Centennial Park On Wednesday morning I walked around Centennial Park, which is a bit of a bush oasis in the city. I had to pick my way a...

A break in the storm, Ohope, 2019 I write this as Cyclone Tam whistles around the manse and church, from the midst of a storm. Power is...

Evening palm tree, Forrest Hill This Sunday is often called 'Palm Sunday' and I have been known to organise a mob to parade through the...

Looking towards Manuka Reserve - Kaipatiki A colleague was talking to me about directions in ministry. There are so many things that...

Native Tree Cafe, Mangatarata Apostle Paul in the first letter to the church at Corinth writes; "So if you think you are standing, watch...

Driftwood seat, Vaughan Park I was determined to sit on the driftwood seat before leaving the minister's retreat at Vaughan Park, Long...

On Friday last week Tom and I made a trip to the refuse transfer station. Someone had dumped an old wardrobe on the church carpark,...

End of summer 2025 Speaking of the Holy Spirit, Jesus said; "But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the...

Forrest Hill sunrise 25th February 2025 ©Fiona Every day is a new opportunity to be hopeful, and remember God's Spirit is guiding us in...

The clock was a wedding gift for my maternal grandparents in the early 1930s and has been with my parents since my Gran's passing in...

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...