
Maddisyn Jeffares
Multimedia Journalist at Hastings Leader
Reporter at Hawke's Bay Today
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Dec 15, 2024 |
nzherald.co.nz | Maddisyn Jeffares
Home / Hawkes Bay Today / OpinionOpinion by Maddisyn JeffaresMaddisyn Jeffares is Editor of the Hastings Leader and Napier Courier. Learn moreOPINIONThe past few weeks have been full of many lasts for me: my last interviews, last follow-ups, last paper layouts, last community columns, the last time I took the “right” photo for a story, and now the last time I put together and sent both the Hastings Leader and Napier Courier community papers to the printers.
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Dec 15, 2024 |
nzherald.co.nz | Maddisyn Jeffares
Home / Hawkes Bay Today / Hastings LeaderIn November, Flaxmere College celebrated 10 years since the school’s Teen Parent Unit opened. The college has been supporting its students and community, helping teen parents continue their education while supporting the needs of both the parents and their child or children. The Teen Parent Unit, Te Tipu Whenua ō Pā Harakeke is an alternative education facility that provides holistic support and education to young parents.
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Dec 15, 2024 |
nzherald.co.nz | Maddisyn Jeffares
Home / Hawkes Bay Today / Hastings LeaderIn just two days, a Hawke’s Bay photographer’s image of a “humble, selfless man” reached over 208,000 people and had 3800 plus interactions on Facebook. Back in October, Sicilian doctor and hobbyist photographer Davide Conti took a photo of a man named Jeffery who lives on the streets in Hastings but refers to himself as Dee.
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Dec 10, 2024 |
nzherald.co.nz | Maddisyn Jeffares
Kevin Watkins and Santa, Ross Sweatman celebrate 25 years of bring Santa to the homes of Hastings. Twenty-five years of Christmas magic and joy, 25 years of driving around the streets of Hastings, 25 years of hard work and 25 years of creating childhood memories. Each December, Kevin Watkins brings Santa (Ross Sweatman) to the people of Hastings. They see Santa in his sleigh being towed right past their homes.
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Dec 1, 2024 |
nzherald.co.nz | Maddisyn Jeffares
Dame Cindy Kiro, GNZM, QSO, Governor-General of New Zealand (left), award recipient Hamish Gilbert and Dr Richard Davies. Born with Down syndrome, Hawke’s Bay man Hamish Gilbert has been defying stereotypes and achieved far more than many thought possible for his whole life.
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