by Jamie | Dec 6, 2021 | Newsfeed
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...
by Jamie | Dec 4, 2021 | Newsfeed
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! ...
by Jamie | Dec 2, 2021 | Newsfeed
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...
by Jamie | Oct 11, 2021 | Guest Contributed, Newsfeed
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...
by Jamie | Oct 5, 2021 | Newsfeed
Kotahihanga – It ain’t easy, reaching outKia 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...
by Jamie | Sep 8, 2021 | Newsfeed
Something I hear very often.It is often followed by a story about an art teacher or another influencing adult saying something that stopped us in our tracks. We could have been drawing away totally happy, and then that thunderbolt comes in and cuts us to the core. ...