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Kate the Dog Who Thought She Was Human
On a Saturday afternoon, a little over 11 years ago I was at a loose end and visited Victoria Park Market in Auckland. My life had changed.
Beauty and the Dogs
Read more of Allan's blog entries by clicking here. I feel like I’m back at school ...
Agentina In Three Days
I went to Argentina last week - now that's something I never thought I would write.
Where Is The Tree?
This is being written just hours before the wrappers come off the plan that will amalgamate the various councils in greater Auckland into a single unit - the so-called "Super-City".
Allan Dick – Peter Bethune: Saving the Whales While We Do Nothing
I can't believe what I heard on Kerre Woodham's radio show last night. Caller after caller, as well as the host herself, all putting the verbal boot into Peter Bethune, the New Zealand anti-whaling protester.
Well Done Sir Paul Holmes
Paul Holmes created for himself a broadcasting and communicating legend the likes of which this country had never seen and which, because of changes in media technology, we'll never see again.
Do you have any need to be worried about the Seabed and Foreshore Proposals?
I think it was about 1970 or so when I saw my first piece of Waitangi Treaty graffiti. It was on the side of a farm building alongside SH1 just south of Dunedin.
Getting Your Tax’s Worth
Allan Dick after heart surgery
Giving Way
It seems that one of the most intensely discussed items on the national agenda in the past month has been the changes to the give way rules.