the slogan “reduce, reuse, recycle” has been around for at least 20 years now, but these days its seems that, at least in terms ofRead More
Category: politics
mein deutschkurs hat gestern begann. die erste abend war nicht schwer, ich wußte schon alles. “ich heiße helen und ich komme aus neuseeland. woher kommenRead More

so now it’s 2011. i began this blog two years ago, after emerging from a pitch-black tunnel into 2009, & one year ago i satRead More
it is a bit freaky indeed, more so than we really want to think. the latest organic nz magazine has an article about wifi inRead More

“outside of a dog, a woman’s best friend is a book. inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read!” wrote diane torr on theRead More

i’ve returned to münchen after just over 3 weeks in the uk. in my absence the trees have shed nearly all of their leaves, revealingRead More

last year, i happened to be in belgrade when the gay pride march was to be held; it was the first attempt to hold aRead More
i was pretty surprised when i heard that obama had been awarded the nobel peace prize – when he hasn’t yet had the chance toRead More

yesterday wellington charmed me with her beauty: the harbour sparkling blue, the tararuas fading into the distance and the norfolk pines lining oriental bay completingRead More

so much has happened in the last 3 weeks – the 090909 UpStage festival, the eclectic tech carnival, exploring istanbul & visiting friends in belgradeRead More