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This is me.

Have you seen the movie “The Greatest Showman?”Even though I missed the experience watching it in the cinema I feel like I will always remember when and how I watched it. Friends invited me to their lovely home and after cooking together we watched the movie while...

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“I am light” by India Arie

 I am light, I am lightI am light, I am lightI am light, I am lightI am light, I am light I am not the things my family didI am not the voices in my headI am not the pieces of the brokenness inside, I am lightI am light I am light, I am lightI am light, I am lightI am...

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Covid Impact Support

There is a sizeable selection of support available through the Covid and Cost of Living impacts. Have a read and see whether you may benefit from some of these initatives:-For businesses, a reminder that the Covid Support Payment Round Two is now open (round one can...

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A Letter from Jamie

Kotahihanga - Recovery Together: We Got This​Kia ora e te whānau,We are so thankful to be able to be fully operational for our Residential Guests - it has been a looooong haul operating through our Community Outreach without the Safe Sanctuary of the Retreat to be...

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A Letter from Jamie

Kia ora e te whānauIts been week of extremes in Taranaki.  Ranging from beautiful, unseasonably warm days with our majestic maunga in full view, to torrential, unstoppable rain and flooding.  The streams we have on stie are mostly gentle trickles around the site.  Yet...

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A Letter from Jamie

Kia ora dear whānauWarmest greetings to you from all at Taranaki Retreat We've experienced e-newsletter overload in recent times, and the constant stream (sometimes from the most extraordinary places!) has made us a little reluctant to add yet another one!  There is...

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“Me time”

Quite often we make a lot of time for others. And that's wonderful - as you are a caring friend, an emphatic partner, a loving parent, a supportive colleague, a customer- or patient-focused professional.We are listening to joyful, funny, exciting, sad or sometimes...

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Brookies

Do you think food can make you happy? I think so. But have you ever been to “dessert heaven”?During my childhood I loved when mum was doing some baking – my sister and I used to be there just in time to make sure we won’t miss out on some cookie dough or cake batter.I...

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A Letter from Jamie

Kotahihanga - It ain't easy, reaching out​Kia ora, e te Whānau,Always been the strong one? Find it massively awkward to ask for support? Are you caring for others? Sometimes it feels like a juggling act!  Sometimes the hardest thing going can be putting up your hand...

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Light was on the other side…

Yesterday I pushed myself to bike 10 km before turning around to return to the Retreat. Today I set out and as I commenced the undulating road towards the sea end of Hurford Road, my mind reflected on where I have come from and how similar my journey has been to...

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