Koanga in the Maara
Kōwhai are flowering! Plum and peach are blossoming at home, and citrus are pumping. I love this time of the year in the maara kai, at home and at Māoriland. […]
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Matariki in the Maara
In the Māoriland Maara it is Matariki. The Matariki holiday made official and consequential busy-ness contrasts with the quiet grounding of winter in the maara, a slow time of reflection and […]
Ngahuru in the Maara
Corn Harvest! Late in 2022 I planted corn, placing some in the centre row of the long bed by the Māoriland Hub back door, a reliably visible and busy spot […]
April in the Maara
Keeping on top of regular planting is keeping me busy in the maara with the seedlings all requiring attention and somewhere to grow i.e. ongoing transplantation! Charlie and I planted […]
Summer’s end in the Māoriland Maara
Our willow fence line is establishing and beautifies the dilapidated tin fence, but this willow does need attention and weaving while it is still supple to develop its shape. This […]
November in the Maara
Te Ao Tūroa – The natural order Tūroa: established, of long standing, enduring, long-lasting Ao tūroa: enduring world, earth, nature I have been thinking about the acts we can engage […]
Māoriland and Kaibosh to distribute FREE surplus kai to Ōtaki community
On Tuesdays Māoriland has kai available for those who need it outside our Toi Matarau Gallery on Main Street, Ōtaki. The surplus kai comes from Kaibosh, an charity that collects […]
October in the Maara
There really is nothing quite like this time of the year in the māra… The joys and rites of spring… Seeds are sprouting merrily on windowsills and being transferred optimistically […]
September in the Maara
Kia ora koutou, one of the things I have been considering in level two lockdown is the ability of our community to re-emerge safely, reconnect and rebuild our sense of […]
Matariki in the maara
Lots has been happening in the Maara this Matariki!
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