Bringing in the new

The first and second of January are public holidays here in New Zealand. Lots of places are closed, things are … More

This week’s small pleasures #368

So – here we are heading towards the end of the first day of 2024, which has been a sunny, … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea on Hogmanay…we would be sitting outside, listening to the sounds … More

This week’s small pleasures come to you from a week which straddled two years. We all have our views on … More

A week that began in 2019 and ended in 2020. A week that saw a road trip. A week where … More

New Zealand is one of the first countries to welcome in the new year, so for us, all the festivities … More

So, here we are, the last day of 2016. I’m not going to look back on the year, too many … More

Happy New Year from a Wellington where temperatures reached 28C today. It’s now evening and still hot. Anyway, we had … More