Ministry for Regulation
We’re soon getting a Ministry for Regulation. Should we be pleased? Or not? And just how Orwellian might this title be?
Tag: New Zealand
Forty-Nine Steps (or the Government of Undoing)
Where the Labour government was about doing too much all at once, our new coalition seem focused on undoing all at once. They have announced forty-nine steps for their first hundred days – where will those steps take us?
Black Friday
‘Black’ days are generally not days you want to remember. What’s the origin of ‘Black Friday’ and what’s to like about it?
Mullygrubbing
Mullygrub – an excellent word with a four-hundred-year etymology that has taken it from referring to a headache to referring to an Australian bowling an underarm cricket ball. Or is that the same thing?
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?
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.
Rewarding creativity
How much do we value creativity in society? How much are we willing to pay for it? And do you like our new moa? We do!