Fate for Breakfast
As fate would have it, a magazine on the table at my Dad’s place happened to be faced down on the table with a full page spread by a New Zealand company espousing
All Haami-less Fun
In an earlier blog I wrote about my friend Haami (pronounced Har-me) Moeke QSM. He’s a kaumatua. That is, a respected elder in the Maori community. I call him matua. I love it when we get together as we did last night, to have a korero (talk) and laugh. I feel like I step inside […]
Not a PATCH on Him
It’s funny how some days more than others can give you an attack of remembrance. This one today kind of blind-sided me. It materialised out of nowhere. A few years ago now a friend of mine wanted to
Bad Boys with Bad Reps
Those that know me well know I’m not much of a shopper without a purpose, but then, on this occasion I surprised myself and didn’t mind the browse. It ended in my falling over the edge of the world as I knew it into a cosmetic & beauty market tail spin and contemplating the relative […]
Horses for Courses
It’s a well documented fact that I think Onga Onga is the next BIG thing where small villages are concerned here in Central Hawkes Bay. It has going for it a community heart to rival many despite its small size. In years past I recall
