Kiritahi Firmin says being in lockdown has taught her a lot about building resilience and how to use technology to her advantage.
"As a consultant I can be working anywhere," Firmin said. "We've got to be safe and this is what most Government departments and NGOs are insisting, that we work from home."
Firmin has found apps like Zoom work well, while locked down at home on their block of land in Makirikiri Valley. She and her whānau are often in the māra or garden, and they have taken to sharing their knowledge and skills in a series of YouTube videos called Kōrero Maara with Kiritahi.
With extensive plantings of fruit trees and edibles on their land, the family harvests a range of crops and the videos cover al that, plus using a camp oven, gathering seeds and making apple cider vinegar.
Firmin's daughter Pikiteora shoots the videos and Firmin presents with guest appearances from her husband, Brian and son Panatahi who took to appearing on camera like a duck to water. He already has his own Facebook page with videos called Being Panatahi.
