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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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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The road to Kaikoura is always an exercise in excitement. You can be driving along, oblivious to the landscape, until suddenly, Tangaroa presents himself – the wide expanse of the seashore horizon encouraging us to lift our thoughts…
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