Sarah Sparks

OPINION: Honouring the Treaty was the point of Thursday’s hīkoi, and rangatahi will keep fighting for true partnership between the Crown and Iwi.

By SARAH SPARKS The power of inclusion, faith, hope, and joy was palpable in the pews recently for people with an intellectual disability. The 50th jubilee and enduring legacy of G.I.F.T. (Growth In Faith Together) was celebrated in Auckland at the…

Sarah Sparks is a communications consultant, and works with wāhine toa across Aotearoa. OPINION: Despite luring media headlines about a better lifestyle across the Tasman, the grass isn’t always greener on the other side if you look at it through the…

By SARAH SPARKS “Poverty is fostered by those exploiting the poor, governments doing too little, or worse, adopting anti-poverty policies,” believes Kushlan Sugathapala. A contributor to The New Zealand Herald, researcher, and chartered accountant…

Sarah P Sparks Managing Director, Communications Consultant, Equity is about having the maturity, intelligence, courage and compassion to play your part respecting and empowering diverse cohorts within our collective so they can be the best that they…

Image above: Sarah Sparks,Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Tama, Ngāti Te Whiti, advocate and former Chair of the Independent Community Panel for COVID-19 appointed by the Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet. “Always teach by story because stories lodge deep in…

by SARAH SPARKS “We probably got what we came for” said Rangi Davis, a member of the Katorika Māori Steering Committee that presented back to whānau at a special hui at Whangarei Hato Werahiko Kawerio parish on June 8. The hui was pivotal as part of…

by SARAH SPARKS In solidarity with migrants, the Auckland diocese held a five kilometre charity walk in the last days of Lent. “Share the Journey” attracted a crowd of parishioners from as far away as the Hibiscus Coast and Puhoi to walk from the…

by SARAH SPARKS When the Mayor of Auckland arrives at a meeting centred on social justice driving his own electric car, that signals some alignment of values. On April 23, for the second time since he took office, the Justice and Peace Commission of…

by SARAH SPARKS Attending Mass regularly and on time might be a challenge for some able-bodied people. Yet for almost a quarter of the community who are disabled there are many blocks to access even before receiving the Eucharist. These were made…