Columns
Expat Mary Fenwick shares her observations about life, the UK and New Zealand in 'View From Here' column. Clare de Lore writes 'A Clare View' each month. She moved from London to rural NZ in 2008. She is understood to indulge in a spot of retail therapy.Bev Doole worked as a journalist in NZ and on the Financial Times in London before returning to settle at Rarangi Beach in Marlborough. Espresso Joe gives you the lowdown on the best (and worst) coffee in London in 'Espresso Joe and the Electric Coffee Bean Experience'.
3 Feb 2012
From The Old Country
Martin Doyle
Robert Falcon Scott - don’t you love that middle name - was only 43 years old when he met his frosty death in late March, 1912. When I... more>
Robert Falcon Scott - don’t you love that middle name - was only 43 years old when he met his frosty death in late March, 1912. When I... more>
31 Jan 2012
Spine Benders
Tina Mair
I am often asked to recommend books for teenagers to tempt them to stick with a book and to want to read more in the future. Kiwi writer Fleur... more>
I am often asked to recommend books for teenagers to tempt them to stick with a book and to want to read more in the future. Kiwi writer Fleur... more>
31 Jan 2012
Anna's Eye On Art
Anna Blair
New Zealand is known internationally as a beautiful country, so it’s not unusual to see photographs pop up in travel magazines or on the... more>
New Zealand is known internationally as a beautiful country, so it’s not unusual to see photographs pop up in travel magazines or on the... more>
26 Jan 2012
From The Old Country
Martin Doyle
Although New Zealanders spend a lot of time looking outwards to the rest of the world, and make endless efforts to connect with the rest of the world... more>
Although New Zealanders spend a lot of time looking outwards to the rest of the world, and make endless efforts to connect with the rest of the world... more>
25 Jan 2012
Anna's Eye On Art
Anna Blair
If you’re heading to Paris at any point soon, the biggest museum news is France’s repatriation of Maori heads with facial tattoos from... more>
If you’re heading to Paris at any point soon, the biggest museum news is France’s repatriation of Maori heads with facial tattoos from... more>
20 Jan 2012
From The Old Country
Martin Doyle
Living here in Wellington at the very bottom of the world, you can imagine why early settlers from the United Kingdom would have at times felt a bit... more>
Living here in Wellington at the very bottom of the world, you can imagine why early settlers from the United Kingdom would have at times felt a bit... more>
19 Jan 2012
The Traveller
Charlotte Everett
After living in the UK for almost five years and spending what seems like more time outside of London than in it, it’s kind of embarrassing to... more>
After living in the UK for almost five years and spending what seems like more time outside of London than in it, it’s kind of embarrassing to... more>
19 Dec 2011
Espresso Joe & the Electric Coffee Bean Experience
Joseph Hoye
Grinding coffee is somewhere between an art and a science: too fine and the coffee becomes mud; too coarse and the coffee has no... more>
Grinding coffee is somewhere between an art and a science: too fine and the coffee becomes mud; too coarse and the coffee has no... more>
15 Dec 2011
Espresso Joe & the Electric Coffee Bean Experience
Espresso Joe
Tired of ordering the same old flat white or latte but not sure what else to try? Unsure of the difference between a cortado, macchiato or a... more>
Tired of ordering the same old flat white or latte but not sure what else to try? Unsure of the difference between a cortado, macchiato or a... more>
14 Dec 2011
The Traveller
Charlotte Everett
Ah, Paris. Holed up in an incredibly bohemian hotel in one of the trendiest districts of the world’s most romantic city, I felt incredibly... more>
Ah, Paris. Holed up in an incredibly bohemian hotel in one of the trendiest districts of the world’s most romantic city, I felt incredibly... more>
6 Dec 2011
The View From Here
Mary Fenwick
As the years go by, the fact that I’m originally from New Zealand becomes less and less the main thing that defines me, in my own head at... more>
As the years go by, the fact that I’m originally from New Zealand becomes less and less the main thing that defines me, in my own head at... more>
30 Nov 2011
Lauraine Jacobs
Lauraine Jacobs
I’m back from a stimulating and delicious weekend in Nelson. The occasion was the NZ Guild of Food Writers’ conference and Culinary... more>
I’m back from a stimulating and delicious weekend in Nelson. The occasion was the NZ Guild of Food Writers’ conference and Culinary... more>
