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  Protecting Mauriora Masks trigger a particular memory for me.   I was 18, and in isolation in Masterton Hospital.   I had been working on a farm and driving back into town my motorbike had burst into flames, leaving…

  Sunrise paints the sky with pinks and the sunset with peaches. The humble peach is rich with meaning.    The fruit symbolises a long and healthy life; perpetual vitality. The Chinese god of longevity, known as Sau, represents the easy life,…

Again we are being asked to be courageous, to be safe and to be kind. Last night Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Dr Ashley Bloomfield held an emergency press conference to inform the public that there are four cases of…

  Ka Maunga ki te Moana From the mountains to the sea, mai nga maunga ki te moana, is a well loved concept across many iwi boundaries.  In Whanganui for example, we say E rere kau mai te Awa nui…

Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu is relieved to see the announcement made today at the Iwi Leaders Forum that Cabinet has decided to repeal the subsequent children provisions of the Oranga Tamariki Act.   The subsequent children provisions came into effect…

  When you wish upon a starMakes no difference who you areAnything your heart desires will come to you Of the nine stars of Matariki Hiwa-i-te-Rangi is my favourite.    The nine visible stars include: Matariki, Tupuārangi, Waipuna-ā-Rangi, Waitī, Tupuānuku, Ururangi,…

  I was asked the question today, ‘what makes you see life as the glass-half-full’? According to some psychologists you can try a simple test to determine whether a person tends to be an optimist or a pessimist. All you…

  One of the nine stars of Matariki is Waitī. Waitī watches over our freshwater environments. Our awa (rivers), roto (lakes), kūkūwai (wetlands), and waipuna (springs) – to name just a few. As the waters flow, our role is to…

  photo credits : Goldie Akapita It’s snowing at home.   Facebook is flooded with stunning landscapes – the marae at Tirorangi standing embedded in a blanket of white mink; the mokopuna running outside in gumboots and pyjamas, to build…

  Media Release 8 July, 2020 Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu, the South Island Whānau Ora commissioning agency, today announced the appointments of Simon Heath (Ngāi Tahu) and Rebecca Mason (Ngāti Kuia) as new directors to its board. The Te…