Long lost Brunning - found! - Guardian Motueka Newspaper

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4 WEDNESDAY 4 FEBRUARY 2015
Street talk
What does Waitangi Day mean to you?
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Scilali
Motueka
On a superficial level,
to me it means going
to the beach, but it also
means what it is to be a
New Zealander.
Sam
Upper Moutere
If the weather’s right we
might go to the beach,
but to us it means
spending the day
together.
Gilly (and Rydah)
Motueka
We might go to the
Marae’s Festival for the
first time and check it
out.
Bronwyn
Motueka
It’s about celebration of
us as a country that’s
living together and of
different cultures.
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Police Report
Crimestoppers: totally anonymous information
line: 0800 555 111
27/1: Suspicious activity reported in
Trewavas Street in early hours of the morning, nobody located. 10 Speed Mountain
bike stolen from High Street - Active brand,
aqua green colour. Two Family Violence
Incidents reported in Motueka.
28/1: Disorder reported in the early hours
outside Motueka house, people fighting. Bag of cannabis located nearby and
destroyed. Family Violence Incident reported in Tasman - 14 year old male warned for
assault. Family Violence Incident reported
in Motueka - 62 year old female arrested for
Assault to appear NN District Court 23/02.
43 year old male breaches bail conditions,
arrested.
29/1: 34 year old male arrested for
Possession of a Knife in Public - to appear
NN District Court. 03/02: Police seize an air
rifle off a male in Tasman after complaints
he had been firing near campers.
30/1: Family Violence Incident reported in
Motueka. Burglary to house in Whakarewa
Street where a bag was stolen.
31/1: 28 year old male arrested for
Burglary - to appear NN District Court 09/02.
01/2: Theft reported from dwelling on
High Street. Burglary reported to address
on Thorp Street. Family Violence Incident
report in Lower Moutere.
02/2: Family Violence Incident reported in
Motueka.
Found Property
Scottish kilt pin found in High Street
Ring found in the Abel Tasman Park
Necklace found in Main Road Riwaka
Lawn mower found in High Street
Bangle with coloured stone found in Wilkie
Street
Long lost
Brunning - found!
Following on from the article
The Guardian ran two weeks ago
regarding John Brunning’s WWI
certificate, Bernee Fransen of the
Motueka RSA has received more
than 20 phone calls and even a
letter from a couple in Tauranga,
Norm and Maureen Brunning.
Maureen has written a Brun(n)
ing Family History Book aiming to connect the dots between
Brunings relations and ancestors
around the country, which also
mentions John Bruning and his
family.
“John William Bruning is
the eldest son of Richard and
Betsy Bruning, of Canvastown,”
Maureen says.
“Richard’s brother, Charles
Christian Bruning and his wife
Fanny Sarah nee Clarkson lived
in College Street, Motueka, rear-
ing a family of 14 children; five
girls and nine sons and most of
the Motueka Brunning’s are their
descendants.”
“My husband Norm Bruning
and I have recently published the
Bruning Family History Book – ‘To
seek my forture” which solves the
puzzle of how the new Zealand
Bruning’s are related.
“The 444 pages cover the first
ancestors arriving in Nelson 1844,
from Germany, and captures what
life was like for them, then with
a chapter on each of their 10
children and their descendants
including those who served in
both World Wars”.
Anyone with more information
on Bruning family history or for a
copy of the family history book,
contact Norm and Maureen on 07
5480617.
John Hurley,
once upon a
time Mayor of
Tasman, makes
these colourful
chairs now. “It
keeps me off
the streets,” he
said. Every year
Sarau Festival
raffles a purple one John
donates.