Monday 19 September 2016 is Suffrage Day / White Camellia Day - On 19 September 1893 women in New Zealand got the vote, and the white camellia was the symbol of the suffragists. Here in Christchurch, there's a celebration honouring the achievements of women from 12 to 12.30pm by the Kate Sheppard Memorial on the…
Busy Things is getting busier
Sometimes my job is just sublime. An example of this is when Busy Things - a very popular kid’s eResource - was upgraded. In the name of research I was “forced” to colour in dinosaurs, design football kits, create a lost pet’s poster and name a number of shapes. You see Busy Things was aimed…
How to grow a champion
I have recently been asked about information on nutrition for young athletes. It would seem that a good breakfast and lunch is not enough. Maybe it's the Olympics? How do you grow a champion? Side by side with good nutrition for young athletes is the issue of sports injuries, and many a promising athlete or…
It’s raining Raina
It seems apt to be writing about American cartoonist Raina Telgemeier's latest graphic novel Ghosts (released September 2016) after a night or two of 'dark and stormy' wild weather across the country. I lay in bed snuggled up with my children to keep warm, making up spooky stories to tell them as the wind lashed…
Win tickets to the Church Tour 2016
Whether you're religious or not, churches are often very pleasing spaces, and well suited for musical performance. Now in its eighth incarnation, The Church Tour has become something of an institution as each year a different set of talented Kiwi musicians and songwriters perform acoustic sets in a selection of houses of worship up and down New Zealand…
Roald Dahl – more than just childrens books!
As the world celebrates Roald Dahl Day the focus is very much on his mega selling fantastic childrens books, many of which are available as audio books or have been made into films. But there are other sides to Roald to remember. He himself recounts his early life in Boy and Going Solo But as…
Festival Faves – WORD Christchurch
A few of my favourite things at WORD: Canadians. Who would win the nicest people in the world smack down? Us or them? I think them. I'm going to read every book Elizabeth Hay ever wrote. And I might start reading a poem a day at breakfast time just because she does. Ted Dawe's shirt. Possibly…
Fun Palaces – Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 October 2016
Celebrate art, science and creativity at this year’s Fun Palaces festival! All activities are fun, free and suitable for all ages. Central Library Peterborough will be a Fun Palace from 10am to 2pm on the weekend of Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 October (it's the middle weekend of the school holidays). Subscribe to the Fun…
Te Rerenga Kōrero – Kāore i tua atu i a koe!
Kia ora. To encourage the use of Te Reo Māori Te Taura Whiri i Te Reo Māori - The Māori Language Commission publish weekly Māori phrases that can be used to support or cheer someone on. Kāore i tua atu i a koe! There’s no one better than you! Full list of 50 rerenga kōrero for the…
Recent necrology, August 2016
Some well-known people who have died recently Neil Black, 1932-2016 Leading English oboist Daniela Dessi, 1957-2016 Italian operatic soprano Don Donnithorne, 1926-2016 Leading Christchurch architect Lois Duncan, 1934-2016 American author of fiction for teenagers whose novel I know what you did last summer achieved cult status David Hallett, 1955-2016 One of New Zealand’s best bird…
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