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I’ve been talking to people quite a lot recently about equity and wealth distribution. As I write this, we are only a couple of days out from the election and the past week has been full of claim and…

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I’ve spent the last 15 years or so jetting around the world talking to folks about the minutiae of IT and generally having opinions, it’s been a fun time and, if only to appease my guilt about my carbon…

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My old neighbour has a dilapidated tractor shed which is a bit of a disaster most of the time but a treasure trove some of the time. Anytime I had something broken at home I could pop over to…

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Back in 1989 the movie Field of Dream came out. It wasn’t a particularly good movie, so, if you haven’t seen it, I’ll spare you the effort and give you a synopsis: An Iowa corn farmer, hearing voices, interprets…

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When I was a lad, Dallas. the long-running TV drama, was in its prime. For those youngsters who aren’t aware of the show, it ran for well over a decade and centred around the Ewings, a wealthy Texas oil…

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I’m a little bit obsessive-compulsive when it comes to my wardrobe. I struggle with choice and prefer to pare down my options as much as possible. My general rule of thumb is that when I acquire a piece of…

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Like so many people of my generation, I grew up learning all the most important life lessons from that exemplar of personal values, Dr Suess. From environmentalism fueled by The Lorax, to a more realistic reflection on consumerism courtesy…

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I’m a big fan of pithy quotes and have been known to lace several together in one sentence. Human beings are funny creatures and the fact is that we are drawn to short statements that sum up a point…

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Like so many New Zealanders of a certain age, I went to Scouts as a child and still proudly wear my Queen Scout Award each ANZAC day. The Scout movement, despite the obvious bad press it has received for…

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