In the photo of the church, you can see the Healey homestead in the background. That is where I grew up in 1952.I went to St joseph's Covent in Waihi on the shores of lake Taupo. I was born in Taumarunui, my name is Tauteka Gabriel Charles Obrien Healey I live in Perth Australia and I'm 71 years old.
My dad had a trucking business, which transported goods for the local community between Taumarunui-Natinal Park-Turangi and Tokaanu great days then, still visited home from time to time over the years great memories of growing up there.
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Dad-Raymond Healey [RIP] Mum: Ani Healey [RIP] Brothers: John, Mike [RIP], Allan, Martin, Laurie, Tauteka [Gay] Sisters: Irine [RIP] and Rose
My Mother taught school here in the late 1940s. She lived at the Hotel and often related her experiences to me. Her name was Joyce Riwai.
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