To Know or Not to Know
What does one need to know? World news? Election results? The names of flowers? Or just the number of kilometres to your destination?
Author: Jane Shearer
Excessive Expectations?
Are New Zealand tramping huts too complex and expensive? Here’s a simple Ozzie alternative – we’re impressed.
Blossom Bounty
We have a spectacular crop of blossoms this year with the promise of a bountiful fruit crop as well as the present joy of the blooms.
Musical Unity
Music is a powerful force to uplift and unite us, as I remembered when we sang along with 2000 people in Tim Finn’s recent concert, reliving his hit songs.
Politics & Promises
The general election is coming, like Christmas but even less fun than hearing Snoopy’s Christmas every day for two months. The hoardings are up. So how do they look?
Deliberation and Determination
Ski touring is a relatively risky activity. We had a trip planned but deliberated mightily over snow conditions, including likelihood of avalanches. Should we go? Luckily we did.
Names & Idealogies
Can using someone’s preferred name be idealogical unpalatable? And is this something the Free Speech Union should be protesting about? An interesting New Zealand case is in the news again.
Revenge & the Rule of Law
The (likely) assassination of Yevgeny Prigozhin this week is more worrying than satisfying, however despicable the leader of a mercenary force invading Ukraine might be.
Epitome of a Holiday
What makes a holiday? Different things for different people, without a doubt – here’s what makes a holiday for me.
Monuments and Meanings
Monuments and museums memorialise people and philosophies, including the Stalin Museum in Gori. When we change our attitude to past events, should we change our monuments?