In recent years, voluntary-run community traplines have become an effective way of controlling the predators that threaten our native animals, especially birds and bats. They are also a way of engaging with and educating the public about the threat to native wildlife from introduced predators.
Our People, Our Country
New Year Resolution for Grandparents: Get Social Media-ised
New Year resolutions come in all shapes and sizes, but this year I hope you take into consideration utilizing Social Media as a grandparent.
A Kiwi Angel
Not many people would make sandwiches for someone who is trying to pickpocket them, but on Christmas Eve 1997, in the middle of a Russian winter, 27-year-old New Zealander Rachael Hughes found a small hand on her wallet as she tried to put it in her back
Memories of a Sapper in World War One
My dad, Joshua Margerison, (regimental number 254391), was a mild mannered man, but when he learned that his brother, Albert, had died from a head wound, at Canal Bank, one mile north of Ypres, on 9th July 1915, he was determined to join the army.
Popeye’s War
In 1936 at twenty years old, armed with a keen sense of adventure and desire to fly, Fred J Lucas felt England beckoning. He was my uncle and second cousin, who'd married his first cousin, my aunt, hence the relationship.
Making a Difference – Be a Supportive Senior
Making a Difference Whether by volunteering, branching out on our own, or becoming a supporter of ...
A final act of love: The unique & fascinating bond between Prince Philip and Princess Anne
As tributes flowed following the passing of the late, great Prince Philip, marking his extraordinary 99 ...
The beginner’s guide to blogging
From gardening and baking to politics and climate change, the internet is saturated with blogs. So, ...
Tiny tollhouses tell a story
They were as cute as buttons, and several of them can probably lay claim to having ...
How to create a legacy
Everyone wants to make their mark in the world. It could be lofty dreams of becoming ...