FB – my actions & reactions
I have participated in Facebook for a number of years, for a variety of reasons, including: It is informative to participate in […]
Tag: coronavirus
Good or Bad?
We ordered a new electric vehicle this week (the Kia EV6). We should all shift to electric vehicles rather than fossil fuel […]
The other side of tourism
Having ranted about tourism last week I am recanting, but only a little. I like it when my friends come as tourists, […]
Tourism saves the economy, or not – a rant
We have just finished a mini cycle tour from Gibbston to Milford Sound via Queenstown and Mavora Lakes. We stayed two nights […]
The weight of absence
Absence can be a positive or a negative and its weight is totally relative to the person feeling the absence. For me, […]
‘Real’ scary as an antidote
The world can feel like an insecure place at present. A New Zealander on National Radio was hypothesising that the combination of […]
Relativities
We went to a house concert last night in Hawea. House concerts allow musicians to continue to earn a living from live […]
Do vaccine mandates work?
Given the depth of feeling at present around vaccine mandates, it seems timely to consider their effectiveness. The Economist had a look […]
Water as a deterrent?
This week’s headlines have followed the ‘protest’ in Parliament’s grounds. Last night it was hoped that turning on the sprinklers, together with […]
Opening the door?
New Zealand has finally set a date to start opening the door to the rest of the world. Only a little bit […]