a curious dot

I'll happily confess to hoarding post cards, photos, birthday cards, wedding invitations and travel memorabilia. So after moving house...

Dear Jacinda, Hi, I’m Jess from Sydney. I’m a New Zealander married to an Australian and we have children born here. Sydney has been home...

Whatever urban sprawl you might live in, whenever someone in a large city utters the words ‘over the bridge’ it tends to conjure up an...

Who else slept soundly for the first time in days (and maybe months…) on the evening of Sunday 8th November? I certainly did! A deep...

Thank god there is something else in the news to focus on – the US Presidential Election. And yesterday was the first time in a while...

My sister said to me the other day “But you’re a New Zealand citizen, you’ll still be able to fly back when you need to, even though...

In the world of COVID-19, a lot can happen in a week. Tonight, as the Australian borders shut to non-residents, today has felt like...

Even before I went, I was getting to the realisation that my life needed to slow down. Being ‘busy’ was not the badge of honour so many...

So it’s common knowledge down under that the Prime Minister of New Zealand is going to become a Mum for the first time this year. This is...

Finally we had something to celebrate in Australian politics last week – and more than that, it was cause for celebration in broader...