Emma Evangeline Gustafson – Featured Artist Issue 4
Meet Emma Evangeline Gustafson, a full-time artist and illustrator based in Whitianga and featured creative of the Coromind’s issue 4. Kia ora! I’m Emma Evangeline Gustafson, a full-time artist and illustrator based in Whitianga. I primarily paint nature-based scenes and local landscapes. I’m very grateful the universe brought me to the Coromandel. I love exploring […]
Born & Raised – Caleb Carter
What are your family links to Mercury Bay? My family links to Mercury Bay are my grandparents, Kevin Brown, long-time resident and ex-commercial fisherman from Kūaotunu, and Christine Carter, who had the Civic Video store for 20+ years. My twin brother and I grew up in Kūaotunu. When did you live in Mercury Bay? I […]
Nutrition Matters – It’s a numbers game. And you’re the contestant!
In my never-ending pursuit to eradicate ‘621’ from my diet, my awareness of its use is acute as I currently travelIndonesia; Monosodium Glutamate is everywhere, and my body can feel it! That’s MSG to the lay-person, and it’slabelled number 621 on ingredients lists. There are others too that appear pretty consistently on ingredients lists, so […]
Raising Bilingual Children
What value is there in learning your indigenous language when the majority of the world speaks English? Is it important to know where you are from? Your whakapapa/genealogy, does it really matter? Āe, it simply is. Having the knowledge of where you originate from, knowing the struggles and triumphs of your tūpuna/ancestors, brings a sense […]
Yin-Yang and You
The Science of Yin-Yang At the time of writing this article, I have just received the news that SH 25 is greatly compromised between Hikuai and Whangamatā. With the section of SH 25A that has already completely collapsed, this news brings more changes that are beyond my control. Hopefully by the time you read this, […]