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Wayne Graham

Press Service International

Wayne worked in the media for more than 30 years before leaving to follow a call to set up The Daily Encourager, a values based media showcasing the best of New Zealand society. He has a passion for Jesus, enjoys walking, ball sports, the arts and song writing.

  • A tree planted by the water

    I love to go for long walks, up steep hills and through the bush. One of my favourite places for walking in Wellington is Wilton Bush. It is sheltered from the wind and there are many tracks and routes you can take, both long and short.

  • Strength in unity

    In Europe and America they have been commemorating D-Day, when 75 years ago young men landed on the beaches of Normandy, under the most harrowing of circumstances,to end four years of Nazi control over Western Europe.

  • A knock at the door

    My father tells a story of an incident in Christchurch when he was a teenager, a story of obedience and humility.  In 1941,during World War II, there was fear of a Japanese invasion of New Zealand and a blackout was put in place incoastal areas.

  • What does ‘we are one’ look like?

    The recent Christchurch tragedy has brought out the best in New Zealanders. Kiwis have responded defiantly to this horror with a determination to see that this never happen again in our land.

  • Half an egg

    Half a rasher of bacon and half an egg were the breakfast rations at a Westport boarding house where my father lived in the early 1950s. 

  • Looking beyond the box

    Gold dust was raining down from the ceiling.

  • A truth teller  -  what! 

    Maarametua Williams has been off the drug P for almost 4 years and is now helping others leave P behind.

  • The licence of prayer

    John Wimber wrote a book called, “Everyone gets to play”. He was more interested in his relationship with Jesus and how it impacted his life and others, than religion.

  • Excellence

    One morning in India a word came into my head.

  • Being a Truth Teller

    Maarametua Williams has been off the drug P for 18 months and is now helping others leave P behind.