I would love to share your encounters, your stories, art, poems and music to help us remember, to help us learn and most importantly to share our connection so we remember that to share space and time with Matuku-hūrepo is a privilege.
From our gallery…
Our encounters, stories and poems…
Pioneers in childrens education
Influencing the next generation to create a better future for Bittern. As we have just released more of our school program ‘Let’s learn about Bittern’ I want to acknowledge the pioneers in this space. Angela Cushnie – author and advocate. Angela pictured here with her book ‘ A change is gonna come’ which illustrates the…
Congratulations youve got juvenile Bittern!
Next steps for people who have juvenile or Bittern fledglings. The fact that you have juvenile Bittern means that you have enough food and security to get these youngsters to fledging. Thank you for being great guardians of your freshwater habitats! At this time of year, especially in the heat of summer these little guys…
Running through the door of darkness
A poem, close to my heart. This poem was first conceived as a dream last night after standing beneath the orange wolf moon prowling across the sky. Its a poem of two dear souls I’ve lost, a courageous friend who was my wolf sister and a equally courageous hūrepo named Te-rangi. These two souls stories are…
LOVE BITTERN PROJECT 