each & everyone of you. Many thanks to you all. So until tomorrow's update love & light from the whanau in Te Urupu 💜💛💚
The putea raised from here will be going directly back to Helen to help get him home as was always the original intention. Give-a-litte take 5% fee which is small change compared to what has been achieved here. Money I believe is paid out between 20th - 27th each month. I will be using the services of Transferwise which offers the least amount of fees and best exchange rate see picture. Kiwibank exchange rates
Amount to be sent:
AUD 2,300.00
Exchange rate:0.93799890
NZ dollar value: NZD2,452.03
Fee: NZD20.00
Total cost: NZD2,472.03
Once there the money will be used towards bringing him home. The cost of bringing him home is around the $10,000 mark. This will get him to Auckland Airport. This does not cover the cost of Helen and Sydney also flying home. Return flights to Perth are roughly $1000 per person.
The short fall whanau in Perth are exploring all options.
Yesterday whanau and friends held a service for the brother at his whare in Perth. Here is the live recording for those they could not make it.
It breaks our heart that you are so far away from us son.
Dad wanting to say a few words.
Currently the bro is at hospital mortuary until his wife starts sorting out his arrangements. Thankfully Helen's whananu is Perth bound to be near to Helen and Earl. The plan is to get him home back to rest with his Tipuna at Whakarae Marae.
