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So at the moment its been quite difficult. they might have a pre-fab or a building we could
Usually what we do is we use the staffroom pick up and give to us, but they had nothing.
facilities. But then that causes lots of other So they are the future plans. We have to
problems so we need to be getting the committee get those things to make it all work properly. So
back together again and restart. you know there's things to be done but basically I'm
But, of course, it’s getting quite hard. Mrs really happy with it on the whole except that it just
Gregory is gone, Mr Abraham shifted, the Rhinds breaks my heart anytime anything bad happens to it
have gone to Perth and so it leaves me to start because it reminds me of the racism, it reminds me
things again and get the community group back of the bitterness I had during those years.
together and I just keep getting so involved in Somebody vandalized and put the firehose in
things and I just can't get myself going. it and wrecked all the carpet, and it almost feels like
Also I know how much work is involved. It's part of my life gets taken away. It's even deeper
frightening to think of another four years, but it than the work, it's the feeling there that matters
won't be so bad this time, because we don't need to more.
have carvings.
We were hoping at one stage, actually there Is the waka still there?
was a spare pre-fab floating around down at the end Yes, its still over there but it comes and goes,
of the gym and we tried to get the Department of as it gets used a lot. But that little piece of you goes
Education to let us have it and move it over there, every time somebody doesn't respect it. It is. I find
and then we only had to fundraise to put some it hard when some members of the school are still
stoves in. have hardened attitudes, and they say things that
But there was a fire at another school, so they really get me going.
took it. So that's what we really need. If we start
from scratch it's just going to be $100,000 for I reckon it's good going there all the time. It's
something to build, but if we can find an existing really peaceful.
building and move it on. You find that in nearly every wharenui that
We applied to the military when their Hopu I've ever been in. There's that stillness
Hopu base closed down, because we thought