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Awesome Li’i π
Awesome Li’i π
Do you guys sometimes get Impostor Syndrome? That’s that feeling you get when you start doubting yourself, about whether you can really do something and you’re just waiting for someone to catch you out and say “Faker!”Β To be honest, I get these thoughts sometimes when it comes to writing. I say things like this to…
The New Zealand government announced earlier this year that it will soon be compulsory to teach New Zealand history in our schools. Every child in Germany learns about the Holocaust β the terrible atrocities which Hitler and the Nazis did to the Jewish people. βWe teach every chapter of German history,β a German friend of…
Sharing the love of reading with the uso Abel Junior Tutagalevao at WaimΔrama School, Hawke’s Bay.
This week sees the NZ release of the new Fast & Furious film, Hobbs & Shaw, starring Dwayne Johnson and his cousin, Roman Reigns. I’d like to share an amazing story with you about Roman, real name Joseph Anoa’i. I’ve just written a new book for young people about Joseph because his life story is…
We’re nearly halfway through term one of the school year and it’s a good time to remind the young people we live and work with, and ourselves, that being successful isn’t about talent or gifts. It’s about learning, working with the right people and hard work. Kemba Walker is a basketball player. Kemba led his…
It’s Tongan Language Week and I want to share with you a little about one of Tonga’s favourite heroesΒ – Queen Salote. And how there are young people around us showing the same qualities Salote did … every day. Queen Salote is one of the most beloved leaders the Pacific has known. She was born…