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  • Help share David's page far and wide donations for headstone .

      22 March 2023

    Hi everyone hope you all are doing well, just an update on David's page. I have posted a few articles on our new page. For those who don't know I'm fundraising again for David's headstone. I'm here to ask if you all could help share our page far and wide to get donations in. Thank you once again to everyone who donated to bring David home last year it was really special I will never forget the experience. Sincerely Katrina

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  • Thank you

      19 September 2022
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    Thank you to everyone who helped me bring my fathers brother home .. David is now at peace x

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    • 19/09/2022 by Kerrie

      Moe mai ra David x

  • Farewell my brother

      18 September 2022
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    Haere haere haere ra

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  • David’s final resting place

      18 September 2022
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    Rest in Love … farewell brother until we meet again

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    • 18/09/2022 by Vicki

      Tino ataahua. I am crying as I see this and I don't even know you. But he's home at last.

  • Flying home back to Auckland

      14 September 2022
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    David laying in state

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    • 14/09/2022 by kelvin

      So happy for your whanau

    • 15/09/2022 by Peter

      Fantastic news. The history of many nations is awash with stories similar to these. Even though it is only one it is victory and knowledge for you. The not knowing is often far more debilitating than knowing. My thoughts are with you.

  • Arrive today in Nelson

      13 September 2022
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    Visited Whakapuaka cemetery today before disinterment takes place tomorrow at 7am

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  • Sanitation of Maori Settlements Orakei 1940 - 1944

      18 August 2022

    EVIDENTS of David's disease recorded in the archive 7th March 1942, report was 42 pages long there were three others with CSM disease ages 32,4,23 all male. A Report from 1935 states that a lot of the diseases were brought into the settlement from visitors out of the area.

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    • 19/08/2022 by Katrina Mulitalo

      32 yrs Male Negative

  • Archives

      13 August 2022

    Hello to everyone who is following my page I have uploaded more information of archives. Archive New Zealand can take awhile responding which can be frustrating most mental health records are classified as restricted.

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  • Please help share !

      10 August 2022

    Hello everyone hope you all are doing well, everything is set in motion for David's return to Auckland which I am very happy to say. I would like to ask everyone would you mind sharing Davids give a little page far and wide as we are still a bit short of funding. Thank you again for all your donations. Katrina Mulitalo

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  • Thank you for your donation 🙏

      19 July 2022
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    Hi everyone, as you all know David will be exhumed on the 14th September. For those who are not familiar with Tikanga a local kaumatua from Whakatu Marae Nelson will assist and support the whanua before disinterment takes place. I also would like to share a photo with everyone of David’s Korowai (cloak) that will lay over the casket. We are still hoping to get more donations to give David a beautiful granite top and headstone that he deserves.

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    • 19/07/2022 by Peter

      Fantastic news.