When the port town of Lyttleton was devastated by a series of earthquakes, time banking helped ...
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Time banking – the time swap
One of our readers has recently brought to our attention the movement called Time Banking. There ...
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It was a pleasure to be invited to a High Tea party recently to meet Jessica ...
New Zealand book festival
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Labour Prime Ministers down the years – how does Ardern stack up so far?
It is early days yet but so far Ardern’s performance as Prime Minister has been close ...
Today in 1898 the old-age pensions act became law
On this day in 1898, the old age pensions act became law in New Zealand. It ...
Old dogs can learn new (technology) tricks
Recently I had to change my email address. I sent a group email to various relatives ...
Today in 1995 – Peter Jackson’s ‘Forgotten Silver’ film hoax screened
Today in 1995 Peter Jackson and Costa Botes film Forgotten Silver screened on TV One in the ...
The changing face of education in New Zealand
The changing face of education and the impact on institutions like the universities. OPINION: Most expert ...
The 6 o’clock swill
Introduced as a ‘temporary’ wartime efficiency measure in December 1917, 6 p.m. closing for pubs was ...