Reo of the Nation
I left you last as I was on my way to the inaugural Parihaka International Peace Festival. There is something uplifting about the name Parihaka itself. For me it triggers memories of the early…
Tag Archives: Denis O’Reilly
Crime and punishment
Kia ora. Nga mihi o te tau hou. We’re well into the first quarter and people are still wishing each other “Happy New Year” which just goes to show how slowly the nation re-engages…
Each Atom of the Stone
I write this on 19 December 2005. Today is the 125th anniversary of the death of Tareha Te Moananui MP of whom I have written much in…
The Darkside
Picture this. In the week leading up to Labour weekend we’re in Strathmore. It’s typically a windy Wellington Wednesday, and despite bright sunshine it’s a …
Road Trippin’
Welcome to the world my new mokopuna Bella O’Reilly and Te Roera Junovich. Welcome to Aotearoa the land of your mums’ and dads’. Thank you …
The Things that Bind Us
Let’s recap. This korero, ‘Nga Kupu Aroha’, Words of Love, started in September 2004 outlining an already year-long NZ community quest to reduce the demand for crystal methamphetamine (‘P’) amongst some of…
The Space at the Edge
Down back of the paddock, close to the river, a tui has just sung three clear flutes, a …
Self, Race, Drugs & Justice in New Zealand
Self, Race, Drugs & Justice in New Zealand In the Hawke’s Bay the heavy early morning dew – ‘Heretaunga haukunui’ the Maori call it – carries the chill signal of approaching autumn. Already the seasons…
Embracing the positive
I left you at the end of my last blog with my being all excited and promising to lighten up. I had the vision then of being able to…
Joe Walsh – The Sinners Tour
It may have been any regular late Tuesday night at Wellington airport, apart from what seemed to be a growing number of leather clad Maori, warrior types in gang regalia gathering at the egress…
Nga Kupu Aroha Words of Love
I have seen the boulder lifted From the back of the tribe. I have heard their singing voices. I have felt their hands like the wind on the grass Stroking…
