Education, Neurodiversity

Raving Relationally & Endless Gratitude

Daily writing promptWhat relationships have a positive impact on you?View all responses Meri Kirihimete, e te whānau, ā, ngā mihi o te tau hou Pākehā! I hope that you are all having an above average Christmas and holiday period in the lead up to the (Pākehā) New Year. Amidst the festivities, I have had the… Continue reading Raving Relationally & Endless Gratitude

Education, Health & Wellbeing, Other, Politics

Colonialism in Aotearoa and te Ao

Yeah, so, New Zealand is not doing a fantastic job. We're miles ahead of Australia, for example - make no mistake - but our micro-aggressions towards ngā tāngata whenua are all too real,  sometimes subtle and sometimes more like actual aggression. I will never ever know what it feels like to live in the skin… Continue reading Colonialism in Aotearoa and te Ao

Education, Favourites, Health & Wellbeing, Music, Other, Politics

Suicide and the Value of Te Whare Tapa Whā

Suicide. Many people that I know, myself included, have contemplated it at difficult periods of our lives. My grandfather died by it – so I never got to meet him – and so did a fellow high school chorister. Those deaths will never ever escape my mind; both for different reasons. People need to come… Continue reading Suicide and the Value of Te Whare Tapa Whā