Seven days of mourning has started for the Maori Queen, Dame Te Atairangikaahu, who died yesterday at age 75. She has reined as Maori Queen for 40 years and has been a driving force for maori issues over this time.Dame Te Ata is directly descended from the first Maori... No time for photoblogging this weekend, we’ve been catching up with chores. However, my mind has continued on the landslip theme, but this time because we had a newsworthy earthquake today.There are about 15,000 recorded earthquakes in New Zealand every year,... A devastating consequence of continued rain in these parts is landslips – these are chunks of hillsides slipping away.It’s a regular sight to see a pile of rocks and dirt at the side of roads where mini slips have occurred and just recently the roads up to... I’ve just realised how much I’ve neglected my blog this week, not intentional just a victim of colliding priorities. I never had this problem when I was a full-time domestic-executive!But there’s no point me hankering after my leisurely pace as its... Hotfoot from holiday, I’ve been catching up with my coaching homework. The focus of which is speaking with intent. This means speaking clearly, succinctly and generously. It sounds simple, doesn’t it? Believe me its exhausting trying to keep things short,... 