The three commissioners had patiently sat through a long day of hearings at the Claris Social Club, but had not lost their sense of humour. "Another one of your 'Good Questions'?, the right honourable Peter Salmon mocked his colleague, David Shand, to laughter from the audience. "Well then it is time to close this hearing of the Commission of Inquiry on the future governance of Auckland." And as he thanked the submitters who had come to explain and expand on their submissions, Peter Salmon chose to sum up his impression of the day with two ideas that did not seem immediately obvious. "I thought that the presentations we heard today reflected a sense of kaitiakitanga and manaakitanga," he said.
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The latest issue of Pacific Ecologist had a very interesting article. Written by the Joanna Santa Barbara who is involved in launching an EcoVillage in Motueka. In this piece - entitled How should we live? - she reviews three handbooks. The most interesting manual is by Rob Hopkins, who has inspired a movement very active also here in New Zealand, including on Waiheke. more ...

I have posted two articles I wrote that explore using katiakitanga ideas on Great Barrier Island. I would really like some comments and ideas. Do join the conversation.

The Te Whaiti School Board is not a project management consultancy but teaches current and future project managers important lessons from a distinctly Maori perspective. A Living Systems framework for leading projects, can have its roots in tradition and push its growth into innovative heights. more ..

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