I went to Church

I went to church this morning, partly to cleanse myself of the commercialism of easter, partly because I wanted to sing and partly because my daughter was visiting.  Some of you know I moved six months or so ago. I went along to a local church and it was a time warp, as if I had jumped into the Tardis and gone back 35 years.

Kua hinga he totara i te wao nui a Tane.

A mighty Totara has fallen in the forest of Tane.

E te whatukura, haere e koro, haere atu ra. Rest in peace Moana. You have earned your rest. There are some people who you meet once and always remember Moana (Syd) Jackson was one of them