A common question that all of us in New Zealand government agencies and organisations are addressing these days. How should Te Reo feature together with the English language in our reports, strategies, and...
Who is this company?... Arriving in the company ute, we jumped out singing along cheesily to "Joy to the World " by Three Dog Night on the company CD. It was a beautiful day...
Before I was born I was thought of in Italy, but I never thrived there, nor would you find me there now. People describe me as someone who is intelligent, warm, welcoming, a...
I am young, always bubbly and very hyperactive. Some of my friends describe me as a bit irresponsible but I like to think of it as being adventurous. I am an adrenaline...
In the 18th Century, the common potato was considered uneatable. Prussians in Germany were known to eat few vegetables. And who could blame them - potatoes are pretty ugly looking! King Frederick the Great...
It was a gorgeous spring sunny day as I walked the highway to work. Reflecting on the events of the night before, I remembered the bag in hand to pass onto my colleague. The...
Strolling through the supermarket, I enjoyed the wave of cool conditioned air as I left behind the heat of the summer’s day. Eager to quench my lips I hunted for the coolest drink...
The four-year-old son of a family in Africa spotted a picture of a little red dinosaur in a magazine and set his heart on having one. His mum knew it was impossible...
One evening, as I was entering a San Francisco restaurant, a homeless person stopped me. He displayed an all-too-common cardboard sign that said: “Homeless. PLEASE HELP.” Instead of giving money, I decided to...
Who would you choose? ‘Person A’ walks into your interview room, dressed in jandals, mud on his knees, and a rip in the side of his t-shirt, he grins with an odor of...
While walking one day in the woods near a small village, a master archer came across an old barn in a beautiful clearing. Looking closer, he discovered the barn was covered in bullseye targets....
