Archives for August 2006

Wild Weather In Wellington

Well, it’s a good thing I enjoyed yesterday’s splendid weather: Wild Weather In Wellington: There is surface flooding throughout areas of the capital and minor flooding on State Highway One south of Paekakariki.The Metservice says winds are reaching up to 120 kilometres an hour. I don’t know about those winds though … as far as […]

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Spring may be here

What a day! I’m working in the kitchen with the back doors thrown wide open. The sky’s a clear blue, the tui are singing. Sun’s streaming in and the temperature thingy I bought recently is showing 17 degrees Celsius. The plum tree has burst into blossom and there are signs of new growth all over […]

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The tangi and the new monarch

It’s on days like today that I really realise the privilege of being self-employed and working from home. After the 7 days of mourning for the Māori queen, Te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu, today a new monarch is announced and the Queen is laid to rest. The whole ceremony is being broadcast on Māori TV and […]

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Royals decline in the Pacific

It doesn’t seem a very good time to be royalty in the Pacific these days. In early July 2006: Tongan royals killed in car crash: Two members of Tonga’s royal family have been killed in a car crash during a visit to the United States.Prince Tu’ipelehake, Princess Kaimana and their driver died when a teenager […]

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Follow-up: animal immunity

Back in January 2006 I wrote about sending in a question to the Canadian Quirks & Quarks programme. Somehow I didn’t remember to provide a follow-up until now, even though my question was not only accepted, but answered within a week or two: CBC Radio | Quirks & Quarks | Jan. 21, 2006: Question of […]

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