OPINION: The reality of life is that as people get older their abilities reduce – and ...
GrownUps Columnists
Frugal housing
It’s no secret that New Zealand’s housing is both a great investment and a great expense. ...
Playing “pass the parcel” with risk in construction
OPINION: There was an interesting article in the newspapers very recently on the sharing of risk ...
The “Jacinda Effect”
OPINION: There has been some comment in the media and elsewhere about the so-called “Jacinda Effect” ...
Part 7 Innocents abroad: Glasgow
Follow the travel diary of Val and Rosney (The Man) as they travel to the UK via Vancouver ...
North to Alaska
If you are a Baby Boomer chances are you’ll remember the hit song from 1960 “North ...
Frugal fashion week
New Zealand Fashion Week is coming up on the first week in September and despite appearances, ...
Stopping over in Shanghai
A grey smog blanketed the city when we arrived. Shanghai has a serious air quality problem! ...
What is an environmentalist?
OPINION: In some quarters “environmentalist” is a dirty word and that’s understandable when you see extreme ...
The art of day-dreaming
I’ve always liked to day dream. I take walks without music blaring in my ears, I ...