The Mish

Just did my first City Mission run. Mission run? What’s that you might ask?  Are you going around offering help to the many homeless living out on the streets here in Chch? No, that’s on the retirement list. However, my retirement is some time away (having looked at the poor state of my finances!) and I’ve been wanting to do something for others for a … Continue reading The Mish

Women’s Rights, Gay Marriage and all that stuff

Its 124 years since women won the right to vote in New Zealand. I know this because right now I live in Christchurch. The Governor of the time, Lord Glasgow, signed a new Electoral Act which meant that NZ was the first self-governing country in the world to grant women the right to vote in parliamentary elections. A monumental occasion by anyone’s standards. All because of … Continue reading Women’s Rights, Gay Marriage and all that stuff