Your Dose of Hope for August Happy spring greetings to you all! I hope the sun is starting to shine in your part of the country this week. August kicks into high gear with a new ActionStation team member and a strategy hui. The energy is buzzing as we get…

Dear Minister Wood, CC: Minister Megan Woods, Prime Minister Hipkins Congratulations on your appointment as Minister for Auckland. As the effects of the flood start to become less visible, community groups like ours around the city are working tirelessly to provide the best support we can. For many people in…

Our love is with whānau in Auckland experiencing the loss, fear, and uncertainty brought in by the floods over the past and coming days. Below is a non-exhaustive list of places to find help, and to offer help for those in Tāmaki Makaurau: Where to find help for urgent needs…

No matter our background, family, or where we grew up, most of us want to live in a country where all of us can be valued for who we are. …

Kia ora beautiful people, One of the things I love most about Aotearoa, is how connected we are. We only need one degree of separation before we work out that our parents went to school together, or that we are newfound cousins thanks to a whānau connection. Our connection makes…

We hope you and your whānau had a beautiful time over Matariki with our first ever public holiday to celebrate the Māori new year. Here is your midwinter dose of hope to warm you up and stoke some energy into your weekend. Settle in, stay warm and enjoy the read! 🌏🌱 People are fighting for a better climate future 🌱🌏 …

I’m Isabella Lenihan-Ikin. I live in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington with my partner Kaeden, but spent my first eighteen years with my parents and older brother in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. I’m of Scottish, Irish and English descent, from the Macrae Clan in the Scottish Highlands. When and how did you get…

Welcome to our dose of hope for May — the latest community-powered wins for a fair and flourishing Aotearoa, delivered fresh to your inbox. As we enter into our colder months, grab your favourite woollen blanket and get cosy with these stories of change. ☀️ Seven Steps for a Fairer Future ☀️ On Monday, we were proud to…

April 3rd 2022, Matahiwi Marae, Nā Karlo Mila. Our final exhale beyond the breath, where we give ourselves up in completion to life. Where everything that you are leaves behind everything that you were. It is a spindrift that rises, departing that faithful friend of the body. Its soft limbs. …