Equality

I’ve been fortunate to be out of Australia for the last couple of months, so I’ve missed much of the rhetoric over the ridiculous equality plebiscite that isn’t even binding. I didn’t say marriage equality or gay marriage on purpose, if another person is not allowed the same rights as you are, that’s not a […]

When what you thought was true isn’t

I’m a kiwi, born and bred in New Zealand. My dad’s mother’s family is Irish. On my mum’s side there’s also an Irish connection. We are Ati hau, Ngati Rangi, Tuwharetoa… (Maori tribes) born and bred in the area where my mum still lives. The Irish connection is that my mum’s great-grandfather came from Ireland. I […]