Remembering Tangiwai
Tangiwai is a locality to the south of Mount Ruapehu (the North Island’s highest mountain). Tangiwai is ten kilometres west of the town of Waiouru, and the site of a […]
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Victorian Heritage in Oamaru
Oamaru is a town on the east coast of New Zealand’s South Island. These days it’s still a vibrant place with much more going on than might be expected in […]
Edward Thomas Gillon: fighter for journalists’ rights
I hold this to be a point of journalistic honour from which no departure is possible. I came across Edward Gillon while reading about his brother, who had a role […]
Readers are such wonderful motivation
I got the most delightful piece of mail yesterday. A lady who’s read all my books on her e-reader recommended them to a co-worker who then bought a set for […]
Sympathy for the villain
Yesterday I had an e-mail from a reader who’d just finished the final volume of “Promises to Keep”. Her comments were warm and enthusiastic, and she’s making her enthusiasm tangible […]