Whiti te Marama i te pō

Photographer Warren Williams captured the unique ‘aurora australis’ over the Devil’s Staircase, a long winding road over Lake Wakatipu and Kingston.   This photograph has been selected as one of the finalists in the New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year…

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The Standing Place of my Heart – 14th October 2016

  “I love it better than any place on Earth.  It is my tūrangawaewae-ngakau, the standing place of my heart”.  (Keri Hulme)       This last weekend, we made our way along the East Coast, to the beautiful seaside…

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Mokopuna Ora Seminar Programme

Mokopuna Ora Seminar Programme Te Whatu Manawa Maoritanga o Rehua Marae, Christchurch Helen Leahy, Pouārahi, Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu Wednesday 12 October 2016   It is an honour to follow the korero of Lisa Tumahai, and to acknowledge the…

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Moments Anchor You.

So said Dan Flynn, 2014 Victorian Young Australian of the Year; social entrepreneur and keynote speaker at the Festival For the Future last weekend in Auckland.   At the age of 19 Dan and his mates had a crazy idea, “what…

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Build a bridge, and enjoy the journey over it

I came across an image on Instagram that took my fancy this week – in many ways it summed up Whānau Ora; that all-consuming, all-embracing love that our parents gift us.   We can do no wrong, even though on a…

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A fitting sign of spring

And then my heart with pleasure fillsAnd dances with daffodils.~ William Wordsworth ~       Hagley Park in Christchurch was bathed in daffodils this week; a fitting sign of spring for the hui held in the Atrium on Wednesday…

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Walking in Someone Else’s Shoes

There’s a phrase that goes, you never really know someone until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes.  This week in Masterton, in recognition of World Suicide Day, 564 pairs of shoes were laid out to represent every New Zealand…

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Wave Five Now Open for ORA Applications

WAVE FIVE FUNDING ROUND OPENS FORTE PŪTAHITANGA O TE WAIPOUNAMU Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu is pleased to announce that its major investment round for 2016-2017 is now open and calling for applications.   “We are at a great point…

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Me he manawā tītī, me tōhona hirika

Me he manawā tītī, me tōhona hirika“With the famed strength and perseverance of the tītī.” This whakataukī, often used as a metaphor for a person with great endurance, came to mind this week through the activities and enthusiasm of two…

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The Roaring Meg

This week our entire team has been immersed in the magic of Murihiku; travelling the highways from Tahuna (Queenstown) Ōtepoti (Dunedin) to Hokonui, Awarua, Waihōpai and feeling blessed by the rich beauty of the landscape and the warm embrace of…

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