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Les Wright – West Coast historian and conservationist 20 May 2013 | 02:36 am
It was a terrible shock to hear of the recent death of Les Wright in Pureora Forest. Les was an adopted West Coaster, and since his arrival there in 1973 he made an enormous contribution to heritage c...
Workers’ Memorial Day 13 May 2013 | 11:27 pm
On Sunday 28 April I attended a ceremony at KiwiRail’s Lower Hutt railway workshops in Moera to mark Workers’ Memorial Day. The day is an international event to commemorate workers killed and injured ...
James Cook – enlightened explorer or colonial oppressor? 9 May 2013 | 12:24 am
This month the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is performing Orpheus in Rarohenga, a stunning modern choral work by local composer John Psathas, both in Wellington (Friday 10 May) and Auckland (Saturda...
Vice is not nice quiz 7 May 2013 | 09:30 pm
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One person’s pleasure, another’s vice 6 May 2013 | 04:16 am
Does alcohol mean good fellowship and heavenly tastes, or is it a route to poverty and despair? Is gambling just the excitement of a flutter at the races, or an addiction which can become a ruinous bu...
Anzac Day – the individual tragedy 24 Apr 2013 | 05:42 am
As Anzac Day approaches it is easy to become overwhelmed with a sense of the First World War as a huge cataclysm which crushed all in its path. We read about the scale of the casualties – almost 10 m...
Food glorious food quiz 15 Apr 2013 | 05:45 am
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Food glorious food quiz 12 Apr 2013 | 12:43 am
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Wahine Day - the personal perspective 9 Apr 2013 | 10:00 pm
Today marks 45 years since that big storm – or rather two big storms – hit Wellington and the good ship Wahine sank. No-one who was in Wellington that day can ever forget the grim mood that enveloped ...
The big dry 8 Apr 2013 | 12:51 am
Despite the appearance of a bit of cloud and rain across the country over the last week or so, the drought is still carrying on. The dry weather that has been dominant since late January has led to ‘t...
