Breaking ranks
Vegetable gardens with long rows of identical plants look tidy but are they the best approach? I’m trying something different.
Tag: New Zealand
Amisfield Experience
How much decadence is too much? We mull over this quandary while dining at a local high-end restaurant.
School camp contemplation
School camp – pushing children and adults alike outside their comfort zones as they go, blindfolded, into the dark.
Ecological overshoot
Humans use 1.75x the amount of ecological resources the planet creates in a year. If everyone lived like NZers, we’d need 3 planet Earths. Where to from here?
Creating connections
How much investment should governments make in creative arts relative to R, S & T? I’m arguing creative arts deserve more.
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?
Can we laugh?
Posie Parker is a horror. However, can we learn from the inherent absurdity of her demands?
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?
Sharing Stories
Shared stories cement our connections. That’s my thesis in my novel Broken is Beautiful, just launched, and in life.