A parent and grandparent. A regular feature writer for the lifestyle section on the TV3 website. A writer of educational resources. A passionate home cook and collector of recipe books. An Avid Traveller and always with a camera at the ready.
Our People, Our Country
Opinion: The impact of disinterest in voting – is democracy at risk?
One of the features of voting in recent elections, and particularly in local body elections, is ...
The changing world – reflections on one lifetime
If you look back through history there are periods of relative calm when it would have ...
Remarrying later in life – a peek behind the statistics!
There’s an amusing (if perhaps mildly unkind) joke doing the rounds at present and it goes ...
Opinion: Dealing with the prison problem – here we go again!
It is well accepted that we have a problem with our burgeoning prison population – it ...
Book review: The Big Questions. What is New Zealand’s Future?
What will the future hold for our children and grandchildren and generations still to come? Is ...
Opinion: Construction industry woes – when competition turns bad?
The collapse of Ebert Construction has come close on the heels of the much-publicised troubles of ...
Coping with rising sea levels – what actions should we take?
Average global sea levels have been slowly rising since the end of the so-called “little ice ...
Opinion: Should there be a limit on free speech?
The issue of how far we should go in allowing free speech is one of the ...
Top ten activities to do in New Plymouth
Planning on visiting New Plymouth in the near future? Known as the Energy City, New Plymouth ...