Posts by Carol Stewart
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For once, it's hard to disagree with Paul Holmes.
And on a complete tangent, if anyone's interested in reading more about the remarkable Truganini, mentioned upthread by Jolisa, David Quammen's wonderful book The Song of the Dodo has quite good coverage of her life story. -
Geoff Walker of Penguin NZ was pretty terse when asked to explain ..
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I can relate to your fascination, Ben. When I was a small child growing up in Opotiki, our primary school used to practice tsunami evacuation drills, which involved walking all the children across the Waioeka Bridge and up onto high ground on the golf course. People have long been worried about tsunamis from White Island. I'm not sure what the current thinking is, but given that we now know that tsunamis typically flood up rivers and destroy bridges, the drill has probably changed.
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Further triumphs for Phillip Pullman .. up to #2 on the list of most-frequently-banned books in the US:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/sep/30/american-library-association-banned-books
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What Don said about being more at risk within Wellington harbour.
This from Te Ara's excellent entry on NZ's tsunami history (about the 1855 Wairarapa earthquake:)About 20 minutes after the earthquake, tsunami waves surged into Wellington Harbour through its narrow entrance, then for many hours bounced repeatedly back and forth, reflected off the harbour sides. Water also flooded into Lyall Bay from Cook Strait and Evans Bay from Wellington Harbour, putting the low isthmus between them (the site of Wellington Airport) under nearly a metre of water.
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I'll second Floriditas.
Cafe L'Affare, opposite Moore Wilsons, is pretty unbeatable for Wellington ambience. Could be a little hectic for a civilised lunch with mother tho.
And Nikau cafe in the city gallery has apparently just reopened. Their kedgeree is worth a major detour. -
And wishing that people would tweet each other about the Emissions Trading Scheme will not make it so.
I expected more of Keisha Castle-Hughes!
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Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you....'Whangers'
Pronounced 'fongers'? I like it. Very much.
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Totally with you on that, Giovanni.
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I was kinda hoping no one noticed that.
Does anyone actually have a mayor they wholeheartedly approve of?
To answer my own question, when I lived in Taupo, Joan Williamson was a highly capable and charming mayor.
I seem to remember Fran Wilde was pretty good too.