*Leadership comes in many shapes,* in many forms, and is influenced by many different voices. *Being a leader* is rewarding in so many ways, but the responsibility is often heavy, except...
*It's 2024 and we all seem to be wondering, well, what's next? What is life after Gabrielle? I know I most certainly am. * *Cue, Tairawhiti Tomorrow Together Summit.* *Last week,* Senior...
*We have just finished our last Council meeting for the year* and my feelings are complex. On one hand, I feel relieved, we survived it, we're still here, and despite...
Photo courtesy Rawinia Parata during Ruatoria FOSAL consultation evening of Ani Pahuru Huriwai who opened our meeting. *It is a family's worst nightmare to face losing their home, having already lost...
*. . . . by Rawinia Parata - GDC Councillor* *It seems we cannot talk about Te Tairawhiti without mentioning our experience of climate change in real time.* Yesterday, we were...
*Our elected members and public servants are people too.* Cognitively we all know that but take a second to really consider it. We have our up days, and our down...
For today's BLOG - we decided to place a direct LINK to the *Tairawhiti Civil Defence 'facebook'*[https://www.facebook.com/CDEMGisborne] in order that anyone may obtain the latest information regarding travel to and...
*In May, the Ministerial Inquiry into land use associated with the mobilisation of woody debris and sediment in Te Tairawhiti and Wairoa was released.* An inquiry demanded by the people. It...
*Te Tairawhiti has always been a dynamic and culturally diverse region.* Over the years we’ve become more aware about the value of good information, the importance of capturing data and...
*BLOG by Rawinia Parata: GDC Councillor - © photos courtesy HIKO Media House[sitetree_link,id=737]* *Looking back on the last 6 weeks everything seems a blur. One devastating event after another.* *It's humbling to...
*"This post is not the perspective of Council, or of iwi, or of any government entity.* I'm writing this entry as a woman, as a mother, as an aunty, as...
*BLOG . . . from the desk of Rawinia Parata: GDC Councillor* *When I ran for council* I wasn’t entirely sure of what I was getting myself into. I knew I...