Amaze! Mīharo! #KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian

Also Rākaunui is here! Te Marama is ātaahua right now! #KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian

Ko te hapa te tuakana o ako! He whakatakii rawe mō te rangi nei. #KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian

Mistakes are the older sibling of learning! As a maker of many, I need to stop the silly negative self talk when I make them.

This is Kim. She is a petite tattooed middle-aged Māori wāhine who is smiling and wearing awesome glasses. She is in whare.

Every decade has been better than the last!

After a month I can say 60 is tino pai…

#KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian

This is Kim. She is a petite tattooed middle-aged Māori wāhine who is smiling and wearing glasses. She is walking outside.

I haerea tētahi mirimiri e au! He wahine harikoa ahau ināianei! #KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian

Talking to a financial advisor in a couple of weeks…. #RetirementPlans #KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian

Hail Mary audio book by Andy Weir. Showing reader up to chapter 8

Pō mārie e te whānau - listening/reading #KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian

Little pink basket hanging on a pink shelf

And now this basket has a handle! Ngā mihi nui ki the awesome Jess Atutolu Tulisi at @ auckland libraries for the workshop #KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian

A teal book titled Money Money Money by Rachel Davies and Angela Meyer, co-founders of Hi Money, with the subtitle How to reset your money mindset and find financial freedom — every woman’s guide, resting on a green and white patterned fabric. Beside the book is a handwritten note reading: A birthday gift. If you feel you have a good relationship with money — feel free to pass on to someone who would love this. My story is on page 86. x Arohanui, Kim. Overlaid text at the top reads: What is your relationship with pūtea (money)?​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Went to pukapuka launch last night! My story is on page 86! Warts and all relationship, toxic at times! But now it is healthy! #money #booksky #KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian

University of Auckland on a cloudy but sunny day.

Kei Waipapa Taumata Rau e kai ana taku tina. He wera te rā nei kei roto i Tāmaki. #KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian

Whuuuuu e tae mai ana i ngā ata tokerau! Heoi anō he rangi ātaahua tēnei i Tāmaki Makaurau! Kia pai te rā! #KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian

Mōrena e te whānau. E ako ana ahau i te karakia hou. Kei runga ahau i te pahi. He pai te ata o konei. He mahana a konei. Kei tata ahau ki te mahi #KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian

My living room full of art and plants

E hoki ana māua ki Tāmaki Makaurau. He rangi ātaahua tēnei! I whangai ahau i ngā tipu tua-kore. Kei runga ahau i te hōpa inaiānei! E ngenge ana ahau engari e ora ana! #KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian

A wahine with dark curly hair and a nose piercing beams a wide smile at the camera, wearing bold red glasses. She has a visible tattoo on her left forearm. She is wearing a black custom graphic tee printed with the text Kool Kui Club in large red and blue lettering, featuring a collage of photos of young children set against a dramatic lightning-bolt background. The photo is taken as a selfie indoors, with a couch and doorway visible behind her.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Part of the Kool Kui Club #KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian 🖤🤍♥️

A chill today. Morning hanging with moko tuarua and his Māmā. Then a lovely nap. Took D to Footscray for yummy Vietnamese meal. Now going to kick back! #hararei #KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian

Mokopuna -two small children on the sofa look adorably and adoringly at each other

That’s it for one of the best marama of my life. Getting married & entering a new decade of discovery - heaps of fun! This week in Melbourne is about time with whānau. Then back for what promises to be a tau of ako, mauri ora and mauru tū #KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Kuia #MāoriSky

A black and white selfie of two people smiling at the camera. On the left, a woman with a dark fringe, round glasses, braided hair, and over-ear headphones, wearing a light jacket. On the right, a man with round glasses, a full white beard, and a trucker cap with a “Silver Fox” patch, wearing a denim jacket. Fluorescent ceiling lights are visible in the background.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Hari huritau ki a ahau! This is 60 folx! #honeymoon #birthday We are just about to board! E harikoa ana māua! #KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian

After a kōrero with @lexlexalexisss.bsky.social about our Big 3. I checked mine again: Pisces | Gemini | Pisces - yup double Pisces sun and rising and the with lovely Gemini moon! ##KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian

The other thing I did today was give myself permission to be a beautiful bride. Not to morn my youth but embrace my kuiatanga. It’s liberating as today I also got a text to say that I am now eligible for bowel screening #BirthdayWeekend #KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian

The magpie who sounds like a tūī is back on the roof and although a pretender I’m loving his waiata #KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian

Happy galetine friend-tine self time whatever it is you need today x

Awesome thing - Invite to book launch - Money, Money, Money: How to Reset Your Money Mindset and Find Financial Freedom — Every Woman’s Guide By Rachel Davies and Angela Meyer in March

My kōrero in it ☺️ #KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian

Next job on my wedding list. Repot some of the plants on my balcony. It’s a good planting day tomorrow! #KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian

A petite tattooed middle-aged Māori wāhine stands smiling in an office, wearing green and pink-framed glasses and a black cap. She points to her black t-shirt featuring pink text reading KAIEKE PĀHIKARA (bike rider) above a colourful illustration of a person riding a bike. She wears black shorts. Her arms display traditional Māori moko. Framed certificates and an office chair are visible in the background.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Mōrena e te whānau, I ekea taku pahikara e au i te rā nei! #AotearoaBikeChallenge #BikeAKL #BikeSky #KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian

Finished wedding banner. Very happy with it. Full of quirky imperfections. I up-cycled one of my fav velvet dresses damaged after 16 years of wear. I like that it will be a momento of our wedding #Sewing #craft #KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian #TinyWedding

Trip to hardware store
Hīkoi
Learned a new kīwaha me karakia
Kai
Sewing - working on wedding banner
Watched pouaka whakaata

Best Rāhoroi | Saturday #KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian #Hauora

I’ve been working at @autnews.bsky.social for 10 years. Which means I’ve been back in Aotearoa for a decade!

Kia mau ki te tokanga nui a noho
There’s no place like home!

Although Melbourne still feels like home because whānau still there ❤️ #KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky

Got my wedding band! Nearly finished the wedding banner and hung the disco balls. Our tiny wedding is on track. #KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian

My mokopuna started school today. He has a song for the occasion! Those who a Sponge Bob fans will know it, “Big guy big guy…. I’m Xavier the school guy!!!” ❤️🥹😍🥰🎉 #KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian

My mātāmua sent me the video!!!

Feeling okay today. But I am taking it easy! Drinking lots of tea as I work! These things shake your confidence - especially when you are aging magnificently! #KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian

Bike helmet and panniers in my office

Mōrena e te whānau o #Kikorangi despite wet weather rode my bike! It’s #AotearoaBikeChallenge #BikeAKL #BikeSky #AoNZ #KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian

1st ride of the month!