I’m not a saint…

I was reading this article about Mother Teresa today. 10 years ago today Princess Diana died – an event which caused media coverage only matched by that of September 11 and the Boxing Day Tsunami since. It was sad, the world mourned – it was horrible. Yes,...
Gisborne Field Trip – Thursday’s Post

Gisborne Field Trip – Thursday’s Post

My research project is on retailing in Gisborne. As part of my research I obviously had to get a feel for the retail in Gisborne. My group decided to take a walk through the shops of the area and what did we find? A bunch of second hand stores!! Hell yeah!!...

Girls on film

I’ve had to move this post to a passworded account. It’s still around, I did post it, but I had to move it. Sorry.
Gisborne Field Trip – Tuesday’s Post

Gisborne Field Trip – Tuesday’s Post

Talk about a good business decision!! This field trip has about 70 students on it. Of those about 10-15 can be counted on to be in bed by 10pm, up at 7am and out all day conducting research and interviews. A further 5 or so can be counted to rise at about 3pm,...

Gisborne Field Trip – Monday’s Post

Raised as I was in Rotorua, I have been to my fair share of Maraes. To be honest I never actually enjoyed the experience until January this year on a trip to Tamatea Marae in Mututi (in the Hokianga). I think I discovered why I enjoyed the experience so much tonight....