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5. …and what of the future?

April 21, 2021 by 9 Comments

    We are filled with gratitude that we are still both alive, loving and supporting each other, mostly  in good health, and able to enjoy life in this amazing country, Aotearoa. We specially appreciate the  tree-bordered streets and parks of Grey Lynn, the easy access to  interesting cultural activities and eating places , the […]

Filed Under: Charmaine, Culture and heritage, health issues, Social Justice Issues, Tanya, Treaty issues

2. The Media…

March 18, 2021 by Leave a Comment

On  8 March, on Maori Television, Moana Maniapoto devoted her whole programme (Te Ao with Moana) to interviews with 12 Maori women on the subject, ” Speaking rights on the  Marae”.  There were many different views  about women speaking on the marae.  Acknowledgements were given to the late Whaia McClutchie, Merata Mita and Eva Rickard.  […]

Filed Under: Charmaine, Culture and heritage, Gender issues, Social Justice Issues, Tanya, Treaty issues

3. Other Women’s Events This Month.

March 18, 2021 by Leave a Comment

ALBA – an Octagenarian cyclist ALBA, the Auckland Lesbian Business Association, had as its guest speaker on Wednesday 10th March a very special woman – Jill Lundmark, who has, for the last 13 years, until Covid Lockdowns stopped her, taken her bicycle and gone overseas for 3 months of every year, exploring new places each […]

Filed Under: Charmaine, Culture and heritage, Gender issues, health issues, Social Justice Issues, Tanya, Treaty issues

5. Poroporoaki for Ama

March 18, 2021 by Leave a Comment

We heard this week that Māori activist Miriama Rauhihi Ness, known to many friends as Ama, had died , a month  after becoming ill at Waitangi.  She was farewelled by a packed congregation of Māori, Pasifika and Pākehā friends and supporters at Tipene Funerals on  Wednesday 17 March in the evening, and by family at […]

Filed Under: Charmaine, Culture and heritage, Gender issues, Social Justice Issues, Treaty issues

Wrangling with Racism

February 19, 2021 by Leave a Comment

Although many Pakeha people in Aotearoa have become more aware of the racism we’ve inherited and continue to perpetuate, and more inclined to call it out, we still have a long way to go. A few recent examples- and the reactions to them: Racism in Parliament: Trevor Mallard, speaker of the House, made a blunder […]

Filed Under: Charmaine, Culture and heritage, Gender issues, Social Justice Issues, Tanya, Treaty issues

Toi Tū, Toi Ora

February 19, 2021 by 2 Comments

We’ve been back to the Toi Tū, Toi Ora exhibition in the  Auckland Art Gallery a couple of times now, and our appreciation of the diversity and significance of the Maori art works has deepened.  There are paintings, of course, and sculptures, models, kinetic features, flags, jewellery, computer images and all manner of visual objects, […]

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Adventures in Te Waipounamu

January 22, 2021 by Leave a Comment

Tanya has just returned from a stunning adventure in Te Waipounamu …here’s her story and pictures… It began with an unexpected invite from our younger generation of Cumbos – Barney, Jo and 8-year-old Ellie – to my older brother,  Garth,  and me, to join them on a cycling adventure (A2O: Alps 2 Ocean) in the […]

Filed Under: Culture and heritage, Environmental issues, Our Travels, Tanya, Tanya's photos, Treaty issues

Some Brilliant Things…

December 19, 2020 by Leave a Comment

Toi Tu, Toi Ora The most outstanding current event in Tāmaki Makaurau is the contemporary Māori Art exhibition in the Auckland Art Gallery – a wonderful celebration of 112 Māori artists (60% of them women) , filling the whole gallery, and ranging from works, several storeys high to tiny exquisite objects, and in many different […]

Filed Under: Culture and heritage, Gender issues, Treaty issues