Month: August 2014
ZB Travel – Northland Aug 30
On Saturday August 30, Mike’s weekly travel segment on Newstalk ZB’s Jack Tame Show turns the spotlight on what’s fresh and happening in the Bay of Islands. http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz Ahead of the 175th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty, Waitangi is buzzing with excitement about the new museum. Kerikeri, home to the Stone Store and… Read More ›
The Press-News column Aug 26
Too many miscarriages of justice. There is something septic and grossly unjust about the historic sex allegations that have skewered a stream of British celebrities, with Sir Cliff Richard being the just latest cab off the rank. Operation Yewtree continues to carry the whiff of an overcooked witch-hunt. Rolf Harris may have been a big… Read More ›
ZB Travel – Shopping Aug 23
Mike’s Yardley’s weekly travel slot on Newstalk ZB’s Jack Tame Show turns the spotlight on the world’s great shopping streets. http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz What ribbons of retail rank with travellers as landmark shopping streets? Check out the full story on New Zealand’s premier travel magazine website, For the Love of Travel. http://www.fortheloveoftravel.net.nz/articles/8-greats-shopping-streets
The Press-News column Aug 19
When Foreign Ownership goes too far. As Saturday’s Fairfax poll vividly illustrates, the firecracker issue of foreign ownership of our prime farm land transcends political persuasions. No reasonable-minded person wants to slam the door on foreign investment in the New Zealand economy. We simply have insufficient domestic capital, as the Christchurch rebuild, or the tourism… Read More ›
ZB Travel – Wicklow. Aug 16
On Saturday August 16, Mike’s weekly travel slot on Newstalk ZB’s Jack Tame Show turns the spotlight on Ireland’s garden, County Wicklow. http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz Explore the staging post of Glendalough, where the man who became St. Kevin set up his hermit-like existence, which fast became a monastic city. Discover the grandeur of Powerscourt Estate, now owned… Read More ›
The Press-News column Aug 12
Why are late-night flights into Christchurch Airport such a turn-off? I don’t consider myself a particularly impatient or intolerant sod. I’m not a red-light runner, I don’t misappropriate mobility car parks and I certainly don’t indulge in that egregiously piggish practise of pre-parking your trolley in a supermarket check-out lane, only to skive off for… Read More ›
ZB Travel – Wellington Aug 9
On Saturday August 9, Mike’s weekly travel segment on Newstalk ZB’s Jack Tame Show turns the spotlight on why it’s a great time to have a wild weekend in Wellington. http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz As spring approaches, Zealandia Wildife Sanctuary is abuzz with bird life and remarkable natural encounters in the heart of the capital. Plus the Capital is… Read More ›
The Press-News column Aug 5
Unacceptable Rates Rises and the need to Sell a stake of the Silverware. Ripping open your quarterly rates invoice has been an expletive-laden business for many Christchurch homeowners in the past fortnight. Recalibrated to reflect the impact of the average annual rates rise and the city’s recent revaluations, my latest rates bill has blown out… Read More ›
ZB Travel – Daintree. Aug 2
On Saturday August 2, Mike’s travel segment on Newstalk ZB’s Jack Tame Show turns the spotlight on the Daintree Rainforest. http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz From the sugar town of Mossman to the Bloomfield Track, the World Heritage protected Daintree National Park is ripe for discovery. Go croc-spotting in the Daintree River and reflect on Captain Cook’s trials after… Read More ›
The Press-News column July 29
Christchurch’s future promise. One of the greatest game-changers the legacy of the quakes has wrought on Christchurch is the break-up of the city’s nepotistic old powerbase – the clicky and over-blown old boys club. No where better exemplifies that than the Canterbury Young Professionals ( CYP) , a vibrant organisation, open to all degree graduates… Read More ›
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