Who doesn’t love a good founding story? Whether a corporation, school or spectacular event, there was initially someone with grand dreams: Suzie Moncrieff dreaming up WOW, the World of WearableArt, or the young Woolf Fisher and Maurice Paykel (and their dads) starting in the 1930s as importers of washing machines before manufacturing their own.
Our cities are harder to pin down to a single visionary. Granted, Wellington has the Wakefields and the 1840 arrival of the ship Aurora, and the South Island’s cities were visited by whalers in the 1830s before the immigrant ships arrived.
What about our biggest city? Ah, yes, you nod confidently, Auckland’s Anniversary Day is celebrated in late January with a public holiday and a regatta. You might add, if you know a bit of history, it was enshrined in law in 1842 to commemorate the arrival in the Bay of Islands in January 1840 of New Zealand’s first Governor, William Hobson.
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First-world problem
Harrowing tales of migrants attempting to enter the US highlight the political failure to fully tackle the problem.
Applying intelligence to AI
I call it the 'Terminator Effect', based on the premise that thinking machines took over the world.
Nazism rears its head
Smirky Höcke, with his penchant for waving with a suspiciously straight elbow and an open palm, won't get to be boss of either state.
Staying ahead of the game
Will the brave new world of bipartisanship that seems to be on offer with an Infrastructure Commission come to fruition?
Grasping the nettle
Broccoli is horrible. It smells, when being cooked, like cat pee.
Hangry? Eat breakfast
People who don't break their fast first thing in the morning report the least life satisfaction.
Chemical reaction
Nitrates in processed meats are well known to cause harm, but consumed from plant sources, their effect is quite different.
Me and my guitar
Australian guitarist Karin Schaupp sticks to the familiar for her Dunedin concerts.
Time is on my side
Age does not weary some of our much-loved musicians but what keeps them on the road?
The kids are not alright
Nuanced account details how China's blessed generation has been replaced by one consumed by fear and hopelessness.
