‘An excellent choice of speaker for Book Week! Fantastic to have a writer/speaker whose work is so relevant to our kids and reflects their communities/lives/problems. My students were thoroughly engaged and we gained a lot from Tim’s books and the related activities in class. The author’s emphasis/background in self control and anger management is very pertinent to our kids and the self defence ‘message’ enables students to make choices about their behaviour which draws on inner-strength. Highly recommended speaker!’

‘It was so good for the kids. They are still talking about his ideas. Please can we have him back again!’

‘He was a fantastic, interesting and enthralling speaker. The children were very engaged and listened to every word. They could relate to him and his experiences. If only he could work with some of our kids. Can this be brought to South Auckland (Warrior School).’

‘Very confident presenter. Able to relate extremely well to all age levels. The message that he presented as he talked about his purpose and motivations gave teachers as well as pupils much food for thought.’

‘Tim Tipene touched the children with his lively manners and positive approach to life. He involved his audience in some activities that will help to calm down and relax in daily lives. He explained very clearly to children to set goals and work towards achieving them. A very inspiring writer.’

‘I thought Tim Tipene’s visit was great. He presented important issues that all children, (regardless of age), need to be aware of and responsible for i.e. Bullying and behaviour towards others. I think his pacing and appropriate focusing activities were great! I loved his ‘self control’ expectation. His integrated approach to sharing his life as an author and his work was good too. I loved the fact that he presented a sensitive and well rounded persona. A great role model for boys!!’