YOUR QUESTION ANSWERED - WHY DID YOU WRITE THE FUTURE WEAVERS? I have answered in the short video below. Is it just me or is the world...

Oh, the angst of getting your cover ready for the book 😅. In the case of The Future Weavers - 5th time lucky, but thank goodness for...

I hope you spent your valuable time Indulging in the silliness of rhyme Day seven, the end of the week The close of my limerick streak...

There once was a man from Kaitaia Whose vehicle got a flat tyre He was so pissed off With a hiccup and cough His bad temper set his hair...

A girl came from the Waiapu River But the southerly wind made her shiver She warmed up with whiskey Which made her quite frisky But...

Well, it's raining it's pouring, and all that jazz today in Gizzy. So the rain in our plain couldn't be left out today, and there is a...

There once was a poet from Kaiti Who spoke words so eloquently His tintinnabulation Was famed throughout the nation But he only rhymed...

There once was a man from the Coast There was nothing, that he wouldn’t roast When he found some weed And he roasted the seeds He found...

Yesterday morning, I sat down and wrote a series of limerick poems. They are five lines, normally funny and allowed to be rude - yes!...

I have loathed the smell of pukuhipi (sheep stomach/tripe) Ever since I can remember My parents would cook it October to September...

This week I have been connecting with the town where I grew up - Whakatane. As a woman, I feel fortunate to have been born on the East...

Some of the books I am reading and are in my reading pile, check it out! And yes, I used this image again as a thumbnail - love you...

I, just like the rest of NZ, was extremely proud of our latest Olympic medalist Hayden Wilde from Whakatane. Also stoked for local...

My month and week have been consumed with the joy of having two new perfect little beings join the whanau (family). How amazing! Take a...

Sometimes you discover there are hidden gems awaiting your notice right under your nose. One of those diamonds is Zandria Taare from the...

The whole of Aotearoa is now celebrating Matariki. I had a research exercise from my writing course and my topic was the Twins. Waitī and...

by R de Wolf © 2021 Creation sowing Puku growing Life unfurling Koru turning Banished grieving Mama breathing Whanau waiting Anticipating...

"What is a zine'" you might ask? It is a self-made magazine. At Ngati TaiTech, our intrepid tutor, Katrina (aka Bubbles Reedy), has been...

Lots of people have been reading GOTA - c'mon! Kia ora readers - love your work. I always try and give readers the best advice, i.e. what...

Busy Buzzy Wings – Honey Bee by R. de Wolf © 2021 Harbinger of life with your pollination Overworked wings thrum throughout the nation...