Month: April 2014
Newstalk ZB Travel – April 26
On Saturday April 26, Mike Yardley’s weekly radio travel segment on Newstalk ZB’s Jack Tame Show focuses on exploring the Yarra Valley and the Dandenongs in Victoria, Australia. www.newstalkzb.co.nz Fern glades, mountain walks, cascading waterfalls, fabulous wildlife, steam trains, vineyards, storybook villages, foodie markets…. all the ingredients for a great escape! Follow the web link to… Read More ›
The Press-News column. April 22
Flooding woes in Christchurch. It was anything but a good Friday in Christchurch, as 65mm of rainfall deluged the city, partially closing the award-winning Fitzgerald Ave bridge, once again. After the March storm, I dredged a very belated concession out of council that the bridge design was badly botched, and that mitigation work is being… Read More ›
Newstalk ZB Travel – April 19
On Saturday April 19, Mike Yardley’s weekly radio travel segment on Newstalk ZB’s Jack Tame Show focuses on exploring extraordinary Jerusalem. www.newstalkzb.co.nz The ultimate intersection of three major religions, where fact and faith constantly cross roads. Follow the web link for a travel profile on exploring Jerusalem. http://www.fortheloveoftravel.net.nz/articles/exploring-Jerusalem
The Press-News column April 15
Reforming the way councils are funded. Margaret Thatcher was probably right. Ideally, the cleanest, most efficient and equitable way to fund core council services is through a poll tax – a fixed charge per adult resident. But Local Government New Zealand ( LGNZ) is playing it safe, by ensuring that perceived stick of political gelignite… Read More ›
Newstalk ZB Travel – April 12
On Saturday April 12, Mike Yardley’s weekly radio travel segment on Newstalk ZB’s No.1 rated Jack Tame Show focuses on the pint-sized nation of Slovenia. www.newstalkzb.co.nz The Eastern European nation offers exceptional value of money. Rich with adventure-based pursuits, including caving, skiing and mountain treks, the capital of Ljubljana is a princess-pretty city steeped in history and… Read More ›
The Press-News column April 8
It was a bright February day, when I was unceremoniously plucked out of Paparoa St school, dressed in my Sunday best and bustled out to Lincoln for my first brush with royalty. It was 1977. I was 5. In classic stage-mother fashion, my 7 year old sister, Lisa, and I were shoved through the throngs… Read More ›
Newstalk ZB Travel – April 5
On Saturday April 5, Mike Yardley’s weekly radio travel segment on Newstalk ZB’s Jack Tame Show focuses on autumn’s Southern Colours. www.newstalkzb.co.nz April and May is a fantastic time to unleash your leaf-peeping desires, taking in the exuberant blaze of colours in Arrowtown, plus complementing your trip with the cinematic heights of the Crown Range Road and… Read More ›
The Press-News column Mar 31
The Raf Factor. He’s the bolter, the bloodhound, the big-hitter. And he is fast stapling his presence onto the city’s consciousness. Cr. Raf Manji, the most impressive newcomer to council, wasn’t elected to office with a pasteurised set of opinions from party central or enslaved to a rigid ideology. He is an independently-minded raging pragmatist,… Read More ›
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