Kate's Blog

I am able to try an IPA from Nøgne Ø , of which we have never heard before. I find it has notes of varnish and isn’t overly drinkable – I ca...

Beervana has grown. This year it is almost a victim of its own success. The doors open at 5pm – there has been a previous session from 12-4...

Last night the earth moved. No, really. There was an earthquake at around two o’clock in the morning which shook the house. Chester thinks ...

Today is daffodil day . I don’t know if that is an official term but today volunteers from the Cancer Society of New Zealand are out and abo...

Everyone I interview says they are passionate about their job (yes, even the insurance sales representatives) so it is hugely refreshing to ...

What a weekend. We beat the Aussies! We won the Ashes! It was very exciting, what with Ponting’s ovations, Hussey’s hundred, Flintoff’s thro...

Power and Persuasion (Alchemy Actors Company) Philosophy House, August 14-21 Shakespeare’s plays are so often about power – who has it; who...