Thank you Matthew Scott at Newsroom for writing this great investigative article about the ‘Protect Endangered New Zealand Sea Lion’ campaign I began in June 2020! Whether you are passionate about New Zealand sea lions/pakake, impartial, or consider them a nuisance; they are returning to mainland Aotearoa. Sea lions are philopatric and will breed at …
There have been an increasing number of sightings of New Zealand sea lions/pakake crossing the roads in Ōtepoti Dunedin and the east coast of the Otago Region. Sea lions are classified ‘Endangered’, are indigenous and are a taonga species to Ngāi Tahu, among many other Kiwi’s. We believe sea lions are crossing the roads more …
Have you recently bought a new mobile phone and are unsure what to do with your old one? In 2016, RE:MOBILE partnered with Sustainable Coastlines, and so far the phones donated to RE:MOBILE has resulted in $1850,000 being donated to Sustainable Coastlines! RE:MOBILE is not for profit and is the only mobile phone recycling scheme …
Over New Year, I visited breathtaking Stewart Island/Rakiura and did the Rakiura Great Walk. I spent three days completing the 32 kilometre track; to enjoy nature and minimal cellphone reception, and to increase my chances of seeing a kiwi. I was fortunate enough to see two! To keep me sustained throughout the Great Walk, I …
To some of you, it may seem improbable or contradictory that an animal as large as a New Zealand sea lion/pakake is agile and graceful. Perhaps also, that pakake, who can be volatile with other bulls when play fighting or establishing a territory, are placid and non-threatening to humans. When in proximity to a pakake, …
New signs informing beachgoers ‘To consider whether you need to drive on this beach’, and to ‘Keep dogs under control’, have been erected at beaches in The Catlins. This latest development is thanks to many passionate community members imploring the Clutha District Council to install these signs before Christmas 2022. Thank you! It is so …
This countdown to Christmas/Kirihimete, I gift to you… inspiration. On the final day to Christmas, I’d like to introduce the visionary Brianne West. Brianne is a trailblazer, an entrepreneur, the Founder of Ethique (originally Sorbet), and was recently immortalised as a Barbie Doll. She was born in the United Kingdom and her whānau moved to …
This countdown to Christmas/Kirihimete, I gift to you… inspiration. On the second day to Christmas, I’d like to introduce the inspiring wāhine Meri Te Tai Mangakāhia. Meri fought for Māori women to be given the vote, and for the right to sit in the Māori Parliament (Te Kotahitanga). Meri was born in the Lower Waihou, …
This countdown to Christmas/Kirihimete, I gift to you… inspiration. On the third day to Christmas, I’d like to introduce the graceful force that was Kate Sheppard. It was not until 1893, that women could vote in Aotearoa; this made Aotearoa the first British colony and national state to extend equal franchise (but not equal right …
This countdown to Christmas/Kirihimete, I gift to you… inspiration. On the fourth day to Christmas, I’d like to introduce the inspiring and courageous Mataio “Matt” and Sarah Brown. Both hail from Aotearoa; Matt’s tīpuna are Samoan, and Sarah’s tīpuna are Māori (Ngāpuhi/Te Rarawa). Matt is an author, communicator and an internationally acclaimed barber and hair …