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ABOUT KOHUPĀTIKI
Kohupātiki Marae is located on Kohupātiki Road, Clive. The marae plays an active role in the community,
Its principal hapū are Ngāti Hori and Ngāti Toaharapaki
of Ngāti Kahungunu iwi. The wharenui is called Māoritanga, Kohupātiki-style. Recently the entire
welcoming many groups through to experience
Tānenuiarangi. The marae connects ancestrally to the Clive School was welcomed on to the marae, that’s
waka Takitimu and the awa Ngaruroro.
250 people in total.
they don’t have choices, that things crumble.
The older members of Friendly Neighbours focussed
on the needs of the elderly and Pat looked after the
needs of youth; an experience that inspired his imminent
involvement with the YMCA and Downtown Y. In 1977,
nominated by Pat, Robin and Lou were given a well-deserved
Citizens Civic Award. Later, Friendly Neighbours
was administered by school master Keith Sellers, and
cutting, bagging and distributing firewood became another
service that the group offered.
The McMurray’s had a bach at Tangoio and often invited
the entire Magill clan of eight, out to come and share
freshly caught crayfish; invitations that were accepted
on the spot.
At this time, Pat had numerous fingers in plenty of
community pies. Owning his own business and being a
father to a fast growing family (six kids in eight years!),
seemed to widen his sense of humanity and call to service.
He joined the Lions Club in 1953. At the time, the
club was looking for an army of foot soldiers and it was
reasonably successful with its founding mandate, to fundraise
for community needs.
Back then Pat’s fundraising style was akin to that of the
legendary Robin Hood, the heroic, friendly outlaw who
robbed from the rich and gave to the poor. And it still is. He
zealously believes that it is society’s obligation to look after
those less fortunate. When it comes to collection time,
Pat has plenty of friends and supporters who know they’ll
be “fleeced” but it’s in the nicest way possible and for very
good reasons and they’re more than happy to oblige.
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Behind the façade