Friday, May 1, 2026

Brian’s Diary

Billy the kitty gunning 4 bunnies

Brian Neben -
So, with that, it’s onwards and upwards for 2018 – enjoy! Well, as usual I will start with a comment on the weather. Last...

Our filly has a name!

admin -
Well, here we are at long last with some summer weather although the wind has made sitting around the pool a bit unpleasant at...

Running hot on road repairs

Brian Neben -
Each day I ask myself, when will summer arrive? We seem to have had such a mixed bag of weather and although, as I sit...

Mentioning despatches

Brian Neben -
October has special significance for New Zealanders because it marks 100 years since the military catastrophe at Passchendaele in Belgium. I wanted to write...

Encounter with a Pinetree

Brian Neben -
Well, I think we all agree what a great month we’ve had with the All Blacks giving a rugby lesson to South Africa. I...

SPECIAL BOND

Brian Neben -
In last month’s column I covered my early years living in Tuakau and I’ve had a great email response as well as several telephone...

Down Tuakau’s memory lane

Brian Neben -
I read recently how the ‘powers that be’ predict Tuakau will become the area’s biggest town before too long. This made me recall growing...

NZ sports exciting time

Brian Neben -
Once again I’ll start my monthly column by mentioning the weather. So far, this winter, it’s been mild but we have actually seen a...

No escaping leaf fall

Brian Neben -
Looking out my window it’s easy to tell what time of year it is as I can see heaps of London plane tree leaves...

Showtime a winner

Brian Neben -
As readers will be aware I normally make mention of the weather at the beginning of my article. Well what can I say? It’s...
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