I’m sitting in the TV room of Wellington Hospital’s Cardiac Unit doing a crossword when an alarm goes off. This is far from unusual. Every hour of every day in this unit there are beeps and bops and dings – … Continue reading
“Hello, Can you hear me? I’m in Wellington Hospital dreaming about how life used to be Just weeks ago I was in Hawke’s Bay feeling young and fit and free, I’ve forgotten how it felt before the world fell out … Continue reading
When last we saw our ruggedly deluded protagonist he was in the Coronary Care Unit of Hawke’s Bay Hospital having been defibrillated after having Ventricle Tachycardia for over 12 hours. The day after I was admitted to hospital, the cardiologist … Continue reading
It’s been a while since I’ve had time to sit down and do some writing, but now I find I have a fair bit of spare time and not a lot to do, because I’m in the Coronary Care Unit … Continue reading
In recent years New Zealand’s news media has taken a bit of a hiding. Sure, people aren’t consuming news like they used to – Papers are still read, but web-based news is being read more. People still listen to the … Continue reading
Napier Hill’s skyline has started to change. Since being closed down in 1998, the site of the city’s former hospital has been empty – slowly going derelict through inattention, intrusion and even armed and emergency service training exercises. The hospital’s … Continue reading
Below is the speech I gave as part of my submission presentation to the Napier City Council’s Ten Year Plan yesterday (Monday 8 June 2015) Napier’s youth are its biggest export, but also its biggest asset. We spend so much … Continue reading
It’s been a hard few months for my heroes. In March one of my biggest literary heroes, Sir Terry Pratchett, succumbed to Alzheimer’s disease. Sir Terry was an evil genius of the highest comical order. The humour, pace, nuance, underlying … Continue reading
Napier City Council is currently taking submissions for its “Long Term Plan” You can make your own submission HERE It takes a mere five minutes to fill out the Council’s questionnaire and then there is a space for you to … Continue reading
Two weeks ago I had some more Basal Cell Carcinomas removed from my face. But, instead of having it done privately here in Hawke’s Bay, I had them removed at Lower Hutt Hospital (apparently it’s cheaper or easier for NZ’s … Continue reading
