Our People, Our Country

It's not often I venture into the dangerous arena of firearms ownership and use, because invariably when I do someone who has little or no understanding of guns decides I am fair game and promptly puts me - and all those like me - in their sights.

Two of New Zealand's best loved cooks had an amazing time in India recently and recorded their journey in Hot Pink Spice Saga: An Indian Culinary Travelogue with Recipes. It's a great read.

Our editor's opinion

The mail bags are full again and the frugal community has some suggestions to last week's questions.

The Hawke's Bay on a good day is a superb piece of the country, and when we got there some lovely weather had arrived to show just how good the region could look.

The Pork Board would have been delighted at the generosity of the serving, and the dishing of baby carrots must have represented close to 10 per cent of Ohakune's winter juvenile crop, though some of them looked too small to be parted from their mothers j

Isn't it strange we think as we get older we have life all planned out for our retirement.

Here's a sample of the latest tips we have received and some questions for the frugal community.

Throughout our trip, I had carried a large book about New Zealand's landscape, art and culture to leave with them.

It's been too long since we have reminded readers abut the pleasures of local markets.