My self soothe backfired, 1.5 glasses of red wine=hours of nausea and vom of mystery origins. Maybe she’s born with it, maybe it’s sunstroke, maybe it’s another chronic condish?
#chronicillness #overit #waitangi2025

I’m mindful today is #WaitangiDay. I'm reflecting on #Aotearoa & thinking about Tangata whenua, friends & colleagues. I send you respect, strength & love across the waters of the Pacific that touches my toes & also to those who may be visiting, & working & living in Australia.
#Waitangi2025

Ata mārie Te Tai Tokerau 🫶🏽 #waitangi2025 #toitūtetiriti #sovereigntyneverceded

So one message our tangata whenua are consistent in delivering is cohesion, connection & community. These are the instruments that defeat the oligarchs & power hungry.
Start thinking & acting cohesively - who can you reach out to??
#Waitangi2025

#waitangi2025

The bridge at Waitangi is adorned with alternating Tino Rangatiratanga flag and the flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand / Te Wakaminenga o nga Hapu o Nu Tireni.

It's great to be back at Waitangi again!

#ToitūTeTiriti #Waitangi2025

Taupo.
Twenty minutes from my destination.
Waiting for the bus to move.
...and it's 4:20
#BucketListTrip2025
#Waitangi2025

Pink flowers with a bumblebee.

Flower garden. Pink red blue yellow purple orange flowers visible.

Flower garden. Red white pink orange blue yellow purple flowers visible.

Pink flower with a bumblebee on it harvesting nectar.

#BucketListTrip2025
#Waitangi2025
Today's lunch stop at Flat Hills cafe.
It's where all the buses stop for lunch.
The cafe has a fabulous flower garden in front of the toilet block.🥰

screenshot from Instagram @thewaitangiforum on 31 Dec 2024. the red, black and white circular logo of The Waitangi Forum. Text: "4-6 FEBRUARY 2025. LOWER TREATY GROUNDS (NEXT TO WHARE WAKA), WAITANGI. KAUPAPA KORERO. 4 FEB, TAI TOKERAU Day. NGA WAKA 0 TE ROHE. NGA KAPA O TE ROHE. KOTAHITANGA O NGAPUHI. WAIATA PRACTICE. POHIRI KI TE MOTU (location - TE WHARE RUNANGA). 5 FEB, MOTU WHANUI Day. NGA REO O TE ROHE. ACTIVATING OUR RANGATIRA. TANGATA TIRITI. HAUORA MAORI. MANAAKI TAIAO. TE REO RANGATIRA. 6 FEB, HAWAIKI HOU. KARAKIA MAORI. HUA O TE HIKOI. STORY SOVEREIGNTY. BEING MAORI AND POLITICAL. MANA MAORI MOTUHAKE. PO NGAHAU - CONCERT. [bottom of the page] KAPA HAKA, MUSIC AND GREAT MAORI TALENT THROUGHOUT. NAU MAI HAERE MAI E NGA IWI!".

#ToitūTeTiriti 4 - 6 February #Waitangi2025
"Tīhei mauri ora ki tā tātou kaupapa! You do not want to miss this next Wiki o Waitangi e homā. E ngā iwi o te motu, nau mai haere mai ✊🏾🚀 #ToitūTeKōrero #LaunchTheWaka" @thewaitangiforum 31 Dec 2024