A Friday evening

Well, here we are, Friday evening already. It’s still hot (and a bit humid) here in Wellington, where we have … More

Sunny Sunday at Newtown Fair

One of the early autumn events on the calendar in Wellington is the Newtown Fair. The fair is organised by … More

I was sitting at Rotorua airport yesterday, lamenting the lack of a koru regional lounge and resenting having to buy … More

Hoorah! The sun came out of hiding! It was announced that it has been the worst summer in thirty years, … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea, we would immediately agree not to talk about world affairs. … More

There are a few of us who meet each Friday at work for morning tea. It’s a time to catch … More

To say the weather has been mixed this summer is an understatement. We’ve had storms, we’ve had snow on the … More

Back in October, on a particularly gloomy day, I booked us a long weekend break over in Greytown over in … More

Here we are already into the second week of January, which seems ridiculous. Sydney already seems far away, and the … More

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