by Juliet Batten | 23, Nov, 2023 | Seasons Newsletter
Summer solstice, te maruaroa o Hine Raumati, is approaching. The longest day will be here on December 22nd. Is it on your calendar? Is it in your awareness? Why am I drawing your attention to summer solstice? This, the most glorious festival of... 
by Juliet Batten | 10, Apr, 2023 | Seasons Newsletter
Did you know that in te ao Māori there was a month in which so little happened that it was often dropped from the calendar altogether? We are approaching that month now. At present we are in Paengawhāwhā, the eleventh month of the Māori calendar.... 
by Juliet Batten | 12, May, 2022 | Seasons Newsletter
I found this blog that I wrote nine years ago. It awakens memories of my years at Te Henga, the cycle of the kumara and the excitement of harvesting with the community. I thought you might enjoy it too. The kumara garden lies hidden between the dunes and the... 
by Juliet Batten | 17, Mar, 2022 | Uncategorized
The woman sitting next to me at the concert pulled a paper bag out of her handbag. ‘Would you like two pears from my tree?’ This was rather surprising, first as I knew her only slightly and hadn’t seen her for two decades. Second, we were... 
by Juliet Batten | 1, Feb, 2022 | Uncategorized
Here in Aotearoa after the expansion of summer, we are now facing contraction as the need to draw back into restrictions affects us all. In uncertain times, the rhythms of nature bring comfort and teachings. Expansion and contraction are part of the...