I have learned from Maori:
- the beautiful heartwarming #whanau concept, inclusiveness
- importance of #connection with ancestors, I now have a portrait of them in my wardrobe
- walking barefoot
- deep respect
- stories and local knowledge...

More I'm sure, reflection needed.

Aroha, thank you 🙏

That one cuzzy you contact and 2.5 hours and 3 gins later… finally finish the call!
So much to catch up on. So miss not living in the same country
The brother you wish your brothers were..
#whanau

Go Quakers! Bring home the #Big5 Championship tonight! #GoQuakers #whanau

#Orokonui snow day! Here's are our #takahē #whanau. Mom and her year old juveniles dote on one of 2 new chicks hatched only a few weeks ago. The juvs adore their baby siblings and enjoy feeding them grass and worms. The other chick is staying cozy in the tussocks with dad. #birds #NewZealand #nature

I've completed the Kete Taaniko I've been working on and have added it to the set.
They're for my daughter Erenora and my four daughters in law - Olivia, Ayla, Tara, and Chelsea.
#Taaniko #MySignatureOmbre
#Whanau

Friday Feels

I’m overwhelmingly happy that I’ll get to see my brother in a week - an absolute unexpected surprise.
I love him and miss him.

#FridayFeels #family #brother #whanau

Friday Feels

I’m overwhelmingly happy that I’ll get to see my brother in a week - an absolute unexpected surprise.
I love him and miss him.

#FridayFeels #family #brother #whanau

Thank you for journeys with us I want to acknowledge three departures. The first is our dear friend Benny K. F. Leung (梁國勳), who very kindly offered 20 years ago to be _Lucire_ ’s pointman in Hong Kong and to list his address for any enquiries. Benny passed away recently, nearly making his century, which is quite fitting for a cricket supporter. Benny’s connections were through my father, as his employer at Ngai Shing Machinery Co. Ltd. in the 1970s, and the two men remained good friends who spoke regularly well into the 2010s, until my father lost his speech from dementia. Team members might remember the mini PC at head office in the 2000s—that was a gift to the business from Benny. He was a keen technologist and historian, putting together CD-ROMs and websites on Chinese history. I spoke with Benny often, even from Dad’s hospital ward the night before he passed, and most recently in 2023. Our thoughts go to his family, especially to his son Leon. We pay tribute to Douglas Cruickshank, our guest correspondent who wrote from Uganda earlier this decade. Doug also had dementia in his last years, but had good care in Kampala, where he passed away. He wound up in Uganda after selling his home in California in 2009 and joined the Peace Corps. After his term there, he realized Uganda was his real home, and he married and started a family. Doug’s legacy includes Omughisa Rwenzori, the community development society. We had lost touch but I was saddened to read this weekend of the 2023 passing of Susan Bartel, who was very much part of the fashion scene in Wellington in the 2000s and often the life of the party. A US transplant, Susan had modelled in Seattle in the 1960s, and was the National Library’s PR guru when I met her. I still remember September 12, 2001 (due to time zones, that was when we experienced 9-11) and how dazed we all were—especially Susan, who tried to host an event for the Wellington Fashion Festival that evening. My thoughts go to her partner Lorraine and to their whānau. _Jack Yan is founder and publisher of_ Lucire. **You may also like** * Publisher’s diary: Le Bruns honoured; Whitecliffe grad show; MoMA’s Wifredo Lam retrospective * The week: on _Careless People_ , US exiting world affairs, and meritorious coverage * Two decades in print, 27 years online * Clearing out those virtual cobwebs * The people of _Lucire_ * Five from 1999: a more experimental, optimistic time * Back in service * A personal tribute to HM Queen Elizabeth II

Thank you for journeys with us

lucire.com/insider/20250831/thank-y... #TeamLucire #friends #whānau

Granddaughters and great nieces x 3, mothers x 3, daughters x 5, grandmother x 1, great aunt x 1. Blondies x 5, grey hair x 1. A smiling family group. Strong women.

My Aunty and me. 91 years young and full of life wearing a white cotton top and smiling broadly. I am on the left in a black top and wearing a green tiki.

3 sisters and a cousin sitting on a sofa. All of an age - 63 - 69 yrs young.

My sister amd me. On the left my taller than me but younger little sister in a blue summer dress. Both have curly hair, my sister's is piled on top of her head. I am in denim shorts and a dark longsleeved top. We are watched by a mini dark brown daschund.

Kei te hararei ahau, a ka tino koa au ki te kite anō i tāku whanau.
#Europe2025 #Whanau

Hydrate well—dehydration can lift pain & fatigue. Sip often; add electrolytes. bit.ly/Tipsoftheday See your CRPS specialist.

