The vegetables, flowers and herbs we have just planted require regular evening watering in this summer heat. If we just left it up to the...

Garden snapshot, 4th February 2025 The Hibiscus takes centre stage in this photo, recently treated to an application of chook and sheep...

Tree trunk, Waitākere Ranges Regional Park, © Fiona Fey Many of the trails in the Waitākere Ranges are being rehabilitated in an attempt...

Leunig, 2014 Yesterday I spotted the Olympic and Commonwealth pole-vault medalist Eliza McCartney in PaknSave. Some people just look...

Napier trails, summer sky We all know by now that new year resolutions are a fraught business, we start with good intentions, but then...

As we approach Christmas once again, we can pause to give thanks that we live in relative peace and security, in a somewhat temperate...

Ten-part TV series The Day of the Jackal recently caught my eye, so I'm steadily binge-watching it on TVNZ+. It ' s been nominated for...

Another weekend, another concert. On Saturday afternoon we were at a birthday in Whangaparaoa, then had to drive all the way to Howick in...

We have been going to more shows than I have been used to, and this has been very enjoyable. The latest was Crowded House at the Spark...

The spectacle of Paihia with a cruise ship - November 2024 We all like a bit of a spectacle. We got tickets to see a Finnish stand-up...

Dear reader, you may be surprised to learn I have had occasion to march over community rights and land in my youth. When we migrated to...

Let's celebrate our progress with the Chinese Alpha course. We have recently had to report to presbytery because they gave us some...

By the time you read this, I'll probably be on a tropical island having a pleasant time. It's an island with a number of churches, one of...

When my brother was staying for a few days, one morning we went for a walk up Forrest Hill and round Centennial Park . We came across...

Last week was busy in a different way than the usual rhythm of things. Several of us leaders attended ABIDE, a conference hosted by...

We apparently now have a whole new ministry in government; a Ministry for Regulation. They are " a central agency responsible for helping...

I travelled to Hamilton with a colleague a couple of weeks back, so we could attend a seminar on the Treaty of Waitangi from a Christian...

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week. Well, I was not aware, until today. You'd think I would be, given my various brushes with less...

I was listening to some Crowded House from their 2007 Album Time on Earth. Seeing as we are going to their concert later in the year,...

Ngataringa Park with Takarunga / Mt. Victoria in the background, Devonport Consider the volcanoes that surround us. They may seem rather...