Jane Shearer

The case for artisan bakeries

So, with the New Zealand government throwing money right, left and centre (or possibly more left and centre) preparatory to elections, I […]

My earring turned up in the washing machine. Chris found it in there, many weeks after I lost it, which was somewhat […]

A discussion that got a little out-of-hand at my book club prompted me to think about how we make decisions regarding ‘conventional’ […]

I am not a great fan of roller coasters, probably because I get motion sick. It might also be because I like […]

Vaccines are coming up to the top of everyone’s minds again as we contemplate the length of the COVID-19 road ahead – […]

If you were hoping for a run-down on vaccines you will have to wait a little while longer as I am going […]

I am feeling like we have headed back around a loop, with the return to Level 3 Alert in Auckland and Level […]

When dawn broke this morning I wished I hadn’t looked at my phone as I plugged it in last night. If I […]

Sitting in a café in Sumner, Christchurch, reminds me how much I like contrasts. Sumner and Gibbston are quite different in a […]

Who has memories of being in the car on the journey to the long awaited holiday destination? ‘Are we nearly there yet’ […]