Tanya…. The first four weeks of our Rāhui (Lockdown) seem to have whizzed by. I haven’t completed any of the practical chores on my “to-do” list, but have enjoyed the opportunities to create in unexpected ways. My computer crashed, and it took a week to get it to our Earthsong expert Grant, who fixed it […]
Covid Vibes Day 0
April 1, 2020 by 4 Comments
On Thursday 26 March 2020 Aotearoa went into full lockdown/ rāhui as a nation to try and prevent the spread of the Covid19 Virus. Basically, that means we must stay at home for at least the next four weeks; we are allowed to walk or cycle in our own neighbourhoods as long as we keep […]
Covid Vibes Days 4,5,6
April 1, 2020 by 3 Comments
Covid Vibes Day 4 Covid Vibes Day 5 Covid Vibes Day 6
Amazing Autumn Artistry..
March 19, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Before the outbreak of Covid-19, we had the good fortune to engage in a range of stimulating and challenging events around Tamaki Makauraru, Kelmarna Gardens Trust put on a fundraising dinner, in the gardens, in cooperation with Forest and Ozone Cafés – a feast of fruit, vegetables and herbs picked from the gardens, prepared and […]
Charmaine’s trip to Australia
March 19, 2020 by 4 Comments
Charmaine’s brother Jess (the youngest surviving sibling in her birth family) died peacefully in his flat in Sydney, somewhere around February 15 or 16, apparently of heart failure. Jess was Charmaine’s soulmate in many ways- a passionate reader, a fighter for social justice, but also damaged – they were both alcoholics at the time they […]
Waitangi 2020
February 19, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Tanya, Ingrid and Kate on the Treaty education stall at Te Tii Marae It was an honour to accompany Ingrid Huygens and Kate Abel – both Treaty educators- to Waitangi this year, to help out on their stall on Te Tii Marae. The Treaty Education stall this year launched the Joan Macdonald Trust Fund, established […]
Pride…
February 19, 2020 by Leave a Comment
During February we have felt a growing sense of pride in Aotearoa- pride in the progress we are making to become a Treaty-based nation and in our growing capacity for diversity -the ability to welcome and include people of different ethnicities, cultures, religions and genders. We’ve enjoyed the rainbow colours of Skytower, and of […]
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