Some young ladies from Dannevirke visit
On Friday we welcomed the arrival of some young ladies from Dannevirke, in the Hawke's Bay. They were a small herd of dairy heifers...
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The joy of chooks
As part of our transition to country life our plan is to ease into livestock rearing by starting with the most user-friendly animals -...
'Playing god' - 1837 and 2017
Decisions made by men more than a century and a half ago led to me facing an unpleasant ethical dilemma a few days ago. That is, should I...
Life changes
About three weeks ago my family and I made a very big life change. We moved from comfortable, convenient, leafy suburbia on the Kapiti...
"Ravaged Beauty" wins prestigious Sherrard Award
Last week I learned that my first book, Ravaged Beauty: An environmental history of the Manawatu, has won the major award (sole winner)...
Ravaged Beauty should be 'mandatory reading'
"The book should be mandatory for local body politicians, and planners, plus teachers and students of agriculture, geography, history and...
Why write about rivers?
Since New Zealand's Rivers has been released, I have had a number of opportunities to talk to journalists and others about the book and...
Manawatu River history talk
I will be doing a talk about my book Ravaged Beauty, with a focus on the Manawatu River, at the historic Ashhurst Community Library (see...
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