Tēnā koutou katoa!
Ko Koterana, ko Tenemāka, ko Parāni, ko Ingarangi, ko Hāmoa te whakapaparanga mai.
Ko Te Awa Kairangi i te Ūpoko-o-te-Ika te whenua tupu.
Kei te noho tōku whānau ināianei kei Ngāmotu, i te taha o te pā tāwhito o Kororako, i te rohe o Ngāti Te Whiti.
He ringa toi ahau, he minita hoki ki Te Ope Whakaora ki Ngāmotu.
Ko Maryanne Shearman ahau.
Ko Gareth tōku hoa rangatira
Ko Indie, ko Rhēma, rātou ko Milou a māua tāmariki.
My ancestry is Scottish, Danish, French, English and Samoan (through adoption)
I grew up in Hutt City, in the Wellington region
My family now lives in New Plymouth, near the ancient pā of Kororako, in the region of Ngāti Te Whiti (local tribal authority)
I am an artist, and a minister with The Salvation Army, New Plymouth
I am Maryanne Shearman
Gareth is my husband
Indie, Rhēma and Milou are our children.
Welcome! These days you'll mostly find me down at Te Ope Whakaora, The Salvation Army, working with real people, and painting on my days off. Ministry and creativity are interlinked for me and I am privileged to be able to do both.
Thankyou for your support, taku mihi nunui!
Mustard Fridays Doco
E mihi ana a Maryanne ki Stategy Collective, ngā kaiwhakaahu pakihi rawa o Ngāmotu!
Many thanks to Strategy Collective, for including Maryanne in Season Four of Mustard Fridays, a documentary Series celebrating people in our community who are 'cutting the mustard'! See all documentaries here:
https://www.strategycollective.co.nz/category/mustard-fridays/
View Maryanne's documentary below: