by Juliet Batten | 11, Jul, 2023 | Uncategorized
Mānawatia a Matariki! This year, the second national Matariki holiday takes place on July 14th. You may have already gathered the profound significance in te ao Maori of the return of these stars, the home of the ancestors. You may also... 
by Juliet Batten | 22, Jul, 2021 | Seasons Newsletter
What do trees and grizzly bears have in common? According to forester Peter Wohlleben, who wrote The Hidden Life of Trees, bears prepare for hibernation by eating and eating to grow fat and sustain themselves for months of sleep with no food. And would... 
by Juliet Batten | 15, Aug, 2019 | Seasons Newsletter
The odd thing was that just a moment earlier I had driven into a quiet patch where the rain had stopped and the air was still. I flicked off my windscreen wipers and drove into a side street. The next moment, in a blast from the skies, my little car was being...