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The magic of the mirumiru

  The world is a bubble Our baby loves bubbles.   Bubbles in the bath; bubbles in the sink while you’re washing the dishes; bubbles in the air that float to heaven, carrying her dreams within them.   She loves…

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Aroha mai, Aroha atu

  E iti noa ana nā te aroha  A small thing given with love. If ever we have seen love nurtured, love flourishing, it is through the context of the coronavirus virus in our lives.  All over the nation we…

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Staying the Distance

  As the nation woke to Good Friday and the start of the Easter Stay-cation, I was heartened to read some of the comments on #Manaaki20.org around how we are all boosting whānau morale. Keren Tuirirangi re from Whanganui responded…

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The rising numbers on the map of COVID

  The rising numbers on the map detailing the impact of COVID-19 in Aotearoa have been uppermost in our minds this week.   The messaging is clear: Protect your community – staying home breaks the chain, and stops the virus…

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Manaaki: Caring Enough to Ask

  At the end of the first 24 hours of our Manaaki survey having been out, we had received 294 responses representing over 1000 whānau members. One comment struck me with a simple respect that in many ways is remarkable…

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Small acts when multiplied by millions of people can transform the world

  In less than a month, we have gone from the first case of coronavirus in New Zealand on 26th February, to now 39, and growing every day. In that same period we commemorated the massacre against human life that…

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South Island Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency postpones conference due to Covid-19

  Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu is postponing its annual symposium which was to have taken place in Ōtepoti (Dunedin) at the end of this month (25 – 27 March 2020). Around 350 people were due to attend the symposium…

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It’s all in the how!  Just raise your brow

  Our eleven year old son sneezed this week.   Hardly breaking news. But with the context of coronavirus now permeating every conversation it wasn’t long before he was asking how would we know if he had caught the virus…

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The Sun Sets on Beauty

  This week the sun set on two beautiful men, the pillars of their whānau, the heart and soul of their community.   Our love and condolences are extended to the whānau pani of Pāpā Arama Hula Cooper and Matua…

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Stretching High

  Iti rearea teitei kahikatea ka taea   The bellbird (rearea) is one of the smallest birds in the forest, yet it is capable of reaching the top of the kahikatea. I love the motivation that whakatauki provide.   Iti rearea reminds us that no matter…

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