by Heather Hastie | Nov 27, 2016 | Education, New Zealand, USA
I have to say up front that I have no expertise whatsoever in the field of education. This post is just a comment on what looks to me like a disaster waiting to happen. If anyone can give me evidence that my instinct is wrong, I’ll be glad to hear it. From an...
by Heather Hastie | Nov 18, 2016 | New Zealand, Religion
In the early hours of Monday morning, New Zealand experienced a 7.8 magnitude earthquake. Two people were killed and there has been extensive damage. The lives of thousands were thrown into turmoil. Any earthquake that big is naturally reported all over the world....
by Heather Hastie | Jul 14, 2016 | New Zealand
The publicity arm of the New Zealand Tourism Board, known as 100% Pure New Zealand, have made a series of videos featuring well known director James Cameron. Cameron, whose movies include Avatar, Titanic, Terminator, and Rambo moved to New Zealand four years ago. The...
by Heather Hastie | Jun 14, 2016 | New Zealand, NZ Politics
New Zealand’s prime minister John Key phoned his golfing buddy President Obama to offer our country’s condolences following the murders in Orlando, which were apparently warmly received. This afternoon, in their first day back since the tragedy,...
by Heather Hastie | Nov 29, 2015 | Auē a Tau Kē, New Zealand, US Politics, USA, Winners and Worries
As a New Zealander, I’m proud to say that my country is not only improving the facilities for new refugees coming here, but increasing our capacity so we can take even more than we do currently. Pride wouldn’t normally be my response in this matter. As one...
by Heather Hastie | Nov 21, 2015 | New Zealand, Science & Nature
I’m subscribed to a number of YouTube sites, and BBC Earth is one of them, but as usual Amy Carparelli was quicker off the mark than me and brought this one to my attention before I got around to checking my subscriptions. This one describes the amazing vision...
