Exploring Manawatu's past through photographs
Looking forward to this event this Thursday November 1, as part of Local History Week 2018. I will be taking the audience on a journey of...
Seasonal change: an opportunity to contemplate the little joys
I have mused before on seasonal change, especially as an opportunity to contemplate nature, beauty and life (see for example, The...
'Mountains to sea' New book examines how we can solve NZ's freshwater crisis
I am excited to have been able to make a contribution to this important new book. Out any day now!
Have you appreciated a cloud or chatted with a bird lately?
These are two of the many "nature prescriptions" that doctors in Shetland, Scotland can prescribe to their patients as of October. Below...
When you go down to the woods today ...
... you might be pleased (at least, if you are an amateur like me) to take a half-decent photograph - one that goes some way to convey...
The connection between nature & wellbeing
I see that a focus of this year’s Mental Health Awareness week was ‘Letting nature in’, encouraging New Zealanders to get out and connect...
Subterranean adventures
adjective Also sub·ter·ra·ne·ous. existing, situated, or operating below the surface of the earth; underground. existing or operating out...
Is the 'expert' undervalued in the public sector?
Following on from my previous post about the dimunition of free and frank advice in the public sector performance (Are we well-served by...
"Beyond Manapouri" short-listed for award
Forget about what Pixie thinks, Beyond Manapouri: 50 years of environmental politics in New Zealand has been short-listed for the New...
Are we well-served by our public sector? The 'rat in the wheel' effect
Earlier this week, I was privileged to be invited to participate on a panel discussing proposed changes to the State Sector Act, hosted...
