The best place to live

Some of you might well have seen the recent Quality of Life survey as published in the Financial Times (the survey … More

An exhibition, an experience and a reminder

This Sunday we finally made it to the Gallipoli: The Scale of Our War exhibition at Te Papa museum. When … More

I’m writing this on Anzac Day, which this year also marks 100 years of the New Zealand and Australian troops … More

This week seemed to go on and on, despite being busy with one thing and another. There has been a … More

This weekend we had our first visitor from Scotland, Gillian, the niece of an old school friend of mine who … More

Winter seems to be here, starting with a vengeance on Sunday with gale force winds that nearly blew me away … More

As of 28th January, we have been here in Wellington for a year. I can’t believe it – the time … More

As I mentioned, Friday was my last day at Victoria University for a couple of months. So far, I have … More

One fun thing, at least for me, is that Guy Fawkes Day (ie 5th November) is celebrated here in New … More

The weekend seemed to fly by, and hard to believe that here we are at Monday again and the start … More