Bald Angels and their Christmas Present drive. When I was a little girl, I would sometimes wake up and discover a brand-new dress on the end of my bed. My beautiful mum was lovely and would make me dresses that were pretty, cute and made with love. It was special to wear a new dress [...]

Melbourne Cup is New Zealand’s Cup. (Referencing Peter Montgomery’s famous line – “The Americas Cup is New Zealand’s Cup!” at an Americas Cup sailing regatta) This race is “three-and-a-bit minutes of drama and intrigue” (google it) and for many kiwi’s it is the social event of the calendar year in the office, boardroom, workshop or [...]

Thirty years ago, we traveled to Disneyland, LA. It was dark when we landed and the first place we stopped was at our hotel which was situated directly across from my childhood dream and where would go the next day to see Walt Disney characters in “real life”. The airline was Polynesian Airlines, and this [...]