Kia ora e hoa,Nga mihi aroha ki a koutou.As we come to the end of another tough, covid year, it feels as if we are being pushed to extremes that promote division and conflict. Remember, that’s not the Kiwi way and will pass! So, let’s focus on … [Read more...]

Kia ora. Nga mihi aroha ki a koe.I hope you are coping with the turmoil covid has sent our way. It arrived soon after I wrote my last book. A hard task but a necessary one. Beyond the Boundaries of Time shares where my people came from and the … [Read more...]

Kia ora friendsThe decision to move to Level 2 in New Zealand has allowed our books to move again. Having lived in our bubble of two for seven weeks we are delighted to say hello again. While the world in crisis has been with us day after day, those … [Read more...]

Kia ora friendsBeyond the Boundaries of Time has now been out for three months. When I last wrote, I said it weaves together historical events that have influenced my writing and ancient lore the Waitaha Elders asked me to keep close until I felt it … [Read more...]

Kia ora friendsWhen, in my last newsletter I wrote, this is the last book I will write, I was absolutely clear about that. Many hundreds of you responded with wonderful words of gratitude for the writing I had already done. Thank you for that, an … [Read more...]

Kia ora e hoa,Warmest greetings from the Pied Stilts and Wry Bills, the Poaka and Ngutuparore, the migrating birds that fly North for the winter and return to the South Island to enjoy the summer.So it’s spring and we are in the South again. Back to … [Read more...]

Peace is Calling… Live music and korero/talksBilly T K snr - NZ Peace Ambassador & Maori Guitar LegendBarry Brailsford & Matthias WalterWhere : Blackball Bling Artisan Gallery, Blackball                 30kms north of Greymouth​When :  March … [Read more...]

Kia ora It’s that time again! In three weeks the wheels of the bus will go round and round until we get to Castle Hill Village. It only takes half an hour to secure the van for the journey south; modern migration can be a swift and telling … [Read more...]

Kia Ora All As we near the end of this year, I gather my thoughts and search for the way ahead as pain gathers close… the pain of children lost, of so many innocent lives cut short… such tragic events, which sow seeds of despair. I search for … [Read more...]

Kia ora Wintering over in Whakatane has been a quiet season after the busy summer that involved twenty talks throughout the land. In three weeks we will begin to head south to our Castle Hill Village summer base: just another tin hut in the … [Read more...]