{"id":50,"date":"2026-10-02T07:25:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T07:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mercermuseum.org.nz\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2026-10-02T08:03:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T08:03:25","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mercermuseum.org.nz\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<main class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb10d8c2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8a2b1b76 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2bf980eb wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-x-large-font-size\">Discover Te Paina, Mercer Stories<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1.25rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1.25rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1360\" height=\"1020\" src=\"https:\/\/mercermuseum.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Side-of-museum-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mercermuseum.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Side-of-museum-copy.jpg 1360w, https:\/\/mercermuseum.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Side-of-museum-copy-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mercermuseum.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Side-of-museum-copy-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mercermuseum.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Side-of-museum-copy-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1360px) 100vw, 1360px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/main>\n\n\n\n<main class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb10d8c2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mercer Stories<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts is-layout-flow wp-block-latest-posts-is-layout-flow\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/mercermuseum.org.nz\/?p=29\">Remembering Jeanette Roose Thomas &#8211; 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