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Te Waha Nui means "The Big Mouth", but we're not bragging - instead we only hope the talent comes across loud and clear. Te Waha Nui is a regular newspaper featuring stories on a wide range of topics. Published as part of the Editing and Design (semester one) and News Production (semester two) courses, all stories and pages are written, subbed and designed by AUT journalism students. Write a letter to the editor today:
Tragedy in Guatemala
Edition No 11, October 21 2005
FATAL MUDSLIDES: rescue workers pull the body of a child from a buried village in the Santiago Atitlan district of Guatemala. Photo: Phil Eichinski
‘There was no hope at all of finding people alive’
Tragedy in Guatemala
By Britton Broun and Catherine Westwood
An Australian backpacker joined relief efforts in Guatemala after mudslides killed hundreds of people and left 5000 homeless. Phil Eichinski, 26, spoke to Te Waha Nui after becoming trapped In the Santiago Atitlan district earlier this month. Read his eyewitness account and see his pictures.
Sacked presenter returns to Maori TV
by Kirsty Charles
Sacked Maori Television Service presenter Julian Wilcox will return to his role in January after conciliatory talks cleared the air between staff and management. “I’m happy that I have my job back and I’m looking forward to getting back into work,” Wilcox told Te Waha Nui.
Photo: Julian Wilcox, by Sarah Kaci
Also in this issue:
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Fashion Week: TWN explores NZ Fashion Week |
David Lange: Why the nation barely mourned |
Pacific Media: Fijian broadcaster launches bilingual newspaper |
- Young bands: The struggle to succeed in New Zealand
- Early education: What Kiwis offer and how NZ rates against the rest of the world
- From rags to riches: The 20-year-old who won a $1.3 million Lotto draw
- Making history: Kiwis vs Roos at the Ericsson Stadium
Sample pages from this edition:
- Tragedy in Guatemala (Page 1 -1.4mb pdf)
- Men target of suicide campaign (Contents page 2 - 644kb pdf)
- Te Waha Nui – the big mouth (Page 11 advertisement – 1.2mb pdf)
- Lake of mud swamps Guatemalan villages (Centrespread 4.6mb pdf)
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