I started a Joke
Joke-telling isn’t my forte so I leave it to the experts, comedians and closet comics with more gumption than I’d ever have in a month of Sundays. You have to admire them! You do, I could never
Boxing Up 2009
It’s been quite a Year. As feisty as any I’ve ever lived. It’s had as many highs as its had everything else in between. Would I have lived it any differently? You know, I might have if I’d
So this IS Christmas
Christmas morning here in Whanganui is quiet, unhurried and just plain lovely. The most important job for me after getting Christmas texts away to the children (because it was way too early for them to be
South West to Whanganui
It’s warm when we leave Waipukurau around 9am. My brother and me, making our way around the easy curve that’s like a woman’s hip bone at the base of Pukeora Hill. I’m at once startled by the
A Pukeko in a Ponga Tree
Kingi Ihaka was born at Te Kao, Northland, in 1921. His great-grandfather, Paraone Ngaruhe, signed the Treaty of Waitangi. Kingi’s father was a prominent Anglican, a qualified interpreter, and a friend of
