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RiKAug 7, 20163 minThis Is Me - Nicky CrockerNicky is a geomancer. Webster's English dictionary defines 'geomancy' as "divination by geographic features or by figures or lines". DC C...
RiKJul 8, 20165 minShould I be a cultural legend expert to enjoy dance?I saw a performance by the Atamira Dance Company last night. Entitled 'Manaia', it was three separate pieces, all bearing a relationship ...
RiKJul 1, 20163 minThis Is Me - Sally BlythSally is an artist, in the broadest sense. She lives and breathes creativity. Some of it mad, like the insane World of Wearable Arts cost...
RiKJun 23, 20162 minAuckland's Blue Bins FiascoReally?!? We are told we can keep hold of our old recycling bins to use for the Council's new 'paid for' rubbish collection service. Grea...
RiKJun 11, 20163 minThis Is Me - Amy OakesI took advantage of the great weather at the end of April & rode my motorbike up from Auckland to meet Amy Oakes. She had taken two weeks...
RiKOct 7, 20154 minWhy do we ignore nature's power house?We are immigrants. We came to New Zealand for many reasons & with a host of expectations. We were determined to fit in, to assimilate loc...
RiKSep 26, 20153 minTravel broadens the eyeOnce you have walked down the central reservation of the Jl. Gajah Mada in central Jakarta, you will never look at a city street in the s...
RiKSep 25, 20152 minShould restaurants close early?I have to say, up-front, that I have since been persuaded by my much-better-half to give this restaurant a chance & eat there, and it was...