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Readers, my tribute to mothers – ladies all – is a bit late, but please read on to know the reason. There it is. Just a common image. Nothing unusual. Two ladies facing each other across the table, maybe lunch at a café, or tea in a cozy home atmosph...

When Gloria Burgess accepted Christ at the age of 11, she had no idea that she was being prepared for a life in Christian service. A nurse by profession, she is currently completing her Doctor of Ministry degree, through the Koinonia Training Centre...

Before I get to the column, The Mens and Ladies Pairs Championships will take place on Saturday May 21, with two sessions held morning and afternoon. The entry so far is pretty low, and the Bridge Club is looking for more pairs to sign up – lunch...

This week we celebrated the installation and collation of Jerry, the new canon residentiary at the Cathedral. Us Anglicans like to use long words, do we not! To put it another way, we welcomed a new pastor to the church in the town centre! After th...

TOMORROW • St Mark’s Anglican Church: We will be holding our peaceful worship service at 8am led by Reverend Gavin Tyte. This will be followed by our contemporary, all-ages worship service at 9.30am. The theme this week is “Clean”, when our ...

May is Foster Care Month. The Royal Gazette is highlighting people who have made the decision to “spend a season” working with the Department of Child and Family Services whenever there are children in need of help. Gnica Brangman cannot remembe...

Recently I was invited by PALS to get involved with their integrative oncology programme. It’s a six-week holistic programme based on the amazing Penny Brohn model from the UK. As well as receiving the usual medical care, participants get individual...

This coming Tuesday has been designated as the day when we celebrate a wine made from a greyish-blue, even light-purple grape. It is genetically a cousin of pinot noir and, for much of its history, it was used to make a slightly dark, or copper-colo...

Forty years ago Alan Duncan was given a choice: Leeds or Bermuda. Aside from the bits of information he received from a colleague who had once worked here, he did not have any real knowledge to make a sound decision. But, as the Kiwi explained last m...

There is a strange phenomenon that happens at this time of year, which I wanted to draw your attention to. Just as the beautiful pink oleander flowers start to bloom, dogs start to itch. It happens every year like clockwork. It took me a few years o...