The Kiwis’ aching loss in the America’s Cup saga in San Francisco last month does not augur well for the nation’s future association with the oldest exotic yacht-racing event of modern times. Continue reading
If you are a vanilla fan, pause. It’s leaving a bad taste in some Australasian mouths. Indeed, it is the subject of a strident scrap on Vava’u in Tonga, over the South Pacific island’s lucrative vanilla crop. Continue reading
The September 2013 issue of The Southern Yarn is here and ready to download.
New Zealand, Aotearoa the land of the long white cloud. Population 4 and a half million people. Where the sky is blue and nature is very green and there are 31 million sheep. Home of the best rugby team in the world, the All Blacks. Christchurch, known as the Garden City, was struck by a 7.1 earthquake on 4 September 2010, and a devastating after-shock of 6.3 on 22 February 2011, and then another 6.3 on 13 June 2011. Pre-earthquake population of 380,000 but, today, only 348,000. With estimated damage of 30 Billion. There have been more than 10,000 after-shocks recorded. Continue reading
We look forward to seeing all of you at the upcoming ANZAC Day ceremony on Saturday, April 27th. Please check the calendar for complete details.