Birth Wisdom - Empowered and Home Birth in Golden Bay

10/03/2026

Kia ora dear ones,

March is a rather busy month for me and I won't be able to host a gathering.

Let's save the date for a beautiful catch up in April. Friday 17th. I'll send an update closer to the time. (Join our email list birthwidsomgb@gmail.com)

For now, please reach out if you have a desire to host the April gathering, or if you feel inspired to bless us with your birth story share. Otherwise I am happy to host of course.

Please reach out if you want to get any books out of our library any time, can arrange to drop in. And we have the pools and hot water heater available for hire.
As the GB midwives have their own pools now, ours are not being hired much at all, so I'm happy to make them freely available if anyone has a need for them. It's better than having them sitting around unused I feel, as they are lovely, quality items.

Much love to you all dear families of Golden Bay. Take care of each other.

See you soon.
Alesha 💙

24/02/2026

04/02/2026

Kia ora e te whānau,

You are warmly invited to our first gathering for 2026:
Friday 20th of February
Alesha's whare (PM for address details)
10:30am - 12:30pm

Please bring some kai to share for morning tea if you can, no stress.
I'll have some hot drinks and home brewed booch available.

Our library of books is available for loan as are our birth pools, sacred birthing kit and hot water heater (when they are returned from an imminent birth, yay!).

All welcome. My home is small and kids are definitely welcome though it is a good idea to bring some activities for them.

I hope it's sunny so we can circle in the garden. Please bring a picnic blanket for this potentiality.

If anyone would like to share their birth story, please let me know. And please RSVP if you can, I find it builds the energy.

With love and kindness,

Alesha.

13/11/2025

💙What and who is Birth Wisdom? 💙
The Birth Wisdom- Empowered and Home Birth in Golden Bay community is here to share knowledge and support local whānau to achieve empowered pregnancy, birth, and postnatal experiences. We are a voluntary, grass roots community group, made up of those in the community that get involved. We welcome attendance from anyone of interest and those with knowledge or experiences to share.
Our aim is to provide support to our midwives and national body, Home Birth Aotearoa, to ensure that the women of Aotearoa can make the choices they need to feel empowered during their birth experiences, including ensuring home birth remains an accessible option for all whānau.
We meet once per month for cups of tea and chats, and sometimes deeper sharing circles. You can borrow books from our awesome library for free and we offer a professional birth pool hire service and Sacred Birthing Kit.
If you wish to get involved or hire a birth pool, join our mailing list where invites are mailed 📩 birthwisdomgb@gmail.com

12/11/2025

Kia ora koutou,

Our next and final gathering for 2025 will be on Friday November 21st from 10:30-12:30 in Hamama. All are welcome!

Birth Wisdom meets on the 3rd Friday of each month, as a space to connect with others about our journeys in pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.
Babies and little people are welcome in the space, as are partners, and wider family members.
Please bring some kai to share for morning tea if you can. Hot drinks provided.

Please PM for address details or email birthwisdomgb@gmail.com to sign up to our personal invite list.

Ngā mihi mahana,
Alesha 🩵

31/10/2025

📖 A new book for our Birth Wisdom community library 📚 Free to borrow and open to donations of you're having a clear out 📖

27/08/2025

Now free to view, with special thanks to producer and midwife, Sarah, for sharing it with us 🩵
“For me, the inspiration from the start was to create a resource that resonates closely for hapū whānau of Aotearoa, supporting them to better understand home birth as an option. It feels very exciting to finally have this to share with you all – please share it far and wide.”
– Sarah Dow

Home Birth Documentary This special and beautiful documentary celebrates the magic of birthing at home and explores the experiences, challenges, and power of home birthing in New Zealand, highlighting personal stories and expert insights to encourage informed discussion about place of birth options....

23/02/2025

My wonderful friend Eva is in need of feedback for her research. Eva does great advocacy work for mothers and your answers would be much appreciated. Thanks, Alesha ☺️

Have 10-15min spare? Children 3 and under? Pop over here to contribute to exciting research on parenthood, walking and health: bit.ly/parent-centred-urbanism

Please share far and wide around Aotearoa!

09/02/2025

Today we had the delight of watching the Home Birth Documentary at the Village Theatre . It warmed our hearts and inspired some good conversations afterwards. Well done Sarah and team, it's absolutely wonderful ✨🎬🤱🏽✨

06/02/2025

This Sunday at the Village Theatre, come and join us!
Tickets only $15 with complimentary afternoon tea to follow. Buy online or at the door.
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21/01/2025

We're excited about getting together for this one! https://www.facebook.com/share/15bKXigVR6/
Special thanks to Home Birth Aotearoa and Home Birth Documentary for the collaboration 💙

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06/01/2025

Looking forward to this film, which comes out early this year. Maybe a Tākaka screening?