• Filing resource consents

    High on a lush, sun-baked bush block overlooking Waiheke Island’s Onetangi beach, is a tiny 1960s bach owned by my grandmother. Virtually unchanged since it was built, apart from the…

  • One and Indivisible

    Sometimes a season of adverse weather events can be so overwhelming, it can be difficult to pick yourself up and dust yourself off. But this is the time of year…

  • Limping Chicken

    The cause of a bird’s limp may be easy to see, such as a swollen leg or an infected cut. But often, there are no obvious signs, and it can…

  • Keeping up with the Cucumbers

    The start of February is the threshold between the “nice to harvest” season and the “need to harvest” season. Gone are the days of the casual wander, haphazardly plucking things…

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    A Call for Community

    I witnessed the truly phenomenal power of food to bring people together during the aftermath of the Christchurch and Kaikoūra earthquakes. With local food supply chains severely disrupted, many businesses…

  • The Dream Team

    In September 2018, Nicki Murray-Orr and Shane Rush hosted a dinner party. It was for Shane’s belated 50th birthday, and to celebrate the occasion, he asked his guests to each…

  • Be Ready for Bird Flu

    A strain of high pathogenicity avian influenza – also known as bird flu – has been spreading around the world, affecting both domesticated and wild birds. This highly contagious virus…