Saturday, April 19, 2025

Columns

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...

Month of mixed fortunes

Reay Neben -
Well, this is certainly some spring. A few weeks ago we thought that it was going to be a really warm month with temperatures...

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...

Gnaw power!!

Reay Neben -
What a month of goings on! Brian and I have both had this awful flu which has put us out of action for a few...

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...

Women’s world can be a corporate world!

Reay Neben -
What a difference a phone call makes. After the past week being freezing cold, to receive a phone call

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...

Mid winter spring thoughts

Reay Neben -
Well, the shortest day has come and gone and we are now heading for spring – yes we are! At this stage we haven’t had...

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...

All go in the merry month of May

Reay Neben -
Gosh the weeks are going fast and we are nearly at the shortest day so I am trying to be very positive about the...
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