Tag: Christmas
Trifling thoughts
Trifle, perhaps the most ubiquitous of the all the Anglo-Saxon festive fare to be transplanted into our antipodean midsummer holiday season, defines something of...
A list of listy lists
My former husband liked to email me a report on what he ate when I was away. It sounds dull, but was actually pretty...
Sewn into our DNA
In the mists of my personal history, back when capitalism confined itself to five working days and there were enough houses to go round,...
The win-win Waiheke gift guide 2025
It was the 23rd of December 1995; a Saturday. I expected to get away from work by lunchtime. But it was not to be....
The power of the shock jock
So here we are, on the eve of a New Year in the early 21st century, peering into the future with what increasingly looks...
Of nature, atmosphere and a very old tadpole
An exquisitely preserved fossil of a giant tadpole which saw the light of day on Earth 150 million years ago is one of humankind’s...
Superheroes, Segways, Spongebob and Santa
The much-missed Waiheke Santa Parade came back to Oneroa with bells on last Sunday, after a break of several years.
A sunny Ocean View Road...
Seaside singing welcomes holiday season
A warm summer evening with a light breeze set the scene for picnic goers and popular carols at Little Oneroa on Saturday at the...
