Rock of ages
Rock dinosaurs wake up to woke with a religious zeal
New Zealand’s PM is a welcome change from Jacinda Ardern
Chris Hipkins can afford to feel pleased with his first days in office as Prime Minister of New Zealand. In…
Jacinda Ardern’s tattered legacy
Wellington, New Zealand Jacinda Ardern has announced she will be stepping down as the prime minister of New Zealand, saying…
Do the coloured girls still go ‘Doo, doo-doo’?
Remembering the moment rock was transformed
Why does this university want to bin Queen Victoria?
Spare a thought for New Zealand’s Victoria university. For years now, this Kiwi institution of higher learning has been pulling…
Aussie Life
‘Give it up for the band!’ cried Van Morrison from the stage at King John’s castle in Limerick the other…
New Zealand’s Maori language obsession is baffling Kiwis
New Zealand’s borders have finally reopened after a two-year Covid shutdown. But those who travel down under are in for…
Hope I die – but not before I get really, really old
Rock dinosaurs still not knockin’ on heaven’s door
How New Zealand’s zero Covid strategy fell apart
The biggest thing in the political rock world returns to the international stage this spring with a one-off appearance at…
Could New Zealand’s property bubble bring down Jacinda Ardern?
The news this week that the price of an average UK home has hit £260,000 came as a bit of…
Last laugh
Vale PJ
Fortress New Zealand
Faith in ‘Saint Jacinda’ is starting to fade
Kiwi life
Of the making of many books, the Bible says, ‘there is no end’. It’s starting to feel a bit like…
Kiwi Life
Lorde vs Lana People who live in glass houses really shouldn’t get changed with the lights on. Doubly so, one…
Imagine no ‘Imagine’ (I wonder if you can?)
It’s nearly 50 years since the world’s greatest ‘woke’ anthem was released. But who’s listening to it now?
Ghosted
What happens to a family when a parent disappears?
Jive talkin’
Now the Isle of Man is claiming the Bee Gees? How dare they!
Kiwi Life
One of my goals over the coming months is to watch an entire rugby game for the first time in…
Kiwi Life
Of the various little stories about the rather wonderful Joni Mitchell in her early years, my favourite concerns Leonard Cohen.…
You’re gonna make us lonesome when you go
It’s Dylan’s 80th birthday
Cave’s cautionary tales
Will rock stars be the next victims of cancel culture?
Kiwi Life
Although it probably won’t, the recent kerfuffle over the brilliant works of Dr Seuss and other creators of children’s books…
Ancestral notes
Being David Cohen The apparent news that Joe Biden tapped me to help lead one of his new administration’s most…
Kiwi Life
When I dice a chilled cucumber along with a couple of tomatoes, toss them together in a bowl with a…
Van & the pandemic
No need for social distancing up on Cyprus Avenue
