

Subterranean adventures
adjective Also sub·ter·ra·ne·ous. existing, situated, or operating below the surface of the earth; underground. existing or operating out...


Is the 'expert' undervalued in the public sector?
Following on from my previous post about the dimunition of free and frank advice in the public sector performance (Are we well-served by...


"Beyond Manapouri" short-listed for award
Forget about what Pixie thinks, Beyond Manapouri: 50 years of environmental politics in New Zealand has been short-listed for the New...


Are we well-served by our public sector? The 'rat in the wheel' effect
Earlier this week, I was privileged to be invited to participate on a panel discussing proposed changes to the State Sector Act, hosted...


A further Sheep Diaries' revelation: Sheep appreciate the arts
In my last post, I shared the astounding revelation that sheep are good at maths. But we now have irrefutable evidence that they also...


A Sheep Diaries' revelation: Sheep are good at maths!
On Tuesday 25th September we had our last lambs. The last of the floppy-eared three had twins: one black and one white. This followed the...


Sheep diaries: Not so black & white
We had come to the conclusion that lambs would either be born all black or all white, and in an alternate sequence, as it turns out. (The...


Sheep diaries: Pinch and a Punch!
A picture of Bliss. Mum snoozing in the afternoon sun with Pinch and Punch (or maybe Punch and Munf, or Munf and Pinch ...?) The birth of...


Sheep diaries: An exposition on bouncing
Next, it was the turn of one of the 'Pohangina Three' (two of whom lost lambs to pneumonia last year [see: Sheep Diaries - the...


Sheep diaries - Fatty's fate
Last time I wrote [Sheep diaries - Our first lambs], the fate of Fatty and her triplets hung in the balance. We had intervened to save...



















