The other side of tourism
Tourism creates global understanding and we need more understanding at a time when Russia is invading the Ukraine and China wants to take Taiwan back.
Tag: New Zealand
Tourism saves the economy, or not – a rant
Tourism – a nightmare before COVID, what will return once the COVID nightmare ends?
The weight of absence
The impact of absence can be an enormous void or a welcome relief depending on your expectations and desires.
‘Real’ scary as an antidote
When existential threats seem overwhelming, doing something scary in New Zealand’s back country is a great antidote – Rabbit Pass.
Relativities
The tin foil hat protest at Parliament – real, or a fake? Based on the lack of online evidence, it was a media hype to make protesters look foolish. At least they weren’t put in prison, like Russian protestors against the invasion of Ukraine.
Do vaccine mandates work?
What effect do vaccine mandates have? They can raise vaccination rates and simultaneously increase societal polarity. Given we are a highly vaccinated country and given only boosting reduces Omicron transmision (boosting not being part of mandates), do mandates make sense in New Zealand.
Water as a deterrent?
The level of tension is rising in New Zealand, fuelled by the Parliamentary protests, the length of time we have been isolated, inflation stressing people’s budgets… How can we reduce the tension?
Opening the door?
New Zealand has a schedule to reopen our borders – a major COVID milestone. The dates were pushed back with the advent of Omicron. How long will we remain cautious of COVID?
Adult aspirations
I was excited to go on a music camp to learn about songwriting. Why does a ‘camp’ sound like something for children…shouldn’t humans continue to learn and challenge themselves through their lifespan?
Ladders, snakes & lakes
We went tramping – a great rejuvenating break. Then we returned to an announcement of New Zealand going back into red light mode. The last two years with COVID has felt like a game of snakes and ladders.