Tag: Lyn Potter

Two new books celebrate our coast and mountains in words and pictures.

Canoeing down the Whanganui River with its breath-taking scenery and rich Maori and early European history is a great adventure.

In January we took our three granddaughters (aged eight, eleven and thirteen) to Red beach on Whangaparoa Peninsula for a week while their Mum was busy at work.

What makes for a good summer read? We like variety. So far it has included a frivolous chick lit, a political thriller, and two books about famous men, Nelson Mandela and Stephen Hawking.

England's National Theatre has just had its 50th anniversary, and to celebrate they released a film of gala performance which was broadcast live on BBC Two and in cinemas across the world via NT Live.

Prague was teeming with tourists, not surprising - it is an amazing city with many beautiful old buildings and endless souvenir shops, art galleries and restaurants.

We've just come back from a fascinating journey to four East European cities: Budapest, Sibiu, Brasov, and Prague. Our journey began in Budapest.

Jonathan Kennett would love everyone to explore New Zealand by bicycle.

As a grandparent, I can't think of a better way to make my grandchildren feel relaxed and sleepy at the end of the day than to snuggle up with them and read them a bedtime story.

In this folk tale from India, a wily jackal tricks his best friend crane into catching 12 fish. He selfishly scoffs the lot then gobbles up crane as well.