A diverse life
At one time I aspired to be like Marie Stopes. Who is she, you might ask. If you are a coal geologist […]
Tag: New Zealand
Customary practice
This week there was a kerfuffle in the New Zealand Parliament over a tie, or the lack of one. The Maori Party […]
Triumphs of science
COVID-19 vaccines are, without a doubt, a triumph of humans’ achievement in scientific and technological endeavour. That we have developed, manufactured and […]
Patterns & Conspiracy Theorists
Back in June I found my brain inventing conspiracy theories all by itself. Interestingly, back in June 2020, New Zealand was contemplating […]
Ferrets and dichotomies
What do you see in this picture? Is your reaction immediately positive, negative or neither? Do you see a bunch of cute […]
Hope & reality
In the New Year I suddenly realised how long it is likely to be until we see Sarah again, given that she […]
The crevasses open
When you are mountaineering or ski touring on a glacier, you need to be prepared for the inevitable crevasses. Crevasses form as […]
Hijabs and hair
Its summer time and summer is for swimming (amongst a few other things). We were at Lake Wanaka the other day and […]
A meaning of ‘whanāu’
We got to do my favourite thing on Christmas day – ride our bicycles. We rode our bicycles from home over the […]
To those that have, more shall be given
Known as the ‘Matthew effect‘ in honour of the Gospel of Matthew from whence it comes, the principle of those who have […]