Choosing Caring and Respect

It seems like caring and respect for people and planet have been sidelined, while greed and aggression are taking centre stage. I see little caring and respect for people and planet in the policies and legislation of our current coalition government here in Aotearoa NZ, with their focus on supporting corporations, undermining Te Tiriti o…

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Belonging – an exploration

I love Aotearoa New Zealand deeply.  I feel lucky to live here, and there is no place in the world I would rather be.  I belong here. Well, I hope I belong here. Why the hesitation? Firstly, our history.  A foreign power, Britain, came into this land, imposed their government, took 95% of the land,…

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Thunder, bubbles and power

Have you read “Thunder”, the glorious, bitter-sweet short story by acclaimed author Patricia Grace?  If not, make yourself a cuppa and click the link above to have a read – it will take less than 10 minutes.  Then come back for a discussion about what this story tells us about the bubbles we live in,…

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