Tag: Toby Curtis

What really counts is aroha

Posted by Elana Curtis | Feb 25, 2024 | Reflections

“We are awaiting tangihanga, yet out come the homemade chocolate kisses, shortbread, cake, pikelets. Love, glad-wrapped in perfection with a beating heart fit for the living.” — Elana Curtis.

Unfinished business: Toby Curtis

Posted by Toby Curtis, Lorraine Berridge McLeod | Aug 28, 2022 | Reflections

“We went to church on Sundays, mostly in the car. But if the car wouldn’t start, we would have to walk. When I was eight or so, we would often walk the 10 kilometres to church. The priest would listen to confessions before church, so we went early.” — Tā Toby Curtis.

Toby Curtis: A paradox of success

Posted by Toby Curtis | Aug 28, 2022 | Reflections

“I have always wondered how our Pākehā counterparts would have fared if they were taught solely in te reo Māori, a language that was not spoken in their homes.” — Tā Toby Curtis.