#CRPS #ChronicPain #Pain #Hydrate #H2O #Electrolytes #Fatigue #SelfCare #Spoonie #Flare #Nerves #Mindful #Pacing #PT #OT #Rehab #Sleep #Neuropathic #Carers #Whanau #NZ #ACC

Anyone else watching Dead Ahead? Im just up to Ep5. Its such good storytelling & emotional. Exceptional cast #Aotearoa #TeAoMaori #Whanau #Tipuna

Choral music from Hobart: Whanau, Bell, Antognini, Kameta, Labarr, Sato and more - Schedule // - www.worldconcerthall.com Festival of Voices. The Luminata Voices Women's Chamber Choir directed by Vanessa Kay, Veus — Amics de la Unió directed by Josep Vila Casañas and Sjaella perform: Wehi WHANAU: Haere Mai Nga…

Right now, choral music from #Hobart: #Whanau #Bell #Antognini #Kameta #Labarr #Sato and more www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/... #wch

Choral music from Hobart: Whanau, Bell, Antognini, Kameta, Labarr, Sato and more - Schedule // - www.worldconcerthall.com Festival of Voices. The Luminata Voices Women's Chamber Choir directed by Vanessa Kay, Veus — Amics de la Unió directed by Josep Vila Casañas and Sjaella perform: Wehi WHANAU: Haere Mai Nga…

In 20 minutes, choral music from #Hobart: #Whanau #Bell #Antognini #Kameta #Labarr #Sato and more www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/... #wch

Choral music from Hobart: Whanau, Bell, Antognini, Kameta, Labarr, Sato and more - Schedule // - www.worldconcerthall.com Festival of Voices. The Luminata Voices Women's Chamber Choir directed by Vanessa Kay, Veus — Amics de la Unió directed by Josep Vila Casañas and Sjaella perform: Wehi WHANAU: Haere Mai Nga…

Today, choral music from #Hobart: #Whanau #Bell #Antognini #Kameta #Labarr #Sato and more www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/... #wch

Te Whānau Moana, Pāmu me Weriweri Haere mai tamariki mā! Whakarongo ki te reo o Marie Waaka, te kaituhi o Te Whānau Moana, Te Whānau Pāmu me Te Whānau Weriweri.

Come and listen to the author of Te Whānau Moana, Te Whānau Pāmu and Te Whānau Weriweri, Marie Waaka, as she reads for tamariki and talks about publishing. Fun for the whole whānau!

Free with limited spaces - registration required!

#tereo #whanau #familyevent

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When the world, and that can be anything to anyone, requires your discernment...."Off Subject" #freedom #love #family #whanau #countries #worldtensions

Regulatory Standards Bill Submission - New Zealand Parliament

#RSB It’s a long weekend. That means more time to rest and resist. ❤️🤍🖤

Take 5 minutes to do your submission against the Regulatory Standards Bill. Then get your friends and whānau to do theirs too.

#Parliament #Whanau
#NewZealand #NZPol #Aotearoa #ToitūTeTiriti

Strong People Know This Trick For Tough Times! youtu.be/z4CPXjyj5iU?... via Asking for help ≠ weakness. It’s a CRPS super-skill. Reach out today 💛 #CRPS #Pain #Support #Help #Hope #Care #Heal #NZ #OTD #PainTips #KiaKaha #Whanau #Mind #Body #Together #Share #Save #Talk #Listen

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#MWSecretSantaAoNz hint - I love smelly candles, books movies, music, animals and wine. Interested in discovering new things and equity. These are my guys - I run the Academy with my son and my daughter is a student #whanau

