How are you? Share on Facebook Gmail Sara | Ōtautahi Originally from Ecuador, Sara fell in love with a New Zealander and is now raising a family in Aotearoa. Being a parent has brought the most powerful love and greatest challenge of her life. “It’s just...
Who has changed your life? Share on Facebook Gmail Luke | Pōneke Community has been an essential part of Luke’s upbringing and access to his Māoritanga. At Māori boarding school, he found a connection that he continues to draw strength from to this day. I guess...
Who has changed your life? Share on Facebook Gmail Hana | Pōneke The big relationship Hana is working on is with Papatūānuku, Ranginui and their children – the atua Māori that protect our taiao. So if I think of Papatūānuku, in particular as a living being,...
Who has changed your life? Share on Facebook Gmail Nehe | Pōneke Nehe (Ngāti Porou, Tapuika) spoke about the parenting mātauranga his mum has passed down and how he has evolved that into the unique way he raises his daughter. Nehe’s mother has been a rock...
Who has changed your life? Share on Facebook Gmail Ty | Pōneke While exploring her whakapapa after the death of her father, Ty (Ngāti Maru ki Hauraki, Taputimu, Fai’a’ai, Nofoali’i) learned about the legacy of her koro Puti Tipene Watene, an MP in...
Who has changed your life? Share on Facebook Gmail Ānaru | Pōneke Last week, we shared Sharyn’s story about her sons who changed the path of their whānau through the exploration of their whakapapa. She sent her son Ānaru (Te Hika o Pāpāuma, Ngāti Kahungunu) to...
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