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	<title>Aurum Retreat</title>
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	<description>accommodation + heaven</description>
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		<title>dance, love, sing, live</title>
		<link>http://www.aurumretreat.co.nz/spirituality/dance-love-sing-live/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:32:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iliana</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A quote from Souza:
&#34;dance as though no one is watching you,
love as though you have never been hurt before,
sing as though no one can hear you,
live as though heaven is on earth.&#34;
aurum, accommodation + heaven&#8230;
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		<title>aurum&#8217;s story, part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.aurumretreat.co.nz/uncategorized/ohiwa-opotiki-whakatane-bay-of-plenty-scenic-beauty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:26:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iliana</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[So iliana contacted an Opotiki estate agent and began to search for a comparable property in the area.&#160; Some land bordering the property was being subdivided, but it wasn&#8217;t the same.&#160; Many fruitless trips were made all around the place, often ending in the parking lot at the bottom of aurum&#8217;s drive where that day&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>whale on the beach</title>
		<link>http://www.aurumretreat.co.nz/diary/beach-ohiwa-beach-pacific-beach-whales-arts-luxury-retreat-new-zealand-north-island-bay-of-plenty/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aurumretreat.co.nz/diary/beach-ohiwa-beach-pacific-beach-whales-arts-luxury-retreat-new-zealand-north-island-bay-of-plenty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:20:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iliana</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[and i thought the sea was breathtakingly beautiful yesterday &#8212; you should see it today!&#160; but i digress.
sickened by the scenes of the japanese slaughter of whales on television, a group of local environmentalists and artists assembled today at waiotahi beach, just east of ohiwa and the home of the annual new year&#8217;s day beach [...]]]></description>
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		<title>surfie news</title>
		<link>http://www.aurumretreat.co.nz/diary/pacific-ocean-surf-surf-beach-spiritual-retreat-beach-retreat/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aurumretreat.co.nz/diary/pacific-ocean-surf-surf-beach-spiritual-retreat-beach-retreat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iliana</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[now for some breaking news&#8230;&#160;
the quite decent waves are rolling in and peeling right off.&#160; it&#8217;s a beautiful sight, even for a non-surfer like me.
now is the time to go for a surf:&#160; the end of the summer, no crowds on ohiwa beach (though neighbouring ohope beach is still quite packed out).
if you are one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>aurum&#8217;s story, part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.aurumretreat.co.nz/uncategorized/aurums-story-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aurumretreat.co.nz/uncategorized/aurums-story-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iliana</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[iliana moved to new zealand in 1990, following her heart.&#160; no choice, really, as she had left it in new zealand after her first visit december of 1988. as she says, &#34;i wasn&#8217;t born in new zealand but i came as soon as i could.&#34;
upon her arrival in new zealand in september of 1990, she [...]]]></description>
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		<title>welcome</title>
		<link>http://www.aurumretreat.co.nz/spirituality/welcome/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aurumretreat.co.nz/spirituality/welcome/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:16:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iliana</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[aurum&#8217;s sign at the gate says &#34;welcome.&#34;&#160; the sign pointing the way to parking and reception also says welcome.&#160; the office has a sign bidding you welcome.&#160; aurum&#8217;s host offers guests a warm welcome.&#160; welcoming guests is a big deal at aurum.
welcoming is also a spiritual practice.
to paraphrase jean klein from his book I AM,
welcome [...]]]></description>
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		<title>the beach is all yours</title>
		<link>http://www.aurumretreat.co.nz/diary/pacific-beach-beach-retreat-beauty-oyster-catchers-sea-ocean-new-zealand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aurumretreat.co.nz/diary/pacific-beach-beach-retreat-beauty-oyster-catchers-sea-ocean-new-zealand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:32:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iliana</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[new zealand&#8217;s busiest holiday season is from boxing day till mid january.&#160; this past monday, most shops opened back up and some small businesses resumed their activities.&#160; tomorrow, most new zealanders return to work.&#160; summer, however, continues for another six to eight weeks.&#160; often when i walk our long sandy beach, i am the only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>the beach crew</title>
		<link>http://www.aurumretreat.co.nz/spirituality/spiritual-retreat-love-peace-beach-retreat-spiritual-retreat/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aurumretreat.co.nz/spirituality/spiritual-retreat-love-peace-beach-retreat-spiritual-retreat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 23:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iliana</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[i first met rowan when he gave me a quote to repair earthquake damage to concrete structures. that was before construction began on what are now the three guestrooms.
i was impressed by rowan, the conscientious manner in which he calculated the costs and his courtesy and consideration of his client.&#160; here was a tradesman who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>lavender house</title>
		<link>http://www.aurumretreat.co.nz/activities/art-studio-cottage-garden-new-zealand-artist-new-zealand-art-youth-programme-beauty-opotiki/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aurumretreat.co.nz/activities/art-studio-cottage-garden-new-zealand-artist-new-zealand-art-youth-programme-beauty-opotiki/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 23:18:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iliana</dc:creator>
		
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lavender house in opotiki is a charming lavender kauri cottage with an out-in-the-country feel.&#160; glorious flowers and a variety of lavenders welcome you to the home and studio of the distinguished artist Shona Hammond Boys  QSM.&#160; 
shona will likely be busy painting or gardening when you ring her on 315-5014 for an appointment to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>home away from home</title>
		<link>http://www.aurumretreat.co.nz/spirituality/scenic-beauty-beach-maori-culture-relaxation-spiritual-retreat-beach-retreat-retreat/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aurumretreat.co.nz/spirituality/scenic-beauty-beach-maori-culture-relaxation-spiritual-retreat-beach-retreat-retreat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2008 20:19:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iliana</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[if you are visiting new zealand for the first time, i would love for you to make aurum your north island base.&#160; it&#8217;s so lovely to come back &#34;home&#34; to.
there are several destinations a 2-hour drive away: rotorua with its geothermal attractions, the remote and largely unspoilt east cape, and the cities of gisborne and [...]]]></description>
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