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Exclusive: ‘Jail was important for me’: How Scribe lost his way, rehab and recovery six months sober “Jail was important for me.”

Outside the props our bro deserves for 6 months sober, he also deserves a massive kia ora for sharing the kōrero and reminding our brothers and sisters out there what’s possible. Hearing a story of coming up from the hood to achieve success on the stage is one thing. Believing you too can beat your …

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Aroha & āwhina

Having thanked some of the people and companies who help make Shoebox Christmas happen at the scale it does, and having been thanked by a lot of you, I want to say kia ora to someone else who, without her mahi, patience, and aroha, Shoebox Christmas wouldn’t be what it is: my hoa rangatira, my …

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Wellington | BBBS With the incredible support of our local community, we have been able to kick start BBBS in Wellington! This is an incredible accomplishment and we are so excited to be able to provide great mentors for some well deserving young people in our city. We are so excited to be STARTING SOMETHING BIG …

Kia ora team, the majority of gifts have been dropped off! There are some last minute helpers delivering missed gifts this week, and then it’s time for the fun part! While we work towards that, here’s another much needed difference you can make: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Wellington match mentors with children, in friendship-based, …

Wellington | BBBS With the incredible support of our local community, we have been able to kick start BBBS in Wellington! This is an incredible accomplishment and we are so excited to be able to provide great mentors for some well deserving young people in our city. We are so excited to be STARTING SOMETHING BIG … Read More »

A day in the life of a Māori journalist The world is more connected than ever and hundreds of racist attitudes are just a click away. From well-meaning to outright hateful, when you’re a young Māori journalist working in the mainstream media, the sheer volume can be overwhelming. My alarm goes off. Still half asleep, I rummage around

There’s so much in here worth quoting, but just look at the picture, then give it a read. Kia ora The Spinoff https://ift.tt/2QIDEVE from Pera Barrett https://ift.tt/2QIDEVE via IFTTT

E te whānau Shoebox Christmas! Today is the last day for Wellington and Christchurch drop offs! (Unless you’been allocated an emergency helper gift – if you were allocated yours this week, that’s you!) Not delivering a gift to a local tamariki this year but still want to help? There’s a Givealittle page here you can …

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