17 things 2017 taught us

• 2017, 2018, aotearoa, children, lessons, new beginnings, new year, New Zealand, people, value

We had a dream to inspire a nation to take action to ensure that all children in New Zealand are truly valued and can live a life free of violence and fear. A life full of hope. To do that we knew we had to get out into our communities and learn directly from our...MORE

Kōrero with Judge Andrew Becroft (Children’s Commissioner)

# Kōrero

• becroft, children, childrens rights, childs voice, commissioner, New Zealand, wellington

Children's Commissioner – Judge Andrew Becroft Our visit to the Wellington included several appointments with key people involved with children, one of these being none other than our Children's Commissioner NZ, Judge Andrew Becroft. Given that this is a film project is all about children, it is only fitting that our own children be a...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

Kōrero with Hohepa Taiaroa

# Kōrero

• boys home, Hohepa, hope, shannon, state enquiry, ward of the state

Hohepa Taiaroa This is just a teeny snippet into one of our most emotional interviews we've had on the road. Hohepa was placed into the state system at 9 years old. The same age as our twins. We don't want to say a lot about this one, we just hope you watch it. Hohepa was...MORE

Sport Makes a Difference

# Kōrero

• child safety, coach, manawatu, palmerston north, sport, sports club, volunteer

Leanne – Sport Manawatu New Zealanders love sport! So does Leanne. Leanne moved to NZ from the UK a few years ago and works for a sports organisation in Manawatu. She fell in love with the charms of our big backyard and this is now very much her home. Leanne is also extremely passionate about...MORE

A Good Story (a great one)

# Featured, Kids are Awesome, Kōrero

• Adeaze. singing, confidence, dance, kiwi kids, music, Pasifika, performance arts, saintzup, Sourth Auckland Mangere

A Good Story (12 mins) We spent a week with SUPA – SaintzUp Performing Arts Trust and we were deeply moved. We have not stopped raving about these guys since we left. The media love sharing the bad stories from South Auckland so we are more than happy to counter that with a good one. A great...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

Cathedral Cove

# A Bus and a Big Back Yard

• aotearoa, beach, big back yard, Cathedral cove, coromandel, New Zealand, nz, school holidays, stop the bus, sun

It's school-holiday-make-some-adventures-time! It must be said, we feel pretty privileged to be able to experience so much of New Zealand's epicness as we travel for the Stop The Bus film project. A few weeks ago we actually had one full day of sunshine! We made the most of it and took a visit to Cathedral...MORE

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