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Day 5 - 06.04.2025
An early morning trip to Rogers nursery, heavy fog, dappled light, excited kids, pink wheelbarrows. Welcoming new plant babies into the...


Day 4 - 02.04.2025
You are needed! Today was logistics focused. We need to get the beds laid and as many plants in the soil as possible before the weather...


Day 3 - 26.03.2025
On Wednesday we were joined in the garden by four kererū, two tūī, one kōtare many flittering pepe ao uri, and Lola. We tested and...


Day 2 - 23.03.2025
Sunday at Ngakinga was all about the wai. As we create the space we need to build in systems to water during the hot months. We lay old...


Day 1 - 16.03.2025
Ngakinga: day 1 A big day at Ngakinga today. Char and I spread 20 meters of mulch over the land like a blanket. The first act of care....


Charmaine Bailie (Te Uri o Hau – Ngati Whatua ki Kaipara).
I want to introduce a fierce and brilliant māmā, friend and collaborator, Charmaine Bailie (Te Uri o Hau – Ngati Whatua ki Kaipara). Char...


Papa ki Awataha
Inhabit Iteration 4; Ngakinga Papa ki Awataha Char and I are excited to be working with a 200 sq meter piece of land at Papa ki Awataha...


Ngakinga, 2025-2026
Lately I’ve been thinking about how comfortable I’ve become with grieving. Swinging easily from grief to mothering to making. Letting it...
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