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  E kore au e ngaro he kākano i ruia mai i Rangiātea I will never be lost, the seed which was sown from the ancient home of Rangiātea. Keynote speaker at the national Oranga Tamariki hui, Horiana Irwin-Easthope, made…

  In the last breath of the twentieth century, a speech was delivered in the East Room of the White House of America, to reflect on the calamities of the century as it fell: two world wars, countless civil wars,…

A selection of Whānau Ora digital stories will play on international Air New Zealand flights for the rest of the year, showcasing innovative initiatives making an impact across the South Island. Five digital stories being showcased are : Poutama Ahi…

“The danger in New Zealand currently is that our identity flies too freely, like a kite in the wind. It needs to be grounded by string or it floats away. This is what history can do for New Zealand, it…

The other day my nine year old son came home from school, eyes downcast and shuffling from foot to foot.   He told us he had some bad news, about something he had done at the after-school club he went to;…

In the last decade of the nineteenth century, wahine Māori were involved in two suffrage movements: seeking the right to vote in the New Zealand parliament; and the right to vote and stand in the Māori Parliament – Te Kotahitanga….

This week we had a fabulous workshop with mokopuna ora entities – those who are working specifically on initiatives to support our most precious babies between the ages of 0- 5 years old.  One of the resources we looked at…

  The ‘Wero your Tero’ campaign kicks off at a breakfast launch in Ōtautahi at Rehua Marae from 7.30-9.30am on 26th September 2018. The campaign has been developed to create awareness among tāne of the risks and symptoms of prostate…

I have felt like a raging lion was let loose within my soul this week.    A situation occurred at an event my son performed at, which had the impact of making him doubt himself.   Adult behaviours and adult conversations…

  If you were to drive on the long winding mountain road between the airport and the capital city, Thimphu in the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan you would come across a curious sight.   Instead of road-signs brandishing “warning” “slow down”…