A journalist since completing training at Wellington Polytechnic, now part of Massey University’s School of Journalism, ...
Life
Articles all about our country, your favourites like food, wine, family, your home, gardening, retirement living and yes, something about pets also.
Grandparent Myths
We all know the population is ageing, and that the baby boomer generation makes up a ...
The Whitewater-Rafting Years
Some years ago some lunatics offered to take me white-water rafting. Testosterone poisoning afflicts males in ...
The Winter Garden
It’s encouraging to have the shortest day of the year behind us – psychologically having ...
Striped Roses
It seems striped roses are either loved or loathed in the rose world. Loved because they ...
Live A Great Story
Wisdom comes from many sources – but there’s little to beat actual life experience. A group of ...
Parenting Habits
Before your child become a teenager, you have the greatest ability to teach them. Once their ...
NZ Values Older Workers
New Zealand is a fantastic place to live, for so many reasons. One of the most ...
Man-Up And Do It For Your Kids
An old joke: a little girl asked her grandmother, “Grandma, can you make a noise like ...
Elder Abuse
Every year in New Zealand, Age Concern receives more than 2000 referrals about the abuse of ...