by Elise Vine | Feb 28, 2023 | Newsletters
Kia Ora! Thoughts from Elise The optimistic start to the year seems to have been blown out of the water. Coming straight after catastrophic flooding in the upper North Island, Cyclone Gabrielle blasted through the North Island and left behind the heartbreak of lost...
by Elise Vine | Feb 1, 2023 | Newsletters
Kia Ora! Thoughts from Elise Sending aroha to all the communities and families affected by recent flooding. It’s going to take a while for the damage to be fully known and then rectified, kia kaha everyone. I took time to ease back into it all after a couple of...
by Elise Vine | Jan 1, 2023 | Newsletters
Happy New Year! 2023 is here!! I’ve just arrived back in Aotearoa after popping over to Australia to see my mum for Christmas. I’m now off to St Arnaud, Lake Rotoiti for a few days to celebrate Sarah’s birthday and to spend some time in nature. I took time in December...
by Elise Vine | Dec 1, 2022 | Newsletters
Kia Ora! Here we are on the final countdown to Christmas. 2022 seems to have shot by in the blink of an eye! Financial news continued to be negative with the Reserve Bank talking about a pending recession. Unfortunately that means we can expect more bad news for the...
by Elise Vine | Nov 1, 2022 | Newsletters
Kia Ora! Dare we say it is about 6 weeks till Christmas, the surprise that comes around every year that many forget to budget and plan for. For some, Christmas is an awesome time. For others, it’s the most stressful time of year both mentally and financially. While...
by Elise Vine | Oct 1, 2022 | Newsletters
Kia Ora! Alongside the blossoms of spring and the lengthening of daylight hours, September was an eventful month for Aotearoa New Zealand. September 14th marked the 50th anniversary of the day the Māori language petition was delivered to Parliament by...