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Do you know somebody who makes a difference for the rest of us? Nominations for New Zealander of the Year Awards are open. It’s an Aotearoa thing to be hesitant about celebrating ourselves, like the bro David Dallas said: “as kiwi kids it ain’t in our nature to boast.” And whakatauki like this sum up …

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Chilly night for a video shoot my bro. from Pera Barrett https://ift.tt/2xlpgrw via IFTTT

Me and a few mates reckon that as Māori and Pacific Islanders especially, we sould talk more about books and reading. 📚 So we’ve started this little Book Club where we talk about pukapuka (books) we found inspiring and think worth recommending. We break down the kaupapa (subject) of those fiction and non-fiction books and …

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I’m sure some saw/see this book/movie as nothing more than fiction. What have we learned? Not much. Way too much of my job in Shoebox Christmas is still about explaining how different life looks for the kids the project is set up to help. That difference shouldn’t be news. As long as we’re not looking …

Once Were Warriors 25 years on: Violence, addiction, sexual abuse – what has New Zealand learned? A blinding spotlight revealed NZ’s ugly issues with family harm, alcohol and crime. Has anything changed? Read More »

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