Twenty-year old Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke is New Zealand’s youngest member of Parliament in 170 years. The Maori politician made her first speech in the house last month—performing a traditional haka—which sent a powerful message. As she put it: "We have arrived. We are here. We are sailing. We are navigating, just like our ancestors once did, in the biggest ocean in the world." To learn more about her, check out this short vid or this Guardian profile.
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We wish you restful sleep and happy dreams—both essentials for a healthy life:) FYI: This is one of the People’s Choice winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award. They are way more fun than the ones picked out by the judges. Check them out on the awards website or The Guardian.
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An elephant calf reunited with its mum at the Annamalai Reserve in Tamil Nadu. All thanks to forestry officials who used drones to locate its herd. Kinda like the baby ellie version of ‘Home Alone’. This is a clip of where they found her.
