Dorothy – 19/2/99 What is Probus? “I’m not free on Monday morning. It’s Probus!” If that’s a puzzling statement to you it’s time you caught up with what Probus is, because Probus clubs are growing at a phenomenal rate worldwide and in Australia and New Zealand alone the membership is over 130,000 and growing fast….
Lynne – 2/5/98 A permaculture settlement being developed on the Kaipara Harbour in North Auckland “It is a faith in our capacity to develop cultural patterns that will enable us to maintain the integrity and stability of the natural world”. Edward Goldsmith – “The Way” Site of Otmatea Eco-Village showing its peninsular position within the…
Mark – 2/5/98 Well, Captain Sean Fitzpatrick will not play for the All Blacks ever again. After 92 test matches, this week he announced his retirement due to a knee injury, which he received in South Africa in July of last year. Considered by many as one of New Zealand’s all-time best players of ‘the…
Dorothy – 20/2/98 Are you a collector? A private collection of over 100 ‘tazo’s’ found in ETA chip packets in New Zealand Your answer probably should be YES even though you declare, “I’m not a hoarder – I travel light and DO NOT collect things.” Most of us are collectors of treasures – those you…
Judy Bethwaite, Victoria University of Wellington – 12/2/98 More in an occasional series about an economist’s approach to life and the universe! Judy Bethwaite When it was announced in 1990 that the family benefit was to be scrapped, an off-the-cuff comment by Prime Minister David Lange seemed to attract rather more attention than the policy…
– Ann Croupier – 13/11/97 “You suck!” Yet another satisfied customer expressing his appreciation for my skills as a croupier. Things are normal for a Friday night at the casino. “Do your chains weigh you down?” I respond. At the patron’s confused look, I explain. “Your chains. You know, the ones chaining you to that…
Patti Bradfield – 23/10/97 Patti Bradfield from Redmond WA wrote this upon arriving in New Zealand in 1979. It was Patti whose enquiry sparked the articles about changes since 1980. Throw away the girdles and let your seams out. The fresh bread shops, green grocer and butcher are alive and well at the bottom of…
– Robert – 7/8/97 Dear Email Friend (whose Voice and Face I nearly forget), When I write electronically to you I always Stretch my wordscape by morphing old words Revitalising yesterday’s soup for today’s silicon brew. Even through the lesser eye span of VDU concentration My brain peers out some 360 degrees To find vivid…
– Dwayne Francks – 24/12/96 Ten years ago when I first experienced my first “HOT” Xmas in New Zealand I couldn’t believe it. NOT a TURKEY to be found! Fantastic! I hate TURKEY!!! There was fresh seafood, mussels, lamb chops, snags…but get your supplies before Dec 24 because after that everything was closed for 3…
– Defyd Williams – 19/12/96 When 1999 tries to tick over to the year 2000 will computers die a digital death, or will we enter a brave new millennium of virtual reality? Either way Christchurch, New Zealand, is the place to be. Crowds will cram into Cathedral Square to be among the first in the…
