Planning for the unthinkableThe Bulletin of Atomic Scientists has the world at 100 seconds to midnight. It’s time for the Southern Hemisphere to think the unthinkable.Mar 15, 2022Mar 15, 2022
The Lessons of the Spanish Civil War For the Defence of UkraineEurope has not seen a war like the one in Ukraine since the Spanish Civil War [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Civil_War ] fought…Mar 5, 2022Mar 5, 2022
An early settler in Aotearoa New Zealand (1840) reflects on his lifeJohn Calloway Feb 20th, 1887Apr 4, 20212Apr 4, 20212
Tarawera Erupts (8th June 1886)Mr. Stephen Harvey of Beekley received a letter from his son David, who, together with his wife and two children, had an exceedingly…Feb 28, 2021Feb 28, 2021
Backing VocalsThe new executive director of the New Zealand Book Council, Jo Cribb, has taken six months to define her advocacy strategy and hone her…Jan 19, 2018Jan 19, 2018
Wait! What submarine threat?Am I missing something? Is there some huge discussion or debate happening somewhere in secret that I am unaware of? Because I hear a great…May 21, 2017May 21, 2017
Maybe books might stop embarrassing NZOnAir TV flopsThe news that local TV disasters “Dirty Laundry” and “Filthy Rich” have been canned at a cost of $15 million should not come as a surprise…Dec 16, 2016Dec 16, 2016
While there is Murdoch.So the US election is over and in theory at least ‘the people have spoken’. Strangely the people have spoken in the one poll that matters…Nov 11, 2016Nov 11, 2016
