The Bay Chronicle

Tania loves a good read

Tania Aslund, runs Molly’s Little Book Shop in Kerikeri with Barbara, Bonnie and Molly.

- What do you like about the Far North? How long have you lived here and where are you originally from? What do you like least and how can we fix it? Your highlight of the week? Who is the Kiwi you most admire? The spot in Northland I’d recommend is… If I

I particular­ly love the trees and the coast.

I have lived around here off and on since I was 12, with bits and pieces in other parts of New Zealand including Wellington, Auckland and Dunedin, and overseas including Australia, Pakistan and the Middle East.

I am concerned about all these houses being built on such fantastic soil. Next thing we’ll be importing all our food.

Zoning would be sensible – new housing and developmen­t on the poorer land, horticultu­re and agricultur­e on the good stuff.

Buy locally grown produce and locally made products, support local businesses.

Home – so long as it’s not me cooking! If I’m in town I like to eat at Cafe Jerusalem or grab a coffee from the Village Cafe.

Yoga with friends at the Kerikeri Yoga Centre.

Anne Salmond. She is an inspiring advocate for environmen­tal and cultural issues who really ‘walks the talk’. She’s fluent in Te Reo and environmen­tally proactive.

Henderson Bay. It’s a beautiful and fascinatin­g place.

Focus on employment, education and the environmen­t. There needs to be more support for local business and the self employed. I would encourage sustainabl­e and innovative practises emphasisin­g respectful involvemen­t of local people and sensible use of local resources.

And easy access to relevant learning opportunit­ies for all sectors of the community, from pre-schools to prisons, and with all decisions being made with real and genuine considerat­ion for the environmen­t.

Read, write and make pottery.

I am concerned about all these houses being built on such fantastic soil. Next thing we’ll be importing all our food.

 ??  ?? LOOK WHO’S TALKING Tania’s passion for reading makes work particular­ly enjoyable.
LOOK WHO’S TALKING Tania’s passion for reading makes work particular­ly enjoyable.

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