There are no signposts in the sea
– Vita Sackville-West It was good for the soul this week to sit on the shores of Kaikoura, and read the horizon. I remember some years ago in 2001, Hon Dame Tariana Turia had established the Māori Adult Literacy…
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– Vita Sackville-West It was good for the soul this week to sit on the shores of Kaikoura, and read the horizon. I remember some years ago in 2001, Hon Dame Tariana Turia had established the Māori Adult Literacy…
I see nothing. We may sink and settle on the waves. The sea will drum in my ears. The white petals will be darkened with sea water. They will float for a moment and then sink. Rolling over the waves…
One of the beautiful ‘perks’ of our mahi, is the opportunity to gaze in wonder upon the landscapes our whānau call home. Anamahanga in the depths of the Marlborough Sounds is truly one of those visions that take your breath…
On the shores of Whakaraupō Seven years ago, on 5 August 2011, the Rt Hon Sir Anand Satyanand, GNZM, QSO; Governor General of New Zealand addressed the marae at Te Rapaki o Te Rakiwhakaputa with the following words: Kaua e…
The warmth of the balmy sun on the Kaikoura Coast road enticed me out of the car as I drove the slow road home on Thursday night. We were stalled for over an hour in a long queue that wound…
In 1936, the prophet and leader, Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana met then Prime Minister Michael Joseph Savage at Parliament. He laid on the table four items. a potato, a gold watch, a pounamu heitiki and a huia feather. Ratana explained the…
Nga mihi o te tau hou The announcement from the Prime Minister and her partner, Clarke Gayford, that their team was expanding from two to three was a delightful moment not just for them of course but for the entire…
Last weekend we turned to the protection and guidance of maunga Aoraki. Our journey embraced that pathway carved through the land of Tarahaoa and Hua-te-kerekere. A pathway which descends from the tupuna, Te Rehe. And so on Sunday we…
Over the last ten days I have been delighted to bask in a bed of colour, to be nurtured by the warmth of a Rarotongan summer, to be seduced by the scent of vibrant Pasifika flowers. The occasion was…
This week, in the tranquillity of the twilight zone, it was hard to recall the chaos of 14 November 2016, when Ru Whenua struck, ripping asunder the streets of Lambton Quay, the valleys of Hurunui, the coastline and state highway…
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