Mike ODonnell the Water Man from Paeroa

Listen to a heart felt story of connection with water and its sacredness.Hear his greetings of goodwill and tears, how indigenous peoples respond to water that nourishes  – our living planet PapaTuanuku our sustainer.Though the Earth is in trouble, it is we humans who need healing. Our planet, though continually abused, sings us awake every morning by birdsong, and flowers opening.We are the water carriers, water vessels shaped as clay, and as man and woman, we need to come back together to coalesce in aroha.Mike has a local river called Tara ariki, passing by his house, this is his connection. Where once gold and silver miners polluted these arteries, Mike has been the river's advocate -- one man's journey to stand for the creeks, rivers and streams for 25 years, to clean up what are sacred waters. As an avid clay worker, he uses this medium to express his connection with Mother Earth and the beings that share this world.A passionate man calls to reconnect with the water and the song in our being -- and the water outside our being -- and become one with the great cycle of existence with family and community.