My Writing

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  December 13, 2025

  Scree Running into Mt Tarawera’s Crater

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  September 23, 2025

  Judith Collins and the Miracle of the $140,000 Teacher

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  April 27, 2025

  Learning the Hard Way: Our Wild Adventure on the Mangamate Loop

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  January 16, 2025

  Conquering the Kaimanawa Descent

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  January 10, 2025

  A Journey Around Mount Ruapehu

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  December 31, 2024

  2025 – Rolling with it

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  December 20, 2024

  Across the Tongariro Alpine Crossing

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  October 26, 2024

  Reflections on Education in China

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  October 26, 2024

  Two Weeks in China – Educational Exploration and Connection

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  July 15, 2024

  Pinnacles Walk

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  June 9, 2024

  Ben Lomond – An Adventure with Breathtaking Views

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  June 2, 2024

  Cultivating Well-Being with Wiremu Matthews

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  May 5, 2024

  Understanding Learning Intentions and Success Criteria

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  April 27, 2024

  Book Review: Leading to the North-East by Russell Bishop

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  April 26, 2024

  Embracing Te Reo Māori at Mount Maunganui Intermediate

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  April 21, 2024

  Lake Waikaremoana – Great Walk

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  March 31, 2024

  A Family Adventure on the Timber Trail

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  February 19, 2024

  Mobiles Devices – The problem and what our family has done!

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  January 1, 2024

  2024 – The year of the ‘Constant Wood’

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  December 17, 2023

  Pouakai Circuit – New Zealand’s Hidden Gem

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  October 5, 2023

  Writing My Life Story and My First Book with ChatGPT

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  May 5, 2023

  The Mount Ruapehu Crater Climb

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  March 3, 2023

  The Parable of Tim Southee and Cricketing Talents

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  January 1, 2023

  2023 – A year to stand .. sorry sit … with those who identify as her/she/girl/female

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  December 17, 2022

  ChatGPT – This could change everything

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  March 13, 2022

  Leadership lessons from Ted Lasso

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  February 16, 2022

  The parable of the S-O-L-I-D foundation

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  January 31, 2022

  2022 – The year to awaken my dormant intellect

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  January 26, 2022

  Abel Tasman Coast Track

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  November 25, 2021

  My go-to Digital tools

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  October 14, 2021

  NZ Teacher Council develops new Teaching Standard

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  October 7, 2021

  The Parable of the COVID Vaccine

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  August 6, 2021

  Olympic advice – focus on the losers

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  August 5, 2021

  Imagining Decolonisation – Book Review

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  July 24, 2021

  Teen Brain: A book every principal, teacher and parent should read

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  July 17, 2021

  Wish me luck at the Olympics

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  May 25, 2021

  Using whakapapa to connect athletes to team’s identity

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  January 1, 2021

  2021 – Like a Rolling Stone

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  October 4, 2020

  Educational Policies – A quick look at what NZ voters have to work with.

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  September 25, 2020

  Student Teachers – Why I like having them in my class?

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  April 11, 2020

  The parable of the Crusader and the Essential Worker

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  January 9, 2020

  The Parable of the Lost Harry and Megan

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  December 30, 2019

  Challenges instead of resolutions for 2020

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  December 28, 2019

  The Parable of the unmerciful Steve Smith

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  July 17, 2019

  Cricket – It is just not fair!

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  March 22, 2019

  Christchurch Reflection

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  December 31, 2018

  Make 2019 Extraordinarily Ordinary

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  July 16, 2018

  What is Media Literacy?

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  January 1, 2016

  Abihail or Prasooona – Take your pick

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  January 1, 2015

  Common house fly starts war

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  January 1, 2014

  Huampu – Bolivia’s Weightlifting Champ

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  January 1, 2013

  selling houses – strange neighbours

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  January 1, 2011

  Labour – More painful for the man

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  December 30, 2009

  My quest to be a Crusader Horseman

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  January 1, 2009

  Useless Trivia, a Wedding and a Buffet Eating Contest

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  January 1, 2009

  My first romance novel