05/10/2026
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Whāia te iti kahurangi, ki te tūohu koe, me he maunga teitei
“Seek the treasure you value most dearly: if you bow your head, let it be to a lofty mountain.“
Sometimes the treasure we are seeking is - ourselves. Not just our best selves, our whole selves, our authentic selves. Our good, bad, ugly and beautiful selves.
Nevertheless is at a pause - not a standstill. We are at a place of rest, rejuvenating, nourishment and deciphering what fills our cups as individuals, a team and an organisation.
🌊We are deciding what kind of waka we need for the journey ahead, what materials it needs to be made out of, who needs to be at the front, middle and who needs to make the calls from the back. We are culling out old or deadwood to make room for new wood. The Vision, Mission & Work is the same but the “how” we accomplish this and “who” we bring on board are decisions that are made slowly, with intention and decisions made by the right people.
Thank you to everyone who has supported Nevertheless through this tumultuous time. We will be back when and only we have built strong infrastructure and foundation to weather the current storms we are in and future storms.
🔋 Mental Health affects EVERYONE and Mental illness can affect ANYONE. We have always known this. Nevertheless wasn’t born out of unicorns and rainbows it was born out of Chaos, Trauma and Lived experience. We aren’t right back at the beginning or the end - we are right where we need to be. We’ve been through a minor setback in order to get ready for a major comeback and we most definitely will rise again ready to serve our communities and deliver services from a place of authentic alofa and no less.
Thank you to those on the shoreline here with us who are refusing to give up and who are so patient. Fa’afetai tele lava to you all ❤️🔥 our NTL aiga
📸 Current NTL Staff missing - Maia & Whitley
Kia kaha, Kia māia, Kia manawanui.
