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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” by Knights of the...MORE

A Grounded Response to Abuse

# Kōrero

• accountability, aotearoa, community response, epstein, sexual abuse

Crikey, I have written so many different posts over the last few weeks and posted nothing! I’m struggling with the amount of posted content out there that seems hopeless and divisive. I’m sure many of you are also. It has become increasingly hard to communicate on our page about child abuse in Aotearoa amongst all...MORE

Māori Leadership

# A Bus and a Big Back Yard, Community Initiatives and Doers, Featured, Kōrero

• leadership, maori, new zealanders, pakeha

A bit over a week ago Duncan Garner of The AM Show made some strong statements about child abuse being a Māori problem and that Māori need fierce leaders to show the way to solve this issue. A friend sent me the clip and asked for my thoughts and so I thought I would share here as...MORE

Loving Arms

# Community Initiatives and Doers

• budd, loving arms, mothers, rosetown community, sharni, te awamutu

There is a way we can all make a difference (Businesses and Individuals!)… watch this good story and then scroll down to see some options to support 👏 For some, giving is what they do all year round, not just at Christmas. When Sharni and her family unexpectedly came into difficult times, she saw what it...MORE

Kelly on Loving our Community

# Community Initiatives and Doers, Kōrero

• annand, council, councillor, hawkes bay, kelly, waipawa, waipukurau

Kelly Annand on love in our communities There are a few towns we visited on the road that we continually rave about. One of these is Waipukurau in the Central Hawkes Bay. This place remains to be an example to us of how we can work together to look after our people. Take a listen...MORE

Big Visions, Messy Truths

# A Bus and a Big Back Yard, Family Life

• beauty, big vision, film, messy truth, New Zealand

How we see New Zealand. For the last year I have been incredibly fortunate to travel the length of New Zealand with my wife and four boys. On this trip I had a camera with me almost constantly, and as the year went on I was fundamentally challenged by what I found important to capture....MORE

Boxing as Tool for Change

# Community Initiatives and Doers

• ashburton, bill graham, boxing, mentor, mid-canterbury, new life

If there is one thing we know makes a difference for our young people it is mentorship! This may be boxing, but really it is so much more. Check out how Mid Canterbury Boxing Academy in Ashburton are helping transform boys into great men 👌 The most incredible thing is witnessing how these boys from all backgrounds come...MORE

A visit from Itty Bitty Beats

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

• itty bitty, kids music, music, nz musician, waiata

Here is something beautiful to fill up your souls. Itty Bitty Beats are award-winning musicians who create heartfelt kiwi songs for kids. We were super stoked when they came to tautoko our project with a waiata and korero on the bus. We loved hearing about their passion for music as an amazing source of connection with...MORE

Listen to the Children (powerful)

# Community Initiatives and Doers, Kids are Awesome, Kōrero

• tu pōno, twins, waiata, whanau

Listen to the children. Tū pono (standing in the truth) is the path twins, Teakaraupo and Tanemahuta, have chosen in order to stop the violence both within their whānau and the wider community. We were invited to kai and kōrero with these beautiful 12 year old insightful young men (they have earned their right to...MORE

Matt Brown – My Fathers Barber

# Community Initiatives and Doers, Kōrero

• barber, christchurch, hairdresser, mens health, value

MYou know someone is legit when multiple people tell us amazing stories about that person. That is what we got when we were in Ōtautahi, everytime we mentioned to someone that we were visiting Matt Brown of My Fathers Barbers, we would hear a new story of the incredible stuff he was doing within the community....MORE

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