Last night I sat in awe amongst many rangitira of Tauranga Moana as the amazing Mererina Murray was farewelled from Tauranga City Council where she has worked for 30 years. She started at a very difficult time following the protests & occupation of the old town hall, and did a lot of the heavy lifting to heal relationships. What a beautiful wāhine toa & incredible legacy she leaves. I feel so blessed to have been there & say a few words in her honour. #WāhineToa #TaurangaMoana
Merivale School kids got a treat while out sailing when dolphins came to check them out. This school would be 90% mana whenua tamariki. The connection is gonna connect. So cool! 🐬🐬🐬 #TaurangaMoana #Tangaroa #Tauranga #Dolphins https://sunlive.co.nz/news/307221-friendly-fins-schoolkids-get-rare-harbour-treat.html
#TaurangaMoana #tangaroa #dolphins #tauranga
Some of my interests
#Tauranga
#TaurangaMoana
#AntiRacism
#TeTiritiOWaitangi
#libraries
#AcademicLibraries
#PublicLibraries
#SchoolLibraries
#VocationalEducation
#NewZealandHistory
#Cooking
#Reading
#NewZealandBooks
#ChildrensLiterature
#ChildrensBooks
#AllyShip (as a Cis white woman learning how to be an ally)
#Environment
#Avocados
#Menopause
#tauranga #TaurangaMoana #antiracism #TeTiritiOWaitangi #libraries #academiclibraries #publiclibraries #SchoolLibraries #VocationalEducation #newzealandhistory #cooking #reading #NewZealandBooks #childrensLiterature #childrensbooks #allyship #environment #Avocados #menopause