There is a quaint expression here in New Zealand would have worked well to quell the politics of the Labour Party in the UK and the parliament here in Wellington this week. If only people had stopped and “pulled their heads in”.As far as I can tell, this... Today I was in the big smoke after taking a big aeroplace north to Auckland. It was my first business trip north and probably the closest I’ll get to the Auckland Races (it was a meeting in the Race Course Grandstand).Quite apart from the adventure of getting up... My dear supportive husband has thrown himself into sharing domestic duties since I have started full time work. I can’t quite work out whether his enthusiasm is just another routine that he draws pleasure from or whether he’s getting more obsessed about... If you’ve read Nigel Slater’s book, The Kitchen Diaries, you’ll be familiar with the practice of shopping locally for seasonal produce. For most people the labour intensive style of food retailing is beyond their time limitations and a short sharp... 