I know you fallas know what I’m talking about! Trudy and I were talking about this concept of time today – geological time versus human time – and then there is Māori time! Most times you go to a hui and most times things run OVER time! I say most times because there are some […]

I got lost today. It took me three hours to travel from Hamilton to Miranda – I actually ended up driving in a BIG circle! But it was interesting…I travelled to parts of the landscape I had never been to before. So as frustrated as I was driving round and round in circles it reminded […]

I want to talk about this photo today. It reminds me of being “rough around the edges.” You know when you’re not exactly perfect and you are perceived to be less, but you have heaps of other amazing qualities and what you don’t have in intellect or education you make up for in life experience […]

I’m on the road again soon, on a journey to another land, to experience the spirit of that land and to connect with the hearts and stories of those who will be there. I feel like I’ve been preparing for this journey for a long time. It’s going to be special, very healing for me, […]

I was reminded today that it is really important to pay attention to our tamariki… Many of our tamariki are being let down by those who are supposed to be caring for them. And caring is not just about providing those basic needs of food, shelter and clothing. Caring is about nurturing, paying attention, taking […]