*************************** It's a given, Lieutenant James Cook RN "discovered" Aotearoa in 1769 and renames it New Zea...

  A year in the life of HMNZS Monowai, aka The Ghost of the Coast. 1980. (Pretty sure Hattie Jacques was CO). 1980 was a very busy time ...

So, how come I start this journey with a Viking Longboat in a New Zealand Fjord? Simple really, so we need to go back in time, when Ethelred...

  Today, 21st January 2025, the 47th US President was inaugurated in his revisit to the White House.  In a monumental day, 150 laws were sig...

  Whales’ Song (for Susan)   They're the leviathans of the deep, mournful singers whose songs reach out, across many oceans an...

 Just musing on our holidays. Poignant or Not Poignant. New Years Day - Poignant - exists for two reasons. Celebrate the New Year and have a...

 Pigs, Dogs, the Ozone Layer, and the Enigma of Humans Ernest wallowed around in his pen, lapping up the mud onto all parts of his opulent...

 In the middle of the city (Palmy) is a parkland colloquially known as The Square.  It is largely green space with four other incursions, Th...

  Click on Image for full viewing. Proposal for Manawatu’s Aokautere Rowing Venue and Ian Ferguson Canoe Slalom Venue .   There is one t...

 As a young sailor, Queen Street was a regular venue for having a few drinks with mates.  Below is a list of Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs and Stri...

 A little history.  Back in the 50's my wife's Grandfather, Jim Barker (aka JimPa), lived in a house on a 1/2 acre lot (144 Hinemoa ...

5,272 years ago, in a little country in what would become known as The South Pacific and Aotearoa, life was trundling on as usual.  Birds fe...

 Just some thoughts.  What do Humans have Animals don't? Humans have some (or all) of the below:- Alzheimer's Bipolar Disorder Heart...

United Kingdom. Population 66,000,000 and represented by 650 MP's - each MP representing 101,539 people. Australia. Population 26,000,...

  Her hair is the disheveled label of manic misadventure, her grey coat splattered with the drool of depression her shoes, each different an...

 On the 28th of February 2003 I played my last ever cricket game.  A switch was flicked.  On 3rd March 2003 I lost my mind for the 3rd time ...

  Consequences of a Loveless World. The Sniper sits patiently in his hiding place, his backside itchy from hours of waiting. He shifts his p...

2023 was a tough year but we made it to 2024.  My 10 Wish List items for 2024 and on. 1. No media coverage of conflicts and wars on Mainstre...

 Going to expose a few home truths here.  Three myths. 1.  North African Refugee influx to Europe. A large number of refugees from Africa ha...