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No one is an island, not even when on an island With the dismantling of the US by Lone Skum and others, Mike Masnick wrote in _Techdirt_: ‘And now we’re watching Musk, Trump, and their allies destroy these foundations. They operate under the dangerous delusion of the “great man” theory of innovation—the false belief that revolutionary changes come solely from lone geniuses, rather than from the complex interplay of open systems, diverse perspectives, and stable institutions that actually drives progress.’ He’s so right. I got here in a big way because of my parents. My mother was a big believer in books and the power of reading. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I knew they couldn’t afford _The Lettering Book_. But by the end of the 1980s, money was less tight and I could ask for any book I wanted and be fairly confident I’d get it. And I wanted books on design. So that interest was built thanks to Mum funding those books. (Though I believe I paid for the Letraset catalogue, which was a wonderful resource.) I watched my father go from earning a wage to becoming self-employed, and I worked in the family business to learn the ropes. Mum later followed, quitting her job as a midwife at the hospital to become an independent midwife. I was self-employed after school to earn some money. I didn’t do what my parents did: I went into design, working for a print agency and my own clients, finding my niche. Dad bought the early computer gear, including the IBM PC-compatible that I built my first websites on. Mum paid for my first bulletin board subscription (the Graphics Connection). They paid for a private education even when they were bringing home, in the 1970s, a double-figure weekly wage each. And that was a huge part of what shaped me. No one in my circles could ever understand my interests in typeface design or online publishing. I was already used to having ideas that were outside the norm. But when you go to a good school that encourages you to do well, and I’m coming first in class pretty consistently, you learn to trust and believe in yourself. My grandmother taught me to count. My mother encouraged me to learn my multiplication tables years before we had to at school. So even being first in class was thanks to head-starts that they gave me. I was blessed beyond belief and this is just me up to age 18. It was my insistence on attending Rongotai College after eight great years at St Mark’s that I discovered the narrow minds of my peers. Racism played its role, because when certain people make fun of you or bully you for having a different ethnicity, you learn not to follow fools. That whatever they said you were wrong for doing must be, therefore, right. There were a handful of great people at Rongotai. The rest became sheep, followers of the pack, and did whatever convention dictated. Scots College then shaped me when I managed to get a half-scholarship, and wound up finishing off high school at a place where I fitted like a glove. And largely with a class full of independent thinkers, some of whom had way more innovative ideas than me (FNZ and Xero came out of the class of ’90). _Lucire_ succeeded through hard work—but also a great team, especially those who continued to stick by me after difficult years in 2004–6 with certain staffers who somehow thought weakening the ship would be good for all aboard. The Trump phenomenon is hardly new to me. And the team who remained brought things back on track, enough for us to finally do the monthly as we planned—albeit in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The team members have appeared in many articles, but fashion and beauty ed. Sopheak Seng comes to mind: another Rongotai alum who had a worse experience than I did, and his independent thinking continues to shine through. The bastards never broke him. And we’ve now worked together for 15 years. Amanda now is the one who manages ventures, helps me set strategies, and checks opportunities against her reality radar. That makes life that much easier, knowing that we work as a team. So even as an adult I’m not the lone genius. I never have been. I’m the product of everyone who supported me and boosted me. **You may also like** * You never know where your interests will take you * The expectation of invisibility * Six refreshed or brand-new company websites since 2021 * The beauty of not having something * One of the last times we went out-of-house for typesetting * A fresher _Lucire_ (the web edition) for 2013 * Have we stopped innovating in online publishing? * Nostalgia is not a business strategy

In my blog
No one is an island, not even when on an island

jackyan.com/blog/2025/03/no-one-is-a... #family #history #kōrero #KōreroPono #famille #whānau

All my Ink has meaning to me. This new piece I wear proudly on my forearm. Whanau (family) is everything to me. #whanau #tattoo

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This post contains St Kilda seed libraries submission in strong opposition to the Treaty Principles Bill. Less than a week left, my friends, please submit. Even a couple of sentences. Kids can submit (my 11yo did), do it as a #whanau or #whanautanga #Aotearoa #otepoti #community

I'm Emma-Kate and I have a wee seed library in Ōtepoti, Aotearoa. I have lived experience of disability, immune dysfunction, and other illnesses; I worked as an occupational therapist, enjoy natural sciences, and community networking. I am passionate about the activity of seedsaving and believe all communities and neighborhoods have the capability to build up seedsaving networks. Seeds need to be grown out and shared around the community, around all communities, to ensure seed is as accessible as possible to everyone wanting to grow. There's so much pressure, especially on poorer, minority communities, and seed is a resource that can be used to help ensure access to fresh produce. As we keep growing out, saving and sharing seed, we are successfully engaging in and achieving the following: Building community, resilience, networks which enable safer neighborhoods; Adapting plants/plant genomes to local climate as it changes; Learning how to garden, sow seed, save seed; Offsetting *some food costs (*depending on privilege in areas of health, fitness, accessibility, time, money, skill, space, and so on); Prioritising our mental health and wellness, acknowledging mental health; Learning about natural processes and the science that explains these processes and systems; Recognition of how our deep ancestors were seedsavers, passing on knowledge and seed; Because collecting stuff is fun; Because it's art, science, meaning, purpose, in the past, in the future, and it's important to us as humans now; It allows us a deeper recognition of ourselves, and how we operate in our immediate environment, how we engage with nature. It sows hope in the face of despair and incredibly important radical activism.

