Below is my Letter to the Editor that appeared in the Hawke’s Bay Today this morning (Friday November 28 2014) “The Art Deco Trust says plans for a residential development on Napier’s old hilltop hospital site have neglected a major … Continue reading
1988 One evening RTR Countdown plays the new music video of a song that will quickly gain regular radio airtime. It’s by an African American woman named Tracy Chapman who has short, spiky dreadlocks and it’s called “Fast Car”. Something … Continue reading
I’ve had a topsy-turvy time of it recently. Bottle Rocket While we avoided any damage or loss from Cyclone Gabrielle at home I did lose my Rocket Lab drink bottle, along with some other personal mementos when my office flooded … Continue reading
As you know, each year the Frame family have a tradition of making a 12 day menu plan mirroring the traditional and Kiwi 12 days of Christmas, but with added deliciousness! I have joked that the traditional version contains enough … Continue reading
“What is wrong with me”? It’s a question we have all asked ourselves from time to time. “Did I say that out loud, or just think it?” “Did I say that in a normal speaking voice, or yell it and … Continue reading
I’ve never been one for self-help books or schemes. My chakras are constantly out of alignment, and I’m more into Nasi Goreng than Feng Shui. Though there is one thing I picked up from one of these sorts of books … Continue reading
If it seems like years ago since I was last in Auckland, that’s probably because it was! In 2019 I drove and flew to New Zealand’s largest city several times for sinus surgery and related pre and post-operative appointments. When … Continue reading
2020 – It’s been a year and ah half, hasn’t it? From plagues, to floods it has been an interesting 12 months. For me it’s been tiring and painful, but we’ve made it and I still feel like I have … Continue reading
New Zealand commercial media’s fixation on “fame” and too few consumers have made it short-sighted and threatens its own future. Radio New Zealand’s Wallace Chapman posted a picture on Twitter a few weeks ago praising NZ’s medical system after a member of his … Continue reading
“A Visitor From Hawke’s Bay” It used to be a term of snide derision. The moniker for any unidentified person in the society photo section of Auckland’s Metro magazine in the 80s. Whether they had their back turned, or were … Continue reading
