April 2018

School Bus to House Bus

• Bus, house bus, renovation, school bus, stop the bus

We have officially been living on the bus for one whole year! There is no way we could be gathering all the stories around NZ without a mode of transport and place to live. This whole journey was based on a crazy vision with no real way of making it happen. For us the bus...MORE

Coffee and the Hard Stuff

# Community Initiatives and Doers, Kōrero

• andrew beaumont, coffee, fox river, west coast

After visiting Westport we stopped off at Fox River for the night and were stoked to discover, in what felt like the middle of nowhere to us, a wee coffee cart. The yarn that we then had with coffee cart owner, Andrew Beaumont, now justifies all future coffee stops we may have while on the...MORE

Visit to Westport North School

# Events, Kids are Awesome

• kiwi kids, north school, school, top town, westport

Celebrating children, celebrating gumboots and celebrating our amazing teachers! Last week our whole family were invited to be a part of a fun day at Westport North Primary School. Our boys had an epic time with the local kids and we got to see the teachers in their element. We have visited a few schools...MORE

Uncool Parenting is Cool As

# A Bus and a Big Back Yard, Family Life, Kōrero

• abel tasman, Erinna, parenting, value for kids

At the end of our walk through the Abel Tasman a while back I shared a bunch of boring thoughts about how we value the heck out of ourselves on Facebook. We deserve our space. We deserve a wine. Uncool parenting is cool as. As we journey with our kids on this project it got...MORE

Abel Tasman & a Dad’s Perspective

# Family Life, Kids are Awesome

• abel tasman, bush walk, fatherhood, raising boys, walk

Chris here. As a father of four boys, I will take all the advice I can get! So spending time with community groups with a passion for kids has been an incredible part of this journey for me. When these places have talked about instilling good confidence in children and different ways to do it,...MORE

The signs we are missing

# Community Initiatives and Doers, Kōrero

• champions waihi, paeroa, rachel harrison, sexual abuse

When we think of child sexual abuse, what are the signs we are missing? A while back we caught up with Rachel Harrison in Paeroa to find out.

A cup of tea with Tangiwai

# Kōrero

• abuse, housing nz, PTSD, Tangiwai

This video is very important to Tangiwai. Why? Because she can not bare the thought of another child enduring the pain that she has been through. We met Tangiwai, by chance, as she walked by our big yellow bus and was curious about what it was. She had just been to visit her doctor to...MORE

Kid Appreciation Post

# Family Life, Kids are Awesome

• busking, kids, raising money

That time when our boys and their cousin Lucy decided completely by themselves to run a fundraiser for poor and sick New Zealand kids with Cancer. Then went to Mcdonalds with the money… Kids are awesome Kid Apreciation post.That time when our boys and their cousin Lucy decided completely by themselves to run a fundraiser...MORE