“We have to sit down, have a meal together, pray together and then actually talk together. Then we realize that, yes, although we have some differences they are not impassable differences.” Pauline Tangiora is a Maori elder from the Rongomaiwahine Tribe on the East Coast of the North Island of Aotearoa. She is the former […]
“It is the birthright of every child to be nurtured, to be spoken to, and raised with love. You only get one go at life: what a criminal shame to have it crippled by someone elses pathology.” Patricia Henderson works to heal the lives of abused children and their families. An outspoken social worker and […]
“You only realize how far you have come when you lie in bed at night and rethink the journey. I just cannot recall whether it was a village wag who quipped: from small acorns to mighty oaks.” In 1980, as a new mother listening to the news, Marion Hancock thought: “I should be doing something […]
“One of the joys of getting older is being able to see the victories: nuclear-free New Zealand, the collapse of the Berlin wall, Mandela, hopefully soon a Palestinian nation state.” Marilyn Waring is a renowned New Zealand feminist, economic theorist, and academic. She criticised the UNs System of National Accounts for ignoring the environment, subsistence […]
