Tena koutou katoa, My first full-time school holidays balancing work with Nana’s duties done and dusted and I learned some very valuable lessons! Number 1; Do not enter into negotiations with potentially anti-authority humans aged between 2 and 11yrs old! Let’s just...
Kia ora e te whānau, We are back into the school term, how is it going? I hope the return to school has been a welcomed break following the holidays, and the kids are settling back into the weekday school routine. What did you get up to during the holidays? I managed...
Kia ora koutou, What a month August was; and the weather events we survived! I know some don’t go in for climate change but I have to say... Aotearoa (and the rest of the world) is experiencing some extreme weather events. Our backyard is sodden... I hope you...
Kia ora everyone We certainly are in the thick of winter now. I hope you have fared well with not much flooding and your roofs and trampolines are safely secured. I know we all wish winter to hurry up and be over but I think winter is meant to help us STOP! Winter is...
With rugby season well underway, my Tane and I joined friends to travel to Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington to watch the Māori All Blacks play Ireland...what an entertaining game. What did you and your household do to keep everyone entertained these past school holidays? ...
A wonderful caregiver giving back in TaurangaFor those that need a safe place to flee to, Shona Sharp’s home has always had an open door. Over the years this remarkable women has taken in young woman, and occasionally men, who have suffered domestic violence or...
Kia ora everyone As we announced in last month’s Snippets we have changed the boundaries for the North West region to now go as far south as Foxton, over to Shannon, encompassing the Manawatu towns. I would therefore like to welcome our new caregiver members who have...
Kia ora everyone We certainly are in the thick of winter now. I hope you all have fared well with not much flooding and your roofs and trampolines are safely secured after what has occurred over the last couple of weeks. I know we all wish winter to hurry up and be...
Kia ora, I hope everyone is keeping warm during these chilly winter days we are having. We seem to be having a large amount of rain down South which makes for some interesting driving while in flood! I hope you all enjoyed the first Matariki public holiday. While in...
Kia ora koutou/ Hi everyone I have just returned back from a trip to the beautiful West Coast. It was lovely to catch up with some of you and exciting to see a group caregivers keen on connecting regularly in Greymouth! I’ll keep you posted on progress and please get...
Kia ora koutou For those that I didn’t manage to contact and share with, my final day as Regional Coordinator for the East Coast was a couple of weeks ago. I am returning to a full-time role in Education due to some changes in my family’s needs. Thank you to all...
Tena koutou, Wow, winter is well and truly here! With these cold days and nights, I hope you are keeping warm and indulging in some yummy winter meals! I have to say winter soups and stews are what I love best about these colder months.Christine FrostCentral North...
Happy dry July everyone! With school holidays just around the corner our whānau are looking at some nana-friendly activities to do over the holidays. I have five primary school-aged tamariki and one who is itching to escape the creativity and freedom of Kindy. After...
Kia ora e te whānau, How are you keeping? Winter is definitely here, I have to admit it has taken me a bit of time to get back into the rhythm of cooler, shorter days. Making a hot cup of tea and reading a book, with a blanket, on the couch every so often has made it...
Tēnā koutou katoa-I hurihia e ahau toku ingoa! Ko RuruHana ahau. / Greetings Everyone, I’ve changed my name! I’m RuruHana. It marks a significant personal milestone (turning 60!) and to mark Matariki being acknowledged by the wider community, although celebrated in...
Kia ora tatou, Ko Gavin toku ingoa. Hi, I'm Gavin, the new Regional Coordinator for North-West. I have a background in nursing. I’ve had a lot of roles providing support and education to patients, their whānau, and fellow health professionals. I have had a lot of...
Kia ora koutou/ Hi everyone What a busy winter we are having. I hope that everyone enjoyed our first Matariki holiday weekend in Aotearoa. There were a lot of lovely celebrations and events and I hope you were able to attend one or two. I really enjoyed our movie...
Kia ora koutou, Already we are over halfway through the year, with the shortest day now well behind us. I hope you all had an opportunity to enjoy and celebrate in our first publicly recognised Matariki. On the Thursday night (23rd June) we had our Starry Night Skies...
Kia ora everyone Brrr…. We marked the winter solstice (shortest day) a couple of weeks ago, so eight more weeks of winter left. I hope you manage to enjoy the benefits of winter, taking advantage of chilling out with a cuddly blanket and enjoying some screen time...