15 April 2023Uncategorised Waka paddling To make headway, a waka requires everyone paddles in the same direction. How important is meeting in person to ensure we are paddling in concert?
8 April 2023Uncategorised Can we laugh? Posie Parker is a horror. However, can we learn from the inherent absurdity of her demands?
1 April 2023Uncategorised Can I sell you a bridge? Can New Zealand afford a new bridge across Auckland harbour? And is such a bridge visionary thinking or an impediment to a sustainable future?
24 March 2023Uncategorised Sharing Stories Shared stories cement our connections. That’s my thesis in my novel Broken is Beautiful, just launched, and in life.
18 March 2023Uncategorised Scam or Windfall Been scammed? It feels pretty bad. Which is why I was sceptical when I got a phone call saying, “You have won a prize … “
11 March 2023Uncategorised AI Chatbots – insulting or automatons? Tui trying to look more intelligent than a chatbot AI is on a rocket-speed trajectory into human awareness as language models are […]
4 March 2023Uncategorised Ocker Gumption Contrasting NZ and Oz. Is the critical difference Ocker Gumption?
25 February 2023Uncategorised Fair play for frogs Frogs jump out of gradually heating water, but humans stick with failing paths of action. So why do we keep dissing frogs?
18 February 2023Uncategorised Taboo topics Some NZ bookstores won’t stock books referring to vaccination in any way, including my new novel. What does this mean for our society?
11 February 2023Uncategorised When life serves you cucumbers … When life serves you cucumbers … you could put them on your face. Or, preferably, make great soup.