The stars were burning bright last night. New Zealand is a star gazer’s paradise. In this Year of Astronomy there are plenty of opportunity to learn how to read the night skies. Our location in the world means that we see things from the most southerly... Almost25 years ago I wrote my thesis using a word processor. This was a leading edge piece of technology at the time. It was a lot more fun than bashing away on my manual typewriter. It was my Dad’s computer or rather it was the computer he used at work... If I had a dollar for everyone who asked whether I’ve got swine flu, I wouldn’t have had to buy a Big Wednesday Lotto ticket this week. No I don’t have swine flu but 150 people in New Zealand do. Instead I have a rotten, stinky, I’m so over... Three years ago I had too much time on my hands and set up this blog. I had no idea then how much a part of my daily routine it would become. When I look back at my very first post I see someone who was a bit lost, a bit lonely and a bit scared. I also see someone... I had high hopes for this weekend. The opportunity to get out and about with the camera. As it turned out we didn’t get far as I’m still coughing and spluttering that internalised my homing tendencies. The fact it was dark, dank and misty made the... 