#gopeaceable – vision of a global grassroots movement
Imagine a day, not too far off, when each encounter you have is met with empathetic understanding. The person who has mistakenly tail-ended your car, the phone company employee, the government official, the person whose view on vaccination differs from your own, each listen with care to what you have to say. What if, for […]
WHY I NO LONGER SAY ‘WELL DONE’!
(A speech written to present at Toastmasters Kerikeri prior to the 2020 General Election.) E rangatira ma, e hoa ma, e manuhiri ma – Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena tatou katoa. It may be Level 2 but I’m on the campaign trail today – I’m here to explain 3 downsides to using praise and […]
#letsbepeaceable – a vision for a viral grassroots movement
Imagine a day, not too far off, when each encounter you have is met with empathetic understanding. The person who has mistakenly tail-ended your car, the phone company employee, the government official, the person whose view on vaccination differs from your own, each listen with care to what you have to say. What if, for […]
PEACE TROLLING – using social media to build a global culture of peace and respect
Imagine by 2025 if across the world, people of every nation, every language, young and old, are online allies in a movement of non-violent engagement between people across every social media platform. Perhaps you, dear reader, will be one of a growing global ‘army of Peace Trolls’ , seeding social media the capacity to engage […]
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About Our District
Area 7323 sq km Popn 71000 ( June 2020) 22761 Households. 40 % of us are Māori, 21% of us are under 15 and 20% over 65. 15% of us were born overseas.
Popn Towns 2020
Paihia 1660
Opua 1220
Haruru 1150
Kerikeri 7850
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