on the stop bank wandering with the shadows cast by clouds We walk beside the estuary taking photographs of bird life: shags, herons, ducks,...

Well what are we moaning about? We knew the forecast was poor. For goodness sake, it's not a tsunami! Think of Samoa—beautiful Samoa whe...

. On my arrival the remnants of a party: balloons on the veranda, a piece of chocolate cake in the pantry, birthday cards on the dresser an...

When my uncle sailed on the Rangitata with the first echelon for Egypt, he left his farm in my parents' care. Their first task was to bu...

I swish back the curtains. There's a drowned cabbage-tree silhouetted against the sea-grey sky. Rain forms a mini-waterfall from each sw...

. The Canadian poets have arrived at the motel. They've been invited for a pot luck lunch to meet several New Zealand haiku poets. decor...

A daughter-in-law brings spring flowers for us to take to the rest home. wrapped in damp tissue three purple irises on her night stand Molly...

Outside the village store we are accosted by two Maori men. One is quite handsome with a facial tattoo and hair in a topknot. He wears knee-...

. Snake-like and patient, the white-faced heron waits amongst reeds at the river's edge – strike! an insect or tiny fish wriggles in the...

. Something rustles in the flax beside the river while magpies quardle ardle doodle in the gum trees above. This still autumn morning, a bev...

. You can never tell what's at the end of a road until you reach it. Sue's place is a revelation. The dishevelled angel on top of a ...

. Will the poem be featured in the newspaper this afternoon? Stepping on the heels of our shadows we pass beneath the crisp leaves of pin oa...

from the marae they wade waist-deep across the cold grey channel which veins the sand. for generations they’ve known the hiding place of ka...

It’s a detour, a sudden inspiration. “Let’s go to the mine and return via the beach, so the dog can have a run. We’re going to look at a big...

Collaborative writing for Pat and me is a very enjoyable sharing and communicating practice. Mutual experiences are heightened and recorded....