You know, some people may be disappointed about a National led govt, I certainly was in the first instance but all that aside, we have some pretty talented, charismatic, intelligent Māori in the house! And I think we need to celebrate that. It’s unfortunate that we’re spread across different parties but this is how we […]

At the end of the day – we are all human. We feel, we laugh we cry. We all have hearts. So why do some think that their lives are more important than others? Why are we so self-indulged? It’s all about us. It’s all about me me me. There is nothing that distinguishes you […]

Well I’ve just returned home from a 60th birthday and I’ve been having a nohi at the election results. My goodness, why am I not surprised? National are back in the house but I’m happy for one thing and that is my party vote for GREEN counted tonight. No longer can we rely on our […]

What matters today, right here, right now? So many things swishing around in this brain of mine – a realisation that this year is nearly over and in 36 more days it will be 2012! My goodness – time is so precious, every day we must embrace, each day has meaning, every minute important and […]

I remember the feeling of selling my first piece of art work, there was nothing quite like that feeling! I can’t remember the exact amount I sold the artwork for, it didn’t matter, but that feeling of satisfaction – wow, unbelievable, awesome, yay me! How does success feel? I remember playing a national touch final […]

I love it when I talk to our old people – they are just a big kete of knowledge. We visited a lovely koroua today to capture some wonderful kōrero about a traditional Māori way of fishing. It was so beautiful to watch. These gifts handed down from our ancestors – these are real taonga […]