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A Manawhenua Story: Patuharakeke & the Bream Bay Kāhui Ako
Honouring Stories of Place: Bream Bay Kāhui Ako and the Telling Your Stories Project Over the past year, we’ve had the privilege of working alongside the Bream Bay Kāhui Ako on a truly special Telling Your Stories (TYS) project. This Kāhui Ako, which includes One Tree Point School (Te Ara Kahika), Ruakākā School, and strong connections to the local hapū Patuharakeke, sits nestled in the southern reaches of Whangārei. What unfolded through this collaboration has been one of th

Kate Costello
2 days ago3 min read


A Primary School Story: Churton Park
Mt Tarikākā (often incorrectly called Mt Kaukau is a large hill in the northern suburbs of Wellington, New Zealand near Johnsonville, Khandallah and Ngaio On 24 January, we had the privilege of launching the Churton Park story in Wellington. Del Costello travelled to Churton Park to mark this special occasion alongside Principal Matt Stanley and the dedicated teachers of the school. It was a stunning day, made even more meaningful by the backdrop of Mount Tarikākā, the guardi

Kate Costello
2 days ago3 min read


An ECE Story: Sparrows Early Childhood Centre - Waikato
Discover how Telling Your Stories partnered with Sparrows Early Learning Centre to create a locally grounded picture book that strengthens identity, belonging, oral language and early literacy. Aligned with Te Whāriki and Kōwhiti Whakapae, this ECE project brings place based storytelling to life for tamariki, kaiako and whānau.

Kate Costello
2 days ago5 min read
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