Recently Judge Louis Bidois discharged five young Opotiki men without conviction after they had pleaded guilty ...
Life
Articles all about our country, your favourites like food, wine, family, your home, gardening, retirement living and yes, something about pets also.
Starting again – a short story
As the autumn leaves started to fall Kimberley knew her dreams of happiness where now just ...
For Love Not Money
Our three granddaughters remind me from time to time that I was once the meanest grandmother ...
MLB to SYD on the XPT (Part 2)
Continued from Part One… We left Albury bang on noon, and from that border-town the Melbourne-Sydney ...
MLB to SYD on the XPT (Part 1)
David was big and broad and beaming, and he greeted us with a smile and an ...
WOMAD
WOMAD (Festival of Music, Arts and Dance) takes place each year in the TSB Brooklands bowl ...
Dapper Cat On Beauty
Pause for thought 🙂 By Jonathan Raynor-Burt. Read more here.
Daylight Saving and Safety Checks
It’s that time of the year – again. Tonight, remember to put your clocks BACK one ...
Autumn Cleaning
It doesn’t need to be spring to do a proper clean. Autumn has its own list ...
Why Is It April Fool’s Day?
April Fools’ Day, sometimes called All Fools’ Day, is one of the most light-hearted days of ...