But what makes a hero appear to fall from grace to perhaps become an anti-hero? Again, sticking to Google, the definition that illuminates certain characteristics about our family hero includes: “…The character [has] ambiguous morals, or character defects… Read More
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Last Updated: September 6, 2019 by MaureenH
A busy week for some.
As I mentioned, I missed the opening of the Marsters Hostel because of the arrival of my youngest brother Jesse who was to attend the Health conference that was to take place after this major event. Jesse is… Read More
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Last Updated: September 6, 2019 by MaureenH
Marsters Hostel opens on Rarotonga
Unfortunately I missed the opening of the hostel due to having to pick up my brother Jesse and his wife Ann from the airport. They had come from Dunedin, as Jesse was participating in the Cook Islands Health… Read More
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Last Updated: August 30, 2020 by MaureenH
Matavia or Matauia?
As I mentioned in an earlier blog, one of the things that William Marsters demanded of his children on the island was that they only spoke English in public. But he did allow some leeway for the parent… Read More
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Last Updated: August 31, 2020 by MaureenH
Anti-hero?
But what makes a hero appear to fall from grace to perhaps become an anti-hero? Again, sticking to Google, the definition that illuminates certain characteristics about our family hero includes: “…The character [has] ambiguous morals, or character defects… Read More
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Maureen Hilyard
Development Consultant living in the Cook Islands. Volunteer participant on various not-for-profits: Former Chair - At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) of ICANN; President - Cook Islands Internet Action Group; co-Founder and Chair of the IGF Dynamic Coalition of SIDS in the Internet Economy; Interested in change management and digital transformation.
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