Posts by Hilary Stace
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I heard (but can't find article) that a third contractee in 18 months had been killed at the Port of Tauranga. It is dangerous work and requires skill and above all cooperation. Both under threat at POAL.
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Capture: Two Tripods, One Night, in reply to Sofie Bribiesca,
As I remember it the restaurant was upstairs and there were still fire engines downstairs - or at least fire station stuff.
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Capture: Two Tripods, One Night, in reply to Sofie Bribiesca,
Is that the old Ponsonby Fire Station that used to be a restaurant in the late 1970s which was one of the first in NZ to put fruit (such as strawberries) and meet/savoury flavours together for main courses? I went to a very memorable wedding dinner there about 35 years ago.
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One of my most vivid childhood food memories (and many of them are offal-related) was the jiggly brains sitting in a bowl in the fridge, waiting for my mother to cook them as a treat for my father. And then the cooking smell! Was another step on the road to life-long vegetarianism.
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The sang froid that has served Tony Ryall well in the Health portfolio
He might not be so lucky when the next crisis, such as pandemic scare, hits. The Ministry of Health has been quietly shrunk and is now operating more as a business model Health NZ than a Ministry for the Public Health of NZers.
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Hard News: Notes in My Pocket, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
That Justin Case wouldn't get you far. Although there are a couple of useful bandages and maybe some panadol where are the anti-histamine pills, asthma inhaler, rescue remedy, lipstick, hairbrush, mirror, hand cream, tissues, nail file, New Scientist (ie magazine to read if you have to wait somewhere and there is nothing to read), notebook and pen, assorted keys, various purses of coins and bank and loyalty cards including 9-purchase-then-1-free coffee and book cards, apple, or bottle of water? Not counting cell phone or other essential technology.
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Just watched the Good Word Jr. Not bad, and included a nice piece on Auckland Public Library from a teenage perspective. The following program was a beginners' guide to Aristotle, with lovely Greek scenery. I do like TV7.
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Hard News: Notes in My Pocket, in reply to Islander,
Yes it is probably about safety. I don't usually have pockets and don't really miss them, but I wouldn't go too far from home without my bag full of 'just in case' things.
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The contents of a handbag would be more interesting than a pocket.
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Pascal Saker of the Brain Clinic in Wellington also talks about about interesting brain stuff on Radio NZ Nights on the first Thursday of the month, and at regular inexpensive Wellington seminars.