The Village People
There isn’t a YMCA for miles. There were no interestingly-garbed band members singing that iconic song that would instantly incline some to bust a move. No, these were Village people of a different kind!
Haami
My friend Haami (pronounced Har-me) Moeke QSM is a kaumatua. That is, a respected elder in the Maori community. I call him matua. To me, he’s like the Ruahine Ranges that have an abiding presence across the eyeline of
Once, Twice, Three times a Lady
You know, the day was all about him, his life, his music and so it should have been. It’s been two days since New Zealand laid to rest an entertainment son, patriarch, father, koro (maori word for grandfather) and husband. And with all due respect he’d lived a life. He was
Dafinitely Delightful Daffodils & Royston
In 1804 William Wordworth (1770-1850) wrote the poem ‘Daffodils’ I wander’d lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er vales and hills When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden
Fair Game
“Gordon Gekko is a fictional character from the 1987 film ‘Wall Street’. Gekko was portrayed by actor-producer Michael Douglas in a performance that won him an Oscar, his character based, at least in part, on
