aotearoa

A Grounded Response to Abuse

• 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

17 things 2017 taught us

# A Bus and a Big Back Yard, Kōrero

• 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

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

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

Pekerau Primary Hangi

# Community Initiatives and Doers, Kids are Awesome

• aotearoa, hangi, kiwi kids, pekerau, primary school, pure kiwi, te awamutu

What are your nostalgic 'pure kiwi' memories from when you were a kid?One of these for me is the distinct smell and taste of a hāngi. It was therefore with no hesitation that we accepted the invite from Pekerau Primary School (the boys school prior to bus life) to join them for their hāngi fundraiser...MORE

Te Awamutu Link Arms

# Events, Featured, Link Arms NZ

• aotearoa, child abuse, children, commuity, it takes us all, kiwi kids, link arms, making a difference, New Zealand, prevention, stand together, stop the bus, tamariki, te awamutu, value

There are no words to express our emotions as we upload this clip. This was a moment in time when the community of Te Awamutu came together and linked arms down the main street to make a stand against child abuse, recognising that “it takes us all to make a difference.” All walks of life...MORE

About Link Arms

# Events, Link Arms NZ

• 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

Kids Haka in Kaeo

# Kids are Awesome

• aotearoa, haka, kaeo, kiwi kids, maori, New Zealand

Our last few days have been hectic as with travel and film but this was an awesome way to finish the night. Check out this haka we were blessed with by some kids here in Kaeo 😉 Can't wait to share the amazing community initiatives we are discovering that are positively impacting on our kids...MORE