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Brisbane: The sunshine city
The Ginger husband and I spent much of last year on Queensland’s Gold Coast and it’s a great place to be if you like sunshine and the beach, but I also fell in love with its big city neighbour, Brisbane. Just an hour north of where we were based in ... More
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Home comforts in Orewa
Louise Richardson explores the delights of Orewa - just 25 minutes north of AUckland. More
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Island time
To be honest, we were unsure about holidaying in Samoa. We’d booked a family break just before the devastating tsunami last September and wondered whether we would be welcome at a time when the nation was still grieving from the disaster. But when the Samoan Tourism Authority asked travellers to ... More
My son's circumcision agony
The terrified screams of her little boy from behind the closed door of a doctor’s surgery tore through Salma Khan’s* heart. It was supposed to ... More
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Over the Teacups
My young granddaughter was staying with me overnight and in the morning, I went into her room wearing my favourite fluffy pink housecoat. “Grandma,” she said, “you look just like Madame Butterfly!” Surprised, I said, “How do you know about Madame Butterfly?” She replied, “It’s the name of our school pig.” As you can imagine, I was a little despondent about this.
W Rhodes, by email
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