November 14, 2008
Looking around at art in Hawkes Bay, I think it’s finally time to talk about art and wine; so I’m going to whine about art in wineries. Starting with the wineries: beautiful buildings–often architecturally designed–in stunning settings. Winemakers with the status of celebrity chefs, spending huge amounts of time, money and practical expertise turning grapes [...]
November 14, 2008
Recently a friend of mine was telling me of the shortage of good cooks-indeed, all restaurant staff–in Melbourne. He added that restaurant wages and conditions there appear to be on par with those in this country, including the trend to very quiet business early in the week, followed by swelling numbers on the weekend. I [...]
November 14, 2008
Amid the mundane evening TV clips, TV of walkabouts and scrums of journalists brandishing microphones, there were some moments in the election campaign that still linger. In 2005 it was footage of National leader Don Brash teetering along the gangplank to board the Earthrace boat. It became one of the most memorable moments of the [...]
November 13, 2008
When I returned to New Zealand in 2005 after 4 years overseas, my first stop was Hawke’s Bay to spend time with family and friends and to plan where I was going to go next. So I soon realised that the Bay was the place I wanted to stay. I could see that the population [...]
November 13, 2008
Napier in the 80′s was a wonderful place to grow up. It was safe, friendly, innovative and interesting. While virtually all my generation went off to explore the corners of the globe, I never left. Why would I want to live anywhere else? The climate is gorgeous, the people are fantastic, and you’re four hours [...]
November 13, 2008
I think there is something about Hawke’s Bay that gets into your blood. And no matter how far away you go or how long you have been away, there is always that desire to return. So 15 years later, after university, a stint in London, a husband and 2 children … I came back. The [...]
November 13, 2008
I’ve become curious about what I’ve begun to think of as a missing “young professionals” generation in Hawke’s Bay … young-ish singles and parents in the 25-40 age range, who do not grow things. In other places, these would be the folks who provided a lot of the dynamism of the community … on the [...]
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