Future radish seeds 🌱
To save viable seed from radishes, allow 5 or 6 healthy plants to flower together. Leave seedpods to set on the plant. Share seed to seedlibraries, #whanau, #whanautanga, set up seedshring shelves
Save share grow
Info in alt text

Today, my tangata ti tiriti #whanau and I will make our submissions on the #Tiriti principles bill, including my 11, and 8 yr olds. I am also planning to make a submission on behalf of the St Kilda seed library, if anyone has any comments to add, hmu.
🌱🇳🇿
💚

#parkrin #whanau

Picture of seedhead on green background I'm Emma-Kate and I have a wee seed library in Ōtepoti, Aotearoa. I have lived experience of disability, immune dysfunction, and other illnesses; I worked as an occupational therapist, enjoy natural sciences, and community networking. I am passionate about the activity of seedsaving and believe all communities and neighborhoods have the capability to build up seedsaving networks. Seeds need to be grown out and shared around the community, around all communities, to ensure seed is as accessible as possible to everyone wanting to grow. There's so much pressure, especially on poorer, minority communities, and seed is a resource that can be used to help ensure access to fresh produce. As we keep growing out, saving and sharing seed, we are successfully engaging in and achieving the following: Building community, resilience, networks which enable safer neighborhoods; Adapting plants/plant genomes to local climate as it changes; Learning how to garden, sow seed, save seed; Offsetting *some food costs (*depending on privilege in areas of health, fitness, accessibility, time, money, skill, space, and so on); Prioritising our mental health and wellness, acknowledging mental health; Learning about natural processes and the science that explains these processes and systems; Recognition of how our deep ancestors were seedsavers, passing on knowledge and seed; Because collecting stuff is fun; Because it's art, science, meaning, purpose, in the past, in the future, and it's important to us as humans now; It allows us a deeper recognition of ourselves, and how we operate in our immediate environment, how we engage with nature. It sows hope in the face of despair.

Early summer in #otepoti #Aotearoa
Seed harvested: Centaurea montana
Seed is mature and ready to harvest when sepals are reflexed back and seed is exposed.
Remember to share surplus seeds with #whanau #whanautanga #community
#seedsaving #savesharegrow #seedlibraries

St George runner bean germination, light source from centre right. Seedcoat is cream/Speckled and peeling back to reveal coteledyns (first 'leaves, full of carbohydrates to sustain growth until photosynthesis kicks in) Rationale: Seed needs to be grown out and shared around the community, around all communities, to ensure seed is as accessible as possible to everyone wanting to grow. As we keep growing out, saving and sharing seed, we are achieving the following: Building community Adapting plants/genetic information to our climate Learning how to garden Offsetting *some food costs (depending on privilege in areas of health, fitness, accessibility, time, money, skill, space, and so on) Priorìtising our mental health Learning about natural processes and the science that informs this. Recognition of how our deep ancestors were seedsavers, passing on knowledge and seed Because collecting stuff is fun Because it's art, science, meaning, purpose, in the past, in the future, and it's important to us as humans now. It allows us a deeper recognition of ourselves, and how we operate in our immediate environment. W

#Beanscene24
Beans are easy beginner #seedsaving plants. Leave some pods on the plant until it dies, and that's future #seed. Share excess seed with #whanau and #whanautanga, and #community #seedlibraries
#garden
Check #alttext for #rationale

Germinating bean seed, named Flagg bean. Black and white bean, on wooden surface sun direction from middle right.

Bean seed collection, called the beanscene, at the St Kilda Seed Library. Each variety needs to be grown out and shared around the community, around all communities, to ensure seed is as accessible as possible to everyone wanting to grow. As we keep growing out, saving and sharing seed, we are achieving the following: Building community Adapting plants/genetic information to our climate Learning how to garden Offsetting *some food costs (depending on privilege in areas of health, fitness, accessibility, time, money, skill, space, and so on) Priorìtising mental health Learning about natural sciences Recognition of how our deep ancestors were seedsavers Because collecting stuff is fun Because it's art, science, meaning, purpose, in the past, in the future, and it's important to us as humans.

#flagg #bean germination
Get at me if you have room to grow beans in #Ōtepoti #Dunedin, grow out some beans. leave a few pods on the vine until the plant dies in #autumn. Harvest the dried bean pods for seed for yourself, #whanau #whanautanga and #seedlibraries
#community

I'm Canadian and Métis, and I will say that as those things, I have undying respect for the Māori people #whanau #honourthetreaty

Hub iwa sharing their identity with us & their ‘why’ - #whanau #community @StonefieldsSch