Kia ora tatou: The news will be out soon enough, but for those of you interested, the commissioners have reached a decision on the Lammermoor windfarm project . It will go ahead. No doubt there will be appeals. Those of you interested can find out more here or ,if willing to wade through the paperwork, [...]

Kia ora tatou: As some of you know, I am a (woefully inactive) member of Greenpeace, and do what I can ( not enough, really), to support them and what they stand for. I received this email newsletter inviting me to participate on their new website and invite all my friends and family to participate. [...]

There is something about an A&P (agricultural and pastoral) show. Perhaps it is because I grew up with them, and because they came to be a highlight of my year. Growing up in the country behind Rangiora, we held an annual mini-show between the primary schools in the district. All of the pupils at Mt. [...]

Kia ora tatou: Thos of you have read it will know of the Letter to Marthinus page. It is an ongoing E-conversation between Marthinus Retief , who lives in South Africa, and myself on the subject of photography and the philosophy of photography. I hit a serve to his side of the net (Net?) some [...]