Before you read this, please note my disclaimer that I am an ex-firefighter, both volunteer and full time.I have met a few firefighters in my time, and they have always…

Since it is getting close to the election, I thought I would check out the different political parties and, more importantly, who they have all selected to be placed on…

I see the New Zealand Foreign Minister, Winston Peters announced, while on a visit to Turkey, that this country was extending its commitment of personnel and money to continue the…

It seems the national Budget ceremony has rolled around again, and the media get themselves into a spin about how much is going to be spent on one thing and…

If you got run over by a bus tomorrow, would someone know: • Where the will is?• Which accounts exist?• What insurance you actually have?• What bills get paid automatically?•…

Last week I found an article tucked away on the BBC website that described a report into an extraordinary and terrifying event that occurred last year in Alaska. No it…

Dropping into my letterbox last week was an important looking letter from my local Council. I am not sure how you view the arrival of letters these days, but just…

We have two dogs and like children, they are always doing something to themselves. It is kind of inevitable that they will either injure themselves as they leap around stupidly…

I like to watch the odd bit of sport on TV or the Internet. Absolutely nothing wrong with doing that or enjoying the wonderful contests that are so often played…

I caught an Uber the other week and in conversation the driver asked me “so what do you think of the war?”. I did ask him which “war” he meant,…