Hales Family stories

Hales Family stories

Hales Family stories  A Blessed and Sacred Birth On Sunday evening just after 6pm on the 4th September 2005 as I sat outside with Daniel and our friend Steve who was staying the weekend, I felt a “show” and knew that baby would soon be on its way. It came as a...
2013 Home Birth Hui

2013 Home Birth Hui

Home Birth Hui 2013 Summer kicked off with the national hui in November, held at Arai Te Uru Marae in Dunedin. Hui this year began with a trustee hui where our strategic vision was examined and planning for current and new projects. The national hui was attended by...
Nikau Grew Me

Nikau Grew Me

Nikau Grew Me By Roxy Bretton Being pregnant with our second child is as good a prompt as any to finally write Nikau’s birth story… Our path to home birth I’d had no previous birth experience. However, I had a friend who had had a home birth and spoke about it like it...