Kōrero is Pukerua Bay’s new community newsletter. It’s a place for keeping our community connected and informed. A place for celebrating what we have and working together to make it better. Through the generous support of our advertisers and sponsors, issues will periodically land in your letterbox throughout the year.
Current issue
Vol 5, Issue 2, April 2025 (PDF)
National Library of New Zealand: 45369835 / ALMA 21361949640002836
WorldCat: OCLC 1249555898
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Next Issue: out in June 2025
The copy deadline for the next issue is May 2025.
Editorial, April 2025
Kia ora
For this issue, we asked members of our community to share stories about their careers. You responded with a fascinating range of stories that follow a common theme – that our careers twist and turn with changes within us and the world around us. We need to be ready for these changes and have the courage to grasp new opportunities as they arise.
Rachel Prebble traces her journey from voluntary work with disabled children in Russia’s orphanages to a lead role with Te Whatu Ora | Health New Zealand (p. 3). Manawa transitioned from carving to tā moko, with his life’s work connected by his deep commitment to his roots and the strength and beauty of te ao Māori (pp. 4–5). Joey Rockell could have chosen science, but is instead following his passion for food, inspired in part by his experiences with food on a whānau holiday in Italy (pp. 5–6). John Jamieson’s career as a translator highlights how changes in technology have changed the way many of us work – but not the need for human understanding and expertise (pp. 8–9). Pip Spite’s career has followed many twists and turns, leading to her current position as kaitiaki (caretaker) of our beloved school (pp. 14–15). After many years teaching in South Africa, Claire Conradie is exploring a new career in administration (p. 15).
Several of our contributors described the indecision they felt at the start of their working lives, when wondering where to begin. Careers consultant Gill England offers reassurance and practical advice to rangatahi and their whānau standing on the precipice and asking, “What next?” Our next issue will focus on Matariki and its values of honouring the past, enjoying the present, and looking forward to the future. What connections can you make to these values?
Waiho i te toipoto, kaua i te toiroa.
Let us keep close together, not wide apart.
We acknowledge mana whenua of Pukerua Bay, Ngāti Toa Rangatira. For Ngāti Toa news, see www.ngatitoa.iwi.nz
