Further to my 'very loose' word of the day series (see also The joy of words - an anodyne kitten and Fancy an inkle anyone?), I was...

"The book should be mandatory for local body politicians, and planners, plus teachers and students of agriculture, geography, history and...

... goes to this topiary wizardry on Oxford Street, in Ashhurst. Complete with small solar panel to illuminate it with fairy lights at...

Over the holiday break, we have been spending time at our little holiday house in the Pohangina Valley, in the Manawatu. We have been...

I have had really amazing feedback from people who have read New Zealand's Rivers. I thank every one of you who has taken the time to get...

In continuation of my very loose 'word of the day' series (see The joy of words - an 'anodyne kitten'), I was found the recent interview...

Like many of us, I enjoy words - though my vocabulary is nowhere near as diverse as I would like it to be (I would be lost without my...

Another question I was asked in my most recent interview, on RadioLIVE, was, given the more 100-odd years of abuse suffered by many of...

Things looked a bit dicey there for a while, in the wake of the 7.8 magnitude Kaikoura earthquake the week before. But luckily there were...

Here is my last collection of photographs from the Christchurch launch of New Zealand's Rivers. These are the photos of the book signings...