Tamatea’s Global Connections
Puna and Berry Rangi both come from the Cook Islands and have lived on Westminster Avenue in Tamatea for 37 years since shifting here from Christchurch in 1974. Their two children went to Tamatea Primary, Intermediate and High Schools, and they now have grandchildren attending Wharerangi Kindergarten, Tamatea Primary and Tamatea High. They have seen a lot of changes in Tamatea over the time they have lived here, including the establishment of Park Island, the changes in the Tamatea Shopping Centre, and the development of the Parklands area. However, they have also seen the small suburb character of Tamatea maintained.“One of the things we enjoy about Tamatea is that it has always had good community spirit. We have seen it during our association with different parts of Tamatea – the schools and kindergarten, our Avon business, the Tamatea Community Church, Pirates Rugby Club and Tamatea Country Women’s Institute,” said Berry.And from Puna - “In some ways, it is similar to the villages in which we grew up in the Cook Islands – people are friendly, and you recognise the “Tamatea” faces. And our daughter and her family live six houses around the corner!”
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