Tonight I heard many stories of past told by Māori from around the country, and as I listened I was taken back to my childhood memories of growing up in a village, a close knit community that was the first 12 years of my life. Even though most of the kaikōrero were of my parents […]

One of the most stunning things I remember about living in Taranaki are the amazing sunsets. In summer, the sky would glow a rich red-orange-pink that lit up the sky and the earth. I spent many summer evenings following a sunset and capturing the magic before the sun went down and I soon realised that […]

We went to Pecha Kucha tonight and I left there feeling so full and inspired! There were so many different stories – funny, sad, informative, inspiring kōrero and I just couldn’t help but think, how wonderful it is that we can share our stories in an open environment where there is no expectation about what […]

Be kind, because you never know what a person has experienced in their lives or what they are experiencing now. Everyone wants to be loved and accepted. Be kind to one another because you never know, what you say to another may be your last words to them, and if they were your last words, […]

Ko te pū te more te weu te aka te rea te waonui te kune te whe te kore te pō ki ngā tāngata Māori nā Rangi rāua ki Pāpa ko tēnei te timatatanga o te ao, ko tēnei te timatanga o te ao… I was in the shower today and just started singing this […]

Winter is well and truly here! Right now, I’m picturing my maunga back home in Taranaki with a beautiful korowai mā, not really wishing I was there right NOW though, its blinken cold enough here in Tūranga! Hōngongoi is our Māori word for July but like all words in our Māori language, each word tells […]