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  He tau koe i whakatara nei i te hunga, i whakawehi nei i te rahi, i whakapōrauraha nei i te mano, erangi tonu, kua whawhaotia te puna mōhiotanga me te puna wheako e koe. He maunga tūparipari e whēuaua…

  “If the path be beautiful let us not ask where it leads” (Anatole France) This week I had a wonderful opportunity to visit the Orokonui Ecosanctuary : Te Korowai o Mihiwaka. The ecosanctuary is a community led conservation project…

  “And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and…

  “Joy collected over time, fuels resilience – ensuring we’ll have reservoirs of emotional strength when hard things do happen.”  (Brene Brown) This week the reservoirs of resilience have been well and truly replenished through the various events and experiences,…

  I had a late flight home – which was then delayed another 90 minutes after not just one, but three seagulls flew into the engines. But when I dragged my feet through the front door at 11pm, our bright-eyed,…

  They say that when life takes a turn, we should head to the sea – to dream higher than the sky and deeper than the ocean.  That’s exactly what our Navigator Tinana did this week – under the masterful…

  Mum’s pavlova was only ever made for the most special of occasions.    She’d line the tray with grease-proof paper, beat the egg whites and then create a mountain of meringue ready for the oven.   When it was…

  When we look with open eyes and see the beauty of the waterfall our soul sings in reply.   The cascading flow of water excites and enthrals us, rejuvenating a tired mind, energising us out of complacency.   The…

  When I was ten I was told I had to wear glasses.   I chose a pair of purple-rimmed spectacles that I thought looked really funky.   I was never a conformist as far as fashion went. Within hours…

  Love is a many splendoured thing.    That was the name of the song playing as Olivia Newton-John fell into the arms of John Travolta; in one of my all-time favourite movies from yesteryear.  It was a notion wrapped up…