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  Sachiko Shimamoto has a dream. A dream to be the best producer of dumplings in the world. An aspiration that people will come from all over to sample her wares; to bite into the succulent tender package of goodness…

  The whakataukī, he waka eke noa, is often used to represent the concept that ‘we are all in this together’.   Waka, in fact, are frequently drawn on to help us focus – where is our waka heading (what…

  Te Puna Waimarie, Te Puna Hauaitu, Te Puna Karikari –  The pools of frozen water; The pools of bounty; The pools dug by the hand of man There is a particular whakataukī of Ngai Tahu which inspired us when…

  A simple pull-down banner can say a lot.   So it was that at the education symposium, Kā au Kahuraki, we learnt about the vision for self-determination being signed up to by the Ministry of Education, the New Zealand…

  “Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe, the more often and steadily we reflect upon them: the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me.  Immanuel Kant, Critique of Practical Reason…

  #ChoosetoChallenge “Each of us is called upon to take a stand. So in these days ahead, as we examine ourselves and each other, our works, our fears, our differences, our sisterhood and survivals, I urge you to tackle what…

  He Kotuku kai – whakaata When I attended Teachers’ College in the 80s, a group of us grabbed a couple of tents and headed for Okarito.  We’d all been reading The Bone People and so it was a hikoi…

  This week something very special happened. On Wednesday morning I received a beautiful photo from Aukaha champion – the Manager of Health and Social Services – Chris Rosenbrock.  [www.aukaha.co.nz] “I wanted to share this picture with you that I…

  He kanohi kitea, ka hoki ngā mahara.:  A familiar face stirs the memory When I was working for Whaea Tariana, and the firey debate in the political chamber had been raging with a particular intensity, we were always grateful…

  “Nature for me is raw and dangerous and difficult and beautiful and unnerving” (Andy Goldsworthy) I love returning to the Coast.   The wild luxury of the bush; the constant force of crashing surf; the dynamic wonder of our…