Jane Shearer

The weight of absence

Absence can be a positive or a negative and its weight is totally relative to the person feeling the absence. For me, […]

The world can feel like an insecure place at present. A New Zealander on National Radio was hypothesising that the combination of […]

We went to a house concert last night in Hawea. House concerts allow musicians to continue to earn a living from live […]

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Given the depth of feeling at present around vaccine mandates, it seems timely to consider their effectiveness. The Economist had a look […]

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This week’s headlines have followed the ‘protest’ in Parliament’s grounds. Last night it was hoped that turning on the sprinklers, together with […]

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New Zealand has finally set a date to start opening the door to the rest of the world. Only a little bit […]

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I have been somewhat slow posting this week because I have been at music camp in Martinborough. I was so excited that […]

I got to go back to the mountains and swim in a few more high lakes (I promise to give you a […]

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We just got back from four great days in the mountains. Sitting in the Lake Hawea bar, with people around me extolling […]

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Over a year ago I wrote a post asking ‘Are we nearly there yet?‘. My conclusion at the time was that we […]

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