1. Te Wānanga – the new Waterfront… At long last the city, Tāmaki Makaurau- Auckland, is beginning to reflect its Māori origins, especially in the downtown area. The waterfront development is a joint project involving Ngaati Whatua and Isthmus Architects. The purpose of the development is better to connect the city centre to the harbour. […]
1. Ageing is Damned Hard Work!
April 21, 2021 by 3 Comments
As two over-75-year-olds we’ve become very aware of the challenges of ageing! Instead of writing about the arts and other interesting aspects of our current privileged lives, we’ve decided to be forthright about some of the issues we face, and our attempts to manage them creatively. We are keen to make sure we keep body, […]
2. General Health and Fitness
April 21, 2021 by 1 Comment
We’ve decided to take a proactive and preventative approach to our health, so we are getting ourselves checked out by professionals to make sure we can stay as fit a possible for as long as possible, and are less likely to become a burden on each other or a wider support circle. Because of living […]
3. Exercise – body and mind
April 21, 2021 by 3 Comments
One of our big differences as a couple has always been our attitudes to exercise. Tanya says: As someone blessed with relatively good health and fitness most of my life, I have been startled to realise that I can no longer take my physical skills for granted! I already have two bionic hips and one […]
4. Managing Money Matters and More…
April 21, 2021 by 1 Comment
Since we began living together, we’ve always had wills- we’ve tended to update them before overseas trips in case a plane dropped us out of the sky together! – and arrangements for Enduring Powers of Attorney, in case of serious health or mental fitness problems at some stage. At present, we’re working on ways of […]
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 […]
1. International Women’s Day and Month
March 18, 2021 by Leave a Comment
A LIVELY WOMEN’S DISCUSSION “Level Up –Let’s change the World” (scheduled for International Women’s Day, but postponed because of Covid Lockdown) was an intergenerational discussion chaired with skill and empathy by Miriama Kamo. It made an inspiring – and challenging- 7.30am start to the day on Wednesday 17 March at the Civic Club. A diverse […]
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. […]
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