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View fullsize We are being asked to shift our collective paradigms for the peace we are seeking in our world. #Tiokasin Ghosthorse #tīwaiwaka #worldpeace
View fullsize “I believe that humanity’s original wound is that we saw ourselves as separate from nature.” - Zach Bush Different kupu, same kōrero 💚 We were deeply stirred and inspired by the words of Dr Zach Bush, Nicole Masters, Tre Cates, T
View fullsize The concept of the ‘Earth as Mother’ is found in many ancient cultures around the world. We speak of Mother Earth in English, Papatūānuku in Reo Māori, Gaia in Greek mythology, Pachamama in the Andes and so on. Many of us grew up hearing
View fullsize “Even a wounded world is feeding us. Even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of wonder and joy. I choose joy over despair. Not because I have my head in the sand, but because joy is what the Earth gives me daily and I must return
View fullsize Waiting for a Government, a new policy, or another election for the shifts that need to happen for our Earth, may well mean we’re waiting until it’s too late. We need to do what we can now. Capitalism exists because we buy into it. We ne
View fullsize Like many I’m shocked and appalled by what is happening in Gaza and Israel at the moment. The situation in both cases is complex and by trying to comment I feel I will do little to help. It threw my mind back to the words at the back of the Tīw
View fullsize People always ask me, “What can I do that will make a difference?”. Kōanga, Spring is a time for planting kai - if you don’t have a māra already, can you start one? If you don’t have space, what can you grow in pots? Or who ca
View fullsize In Te Āo Māori, we look for tohu, or signs for the changing of the seasons and what they’ll bring. The closer you are to whenua, the more you actually get to know all of the little indicators of the place that you live. For me, Kōanga, Spring
View fullsize The kūmarahou has been bursting into flower throughout the motu over the past couple of weeks, telling us Kōanga, Spring has arrived 🌼🌱 Our newsletter will drop later today with Pā's whaakaro on understanding the tohu of Kōanga and the changing s
View fullsize Te Reo Māori grew out of the whenua of Aotearoa. Learning Te Reo helps us connect to the land, Papatūānuku, and understand the environment in which we live more deeply. A long time ago I heard Canon Sam Rangiihu, the Anglican minister at Waipatu ne
View fullsize On getting to know our Māmā 🌍💚 #papatuanuku #motherearth #tiwaiwaka #hope
View fullsize Manawa Ora - The Centre for Health is a Kaupapa Māori primary care and research centre supporting clients on their journey to hauora (health), based in Tauraunga Moana and founded by one of our Tīwaiwaka rōpū Dr Anna Rolleston ✨ Anna has known of Pā