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Published on: November 12 2021As novelist Henry James tells us, āThree things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind, and the third is to be kind.ā World Kindness Day also reminds us (in case we need it) to take a breath, and be kind to each other, to ourselves, and to the world.Read more
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Published on: June 30 2021With the shortest day of the year behind us, it is the perfect time for a midyear reset. Every year, I plan to read more than the previous year, some years it happens, others you would never know that I even made an attempt. My list of ābooks I want to readā continues to grow faster than I can get through them, so choosing which title comes next is becoming increasingly difficult.Read more
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Published on: October 19 2020For many, 2020 has seen an overwhelming desire to go back to ānormalā, how things were before the global pandemic. But Iāve seen viral tweets about how maybe this year was the wakeup call we all needed, to make change and to shake up the status quo.Read more
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Published on: September 07 2020This year, Te Wiki o Te Reo MÄori (MÄori Language Week) runs from 14-20th September (Mahuru). Itās theme remains the same: āKia kaha te reo MÄoriā ā āLetās make the MÄori language strongā.Read more
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Published on: July 10 2020As Matariki draws to a close for 2020, weāre reflecting on what it means for us and how we can use this time of new beginnings to light a spark for the year to come.Read more
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Published on: March 06 2020Sunday 8th March is International Womenās Day 2020 ā a global day celebrating the achievements of women, and a call to action for accelerating gender equality. At ecostore, weāre celebrating New Zealand women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) and highlighting how we can all help more women to create, invent and discover a better tomorrow.Read more
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Published on: December 21 2018The new year is nearly here, bursting with possibilities and potential. And rather than writing a laundry list of resolutions -that statistics say will be abandoned by mid-January - we're making some plans for 'fresh starts'.Read more