Hello again, thank you to everyone who is being patient and following instructions when it comes to the continuing road works around Cambridge. Staff working on these projects deserve to be treated with courtesy and…
Hello again, thank you to everyone who is being patient and following instructions when it comes to the continuing road works around Cambridge. Staff working on these projects deserve to be treated with courtesy and…
Following up on events at Waitangi on our National Day a rubric of the present Coalition Government as stated by all the partners of that Coalition, is the encouragement of a better understanding of Te…
Lava is hot. It flows downhill. Seems simple right? I am currently working on lava flows, so here is a wee glimpse into one of the things I am thinking about – lava rheology. This…
Recently I enjoyed watching the 1985 music video of the song “We Are The World”. This collaborative effort by ‘United Support of Artists for Africa’ (usaforafrica.org) showed what can happen if motivated people unite for…
The Gaza-Houthi issue came close to home this week when the shipping company with whom we were set to travel from Singapore to Athens next month pulled the plug on the whole journey. This, a…
Kia ora koutou katoa, we are having a lovely short week – after a four day weekend for some – and I hope everyone was able to get time to relax. First in good news,…
Many people here and overseas are scrutinising inflation data closely trying to predict when central banks will start lowering their official interest rates. Late last year, most of the inflation news was positive. Though inflation…
Why is Trump so popular? I see a lot of debate around this issue, but not of lot of sensible answers. By rights he should be unelectable, although big egos do have a certain attraction…
Have you seen the inspirational quote “a diamond is merely a lump of coal that did well under pressure”? While I agree with the sentiment of not giving up, to keep going, and that we…
The hui at Turangawaewae on January 20 was more than a celebration of Māoridom’s assertion of tino rangatiratanga and mana motuhake. The strongest of signals was sent to all who might pay some attention to…
