South Auckland based children's author + teacher + learner.
Manukau, NZ
Joined July 2012
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Does anyone know a Samoan family ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ who have a child aged 8-14 who might be keen to write a story about their lives for a new book for kids? Mixed ethnicity is all good. Please tag them, or message me if you can help and please share ๐๐ฝ
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Talofa lava family. I'm looking for Samoan children aged 8-12 who live in unusual places in the world who would be keen to write a story about their lives for a new book. Please message me if you can help faamolemole ๐๐ฝ
Last night Shaun Johnson was asked how a player facing constant criticism and scrutiny should handle that. He said, "Look in not out." Check out my thoughts about this awesome concept here:
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Gold again! Get a piece of ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ต๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ with personally autographed books by two Black Ferns 7s players:
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When a person's name becomes the name of a weapon. I'm doing a writing project with some boys, create superheroes to solve problems. One wrote about a monster that tried to ruin his league game. ๐ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฅ ๐ข ๐๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ฉ ๐๐ถ๐ข๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ช ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ.
This is the pic for the cover of my new pukapuka for kids. It's called ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ - why Aotearoa sports teams wear black with a silver fern. It's a cool story, can't wait to share it real soon ๐ณ๐ฟ ๐ค
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Strike Hard - the Michaela Blyde Story is out family. It's a really inspiring story about the challenges Michaela - Black Ferns Sevens - has been through on her way to becoming one of the best rugby players in the world. Check out Michaela's thoughts ๐๐ฝ
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A shot from our photoshoot at Wiri Central School today. These awesome young people have written a pukapuka about their pride in being Mฤori. We're launching their pukapuka during Matariki later this term. 13 new published authors unleashed into the world โ๐ฝ
#WritingWarriors
"Proper preparation prevents poor performance - that's what my dad always taught me."
Tyrese Macey after hitting two clutch 3 pointers to win today's NBA playoff game.
Nice one @Auckland_Libs with the Samoan language option for taking out books ๐๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ธ
Te Tiriti o Waitangi: A community perspective e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-โฆ
It's beautiful how Sacred Heart College, Napier acknowledges the Mฤori and Catholic whakapapa of their school.
Tamatea Intermediate students are Writing Warriors โ๐ผโ๐ผ
@tepoumuramura Writers in Schools
22 newly published authors showing off their books at Waimarama School, Hawke's Bay
#WritingWarriors
@tepoumuramura Writers in Schools
They love their rugby at Hastings Boys' High School. We can get them to love reading too! #ReadToSucceed
@tepoumuramura Writers in Schools
A vote for books! ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ต๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐
๐. Keep kids reading books guys! theguardian.com/books/2023/dโฆ
Panthers unveils historic Pasifika jersey penrithpanthers.com.au/news/โฆ via @PenrithPanthers
