Kate's Blog

Continuing the theme of the last post about the Simple to Sumptuous exhibition, I've been writing more poems. This one was inspired by ...

A couple of months ago I went to an exhibition at the National Library gallery called Simple to Sumptuous , which was a collection of book b...

It was a glorious morning in Gisborne when I went for a wander around the streets and found a really great cafe for breakfast. Next to a sec...

It wasn't exactly a pilgrimmage, but when I was in Gisborne, I found myself drawn to the Captain Cook monuments. The landing monument is...

The following are short reviews of the books that I read in August. The marks I have given them in the brackets are out of five. Landings –...

Last week I went to see The Pohutukawa Tree by Bruce Mason. I had heard of this play as a Kiwi classic, but had never seen it and didn'...

Last month I had occasion to drive from Hastings to Gisborne. The journey was wonderful – I love a good road trip – but I have a problem wit...