In a young land
Exploring time and place in Aotearoa/New Zealand - a young land in so many ways.
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Thursday, January 1, 2026
Hidden histories
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A random New Year’s Day visit to Maungatauhoro (better known as Wenderholm to many of the multicultural New Zealanders who sought out its ...
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Juxtaposition: On the edge in Hauraki
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On the day that the World Meteorological Organisation reports that 2024 was likely the first calendar year to average more than 1.5 degrees...
Sunday, February 16, 2025
"Everyone must go": Aussies to NZ - Yeah, right
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This is a rant – a knee-jerk gut reaction to hearing the New Zealand government’s latest campaign to boost economic growth via tourism. For ...
Saturday, January 18, 2025
Island Time - Musings from Matiu
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As summer finally arrives in Wellington for our Provincial Anniversary Weekend, I decided to share some musings from a stint on Matiu - the ...
Sunday, January 5, 2025
Breaking in the New Year - a climb up Te Aroha
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My New Year's treat to myself (my wife would hardly call it that) was to climb up Mt Te Aroha, the highest peak (952 metres) in the Kai...
Sunday, October 23, 2022
Learning to be New Zealanders – from Egmont to Taranaki
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Looking forward to John Campbell's series "From Egmont to Taranaki" which launches on TVNZ tomorrow according to an Radio NZ ...
Saturday, September 24, 2022
Over COVID? Yeah, right
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So, two years and nine months after COVID hit the international headlines, the Ministry of Health winds up its regular media briefings, we s...
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