Sandcastles & Scribbles

We’re on alert. And this time I’m not talking about the virus or any of its variants. Over the last month we’ve followed compliantly into a mini lockdown. One of the more unusual birthdays I’ll experience. And now Aucklanders are in the midst of a long week of caution, to wait out what our Director … More Staying Alert

There’s something a little unusual about putting yourself in tourist hubs, knowing that we don’t have any tourists – at least ones visiting from beyond the border. For readers from afar who aren’t in the know, the only people who can enter our country in these strange times are residents and citizens. The bar is … More The New, New Zealanders