June 2017

About Link Arms

• aotearoa, child abuse, children, community, it takes us all, kiwi kids, link arms, New Zealand, nz, prevention, stop the bus, tamariki, te awamutu, value

Te Awamutu linking arms for our children event This is what the linking of arms is all about… Who will join us?Te Awamutu, it starts with you on the 9th July at 2pm. Just a small moment of time where we as a town link together acknowledging that we can all help make a difference...MORE

Kōrero with Hone Harawira

# Community Initiatives and Doers, Kōrero

• far north, harawira, hone, kaiataia, mana, open the curtains, politician

Last week we stayed in Kaitaia West and it wasn’t long until we heard about a passionate group working in the neighbourhood to create positive change for families called Open The Curtains. We found out it was Hone Harawira’s kaupapa so we took the family around for a visit to find out more.

A day in Moerewa

# Community Initiatives and Doers, Kōrero

• damp homes, housing, kawakawa, moerewa, trade skills, value

This is a snippet into a day of our bus life… we dropped Erinna off at a local fitness class while Chris & the boys checked out the streets of Moerewa. One of the things we know from our research is that the hard stuff happening within our families is not limited to one race...MORE

Peria School & a Rope Swing

# Kids are Awesome

• climb trees, country school, far north, peria, Peria School, primary school, rope swing, school, stop the bus

At one of our park up spots, the boys found an old rope so we soon sourced a stick and bam, rope swing! Within that same week we were contacted by Peria School, a small country school between Taipa and Kaitaia with a role of 46 students. Michelle, the principal, described their school as a...MORE

Kōrero with Dr Lance O’Sullivan

# Community Initiatives and Doers, Kōrero

• child abuse, Doctor, Kaitaia, Lance O'Sullivan, Moko Foundation

When we were in Kaeo I had a yarn with a mum there who told me how hard it can be sometimes to get your kid to a doctor especially if you have no car. She told me about the local nurse who can come to your house and they use an app which communicates...MORE

Watch Your Back!

# A Bus and a Big Back Yard

• big back yard, far north, matai bay, New Zealand, stop the bus, trip

Since Chris likes to mock me about my pointless live video ramblings, I thought it was appropriate I post this 😉 Behind the scenes filming at Matai Bay.#bigbackyard #farnorth #stopthebusnz Posted by Stop the Bus on Tuesday, 6 June 2017 Since Chris likes to mock me about my pointless live video ramblings, I thought it...MORE

Dinner at the Ritz

# Community Initiatives and Doers, Events

• community, dinner, kaeo, kai, new beginnings church

When our family first arrived at Kaeo we had no idea what we would find. We stopped in at the service center and asked where we could park in town and they allowed us to park next to the Memorial Hall. It didn’t take long to discover some of the hardship this town has faced,...MORE