The South Head Vagabond

Stories

Aaron Ward

4 October 2024

Here’s a story about Aaron Ward – a remarkable young man I met 24 years ago, working wonders in the lives of broken children in a shattered country.

Thinking more kindly

4 October 2024

I have discovered a concept called manaakitanga. It means kindness. It means walking a mile in someone else’s shoes.

The girl who stole my heart

4 October 2024

“Tell the crippled children where you come from, to do two things. To find something each day that makes them grateful, and if you ever have anything spare, give it away to someone who needs it.”

The Wonderful Ron O’Grady

4 October 2024

This amazing Kiwi gentleman was instrumental in starting an organisation called ECPAT, “End Child Prostitution and Trafficking.”

Hagar Cambodia

11 September 2024

A doco from the archives, featuring two New Zealanders working with Hagar Cambodia on the recovery of trafficked and abused women and children.

You deserve this

9 September 2024

I don’t usually make a practice of ‘stealing’ stuff, but this one really got to me.

The Incredible Dr Abuelaish

9 September 2024

As the death toll in Gaza passes 40,000 and hopes of a ceasefire seem dim, many of us are feel impotent, some of us enraged, most of us feel impotent in the face of this unfolding tragedy.

The incomparable Dr David Galler

9 September 2024

It wasn’t until I got a job in communications at Middlemore a couple of years ago, that I came to fully realise the breadth of David Galler’s influence.

Oklahoma City bombing

16 August 2024

Watch stories of people that made a difference in the place they were. These are stories of reconciliation and forgiveness.

The power of ritual

16 August 2024

In recent weeks, my brother and I have been leaving bits of our dad all over Auckland! By that I mean, we’ve been scattering his ashes.

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