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  ‘Flowers always make people better, happier and more helpful: they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul’  (Luther Burbank)   There is an interesting phenomenon that occurs in the office whenever a courier walks in the door carrying…

Find a way Through hands grasped, clutching, linked Solidarity in time, unity of the many Brothers in arms, sisters of soul Knowing that together everything is possible.   Our young leaders deserve the chance To shine, to shout, to shimmer…

“At first I was afraid, I was petrified, kept thinking I could never live without you by my side. But then I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong And I grew strong, and I learned how…

  The value of experience is not in seeing much but in seeing wisely  – (William Osler). We have been thinking a lot about what is valued, how is value measured, and how we can agree about what is important….

    MANA WĀ RANGATAHI SYMPOSIUM New Date: 20th August 2018 – School registration Haeata Community Campus, Shortland Street, Wainoni    Tēnā koe ki ngā āhuatanga o tēnei wā On Monday 20th August 2018 Te Putahitanga o Te Waipounamu and…

    MANA WĀ Rangatahi Symposium New Date: 20th August 2018 – support crew Registration Haeata Community Campus, Shortland Street, Wainoni    Tēnā koe ki ngā āhuatanga o tēnei wā On Monday 20th August 2018 Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu…

  One of the most exhilarating landscapes you could ever experience is in the towering cliffs and fissured rocks of Punakaiki.   Nestled in the exotic luxury of the Paparoa Ranges, the iconic Pancake Rocks are juxtaposed against the dense lush…

When I was in my late twenties I spent a lot of time at St Arnaud, basking in the luxurious relaxation of Lake Rotoiti.   It was paradise on earth – the translucent clarity of the water, the call of forest…

There is a well-loved whakatauki of Whanganui, don’t talk about the river, talk to the river.   It represents the worldview that the health and wellbeing of the iwi, hapū and other communities of the river are intimately connected to te…

  Ki uta ki tai: from its ridge lines to its shores, Te Manukanuka o Hoturoa, the Manukau Harbour is on a journey of restoring its life force. This week I was speaking at an event at Manurewa Marae, which…