As I lay in Waikato hospital a decade ago with a freshly amputated leg, I made ...
Our People, Our Country
Affordable housing
OPINION: For reasons that are understandable the issue of affordable housing refuses to go away, with ...
A cucurbit celebration
Recently there was much celebration in our house. My dear wife (MDW) came in from the ...
The Edgecumbe floods – reacting to the unexpected
OPINION: The recent floods in Edgecumbe have certainly been an unexpected disaster and portions of the ...
Protecting free speech
OPINION: Spurred on I think by comments from Dame Susan Devoy, Professor Paul Moon of Auckland ...
A journey back into the age of steam
OPINION: Steam engines still have that special aura to them and that is celebrated by enthusiasts ...
Plastic – a modern miracle material but an environmental disaster
OPINION: Arguably plastics, even more than other modern bulk materials like steel and concrete, have changed ...
The best banking system
OPINION: To give financial advice these days, one is normally expected to be a certified financial ...
Parapara Road celebrations
March 2017 marked 100 years since the opening of the Parapara Road (SH4) which runs between ...
Paper v electronic – the future of the written word
OPINION: One of the predictions that were made 15 or 20 years ago is that electronic ...