Te Awhi Rito blog

Read and share posts by the current Te Awhi Rito Ben Brown as he muses on his mahi, the power of stories and inspiring tamariki and rangatahi to become readers.

The Motueka River.

When I was a boy

September 8th, 2022. By Ben Brown

The first in a series of posts about Ben's reading role models. Ben looks back on Joe Doyle, one of the reading role models that inspired him.

Photo of Motueka Public Library in Tasman District taken in 2008.

The library is on Pā Street

August 29th, 2022. By Ben Brown

Ben reflects on the day he joined his local library and the vital role of public libraries in communities.

The Matariki star cluster in the night sky.

Once upon a time there was a story

June 23rd, 2022. By Ben Brown

Ben muses on Matariki and the universality of origin stories.

Te Awho Rito Reading Ambassador logo.

Tauparapara o Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador

December 16th, 2021. By Ben Brown

Hear Ben Brown Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador’s tauparapara.

Ben Brown (Ngāti Mahuta, Ngāti Koroki, Ngāti Paoa), the first Te Awhi Rito New Zealand Reading Ambassador.

The power of story — reflections from our Reading Ambassador

November 8th, 2021. By Ben Brown

Ben Brown, New Zealand's Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador on the power of reading to and sharing stories with children.