Matariki light show Invercargill 2022
This year was the first year that Matariki (Māori New Year) was celebrated as a public holiday. It is related to the lunar calendar and the rising of the Pleiades star cluster. This usually happens […]
New Zealand
Lock down NZ edition 2.0
Here we are again, New Zealand. It was only the other day that I was saying how lucky we were over here on the other side of the pond, only one national lock down – […]
#119 Taking a prosthetic to the pool… plus what is Waitangi Day?
I’m trying to ditch the wheelchair as much as possible, as you know. Also, for those in the rest of the world, did you know that it is Waitangi Day today… and do you know […]
#107 Swimming, working and the quirky liquor laws in New Zealand
As I was filming my day today it suddenly occurred to me… that the alcohol licensing here is quite unique compared to England!
#35 Frustrations of an underperforming medical system
I had no idea until I relied on medical care in order to save my leg (and my life) that there was an unfair imbalance in the so called public health care system in New […]
Melanie Magowan 