Community Initiatives and Doers

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

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.

Boxing a tool for change – Latu & David

# Community Initiatives and Doers

• billy graham, boxing, naenae, porirua, young people, youth

Bromance – David and Latu come from different worlds, their common ground was found in the boxing ring. Now they are a part of a team responsible for mentoring and coaching hundreds of kids from all walks of life in Naenae and Canons Creek. What they are doing for the kids in these gyms is...MORE

Make Children’s Day Every day

# Community Initiatives and Doers, Events, Featured, Kids are Awesome

• childrens day, kiwi kids, New Zealand, nz kids, tamariki

On March 4th we celebrate Tamariki (Children’s) Day! The right to experience and explore this world; to discover, learn, play, laugh, develop, dream big; to be loved and to be safe >>>> Here are a few of the many kiwi kids we have met throughout our travels of Aotearoa for #stopthebusnz – kids being kids *Song: “Small”...MORE

Ricky Houghton – Special Message

# Community Initiatives and Doers, Kōrero

• Family Violence, far north, Fathers, He Korowai Trust, Kaitaia, NZ Hero of the Year

We are incredibly stoked to hear that Ricky Houghton of He Korowai Trust, Kaitaia has won New Zealand Local Hero of the Year Award. We were privileged to have met Ricky right at the start of our journey of New Zealand in the Far North. Actually, we just happened to run into him when we...MORE

Kōrero with Josh Wharehinga

# Community Initiatives and Doers, Kids are Awesome, Kōrero

• community, council, councillor, gisborne, gizzy, josh, kaiti beach, wharehinga

*Warning this clip contains some sensitive topics of discussion and the odd swear word* It also contains a pretty inappropriate joke from one of our boys. 🙄 New Zealand is a small country but we continue to be surprised at the uniqueness of each area we visit. The first thing we noticed about Gisborne was how...MORE

Wellington Outtakes

# Community Initiatives and Doers

• boxing, commissioner, naenae, outtakes, parliament, wellington

Wellington Outtakes Phew! Our first week in Wellington has been so crazy we've barely had time to post any updates. This weeks filming has included Naenae Boxing Academy, a catch up with Judge Andrew Becroft Children's Commissioner NZ and a visit to Parliament to catch up with Willow-Jean Prime. All incredible stories of people showing...MORE

Tone 6 Sing on the Bus!

# A Bus and a Big Back Yard, Community Initiatives and Doers, Kids are Awesome

• adease, auckland, bus jam, community, getting stronger, kiwi kids, saintzup, sing, supa, talent

DISCLAIMER – anyone who knows me will know I'm prone to cry when I hear beautiful music – so I'm going to be really offended if you don't feel the same connection and joy that I experience when listening to these beautiful kids 😉 The most effective programmes we have visited so far that are...MORE

Highlights from our first 5 months!

Check it out! Here are just a few of the many amazing people we have met on the road so far. We still have so many of these stories to share.While we have seen and heard many 'hard' stories on the road – we have also shared in the incredible joy that so many people...MORE

Acts of Kindness

# Community Initiatives and Doers, Kōrero

• acts of kindness, child abuse, children, community, value

I want to share something real – a passion project happens when you feel so emotionally bound by something, you have to make it happen. The problem is that the deeper you delve into the project, you can actually start to become numb to information and the heart drive becomes lost, replaced by a systematic...MORE

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Coffee and the Hard Stuff

The signs we are missing

Boxing a tool for change – Latu & David

Make Children’s Day Every day

Ricky Houghton – Special Message

Kōrero with Josh Wharehinga

Wellington Outtakes

Tone 6 Sing on the Bus!

Acts of Kindness

STOP THE BUS TEE SHOP

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