Monday, April 21, 2025

Columns

Congested end to year!

After living at our present property for 21 years, Reay and I decided we needed to downsize and move into something with less land...

We’re on the move…

What a difference four weeks makes. In our case, we made a major decision this month that it was time to sell our home. Just...

A time to remember

By the time you read this I will have attended the Tuakau Settlers annual luncheon held in the Tuakau War Memorial Hall. I have been...

Weed spraying on agenda

At the time of writing my column I’m sitting here waiting for some fine, windless weather. We know spring is here but I’m waiting...

Bunny season at full hop

The very wet start to spring this year has even outdone that of last year and many blocks have been too wet to work...

Train in vain…

What a month this has been with so much going on but the rain was certainly the most dominant player. Our property is saturated and...

Horses for courses!

Firstly, I must say a big thank you to all those who contacted me concerning the loss of my foal. I was overwhelmed by...

Melbourne wet & wonderful

Spring is here and a huge hurray for that. I really don’t enjoy the winter with short days and wet weather making it difficult...

The Rain Came Down And The Flood Came Up… But Not Too High!

Hasn’t the past few weeks delivered a lot of rain and its fair share of woes? A couple of weeks ago I was heading out...

Rain, rain, go away!

Although we appear to have had a mild winter to date, so far our problems have come from far too much rain! In fact, recent...