Monthly Archives: January 2024
“Kia Ora!”
In 1984, at a time when the use of Māori phrases was uncommon in New Zealand, Dame Rangimārie Naida (Povey) Glavish, who was then an Auckland telephone operator, was instructed to stop using Kia Ora when greeting callers. Although she … Continue reading
Beginnings
Every community museum must start somewhere, and Te Awaroa Helensville’s begins, in part at least, in Blenheim, with some volunteers, a cob cottage, and six handmade nails. As Colleen Thompson tells the story in an account archived in Te Awaroa … Continue reading