Paulette Crowley Writer

The many faces of Waiheke.

Homeless in paradise Onetangi Beach, Waiheke Island. Lil piece of paradise. On my morning walk I feel like being a character in a postcard. The beach at the end of my road – Onetangi on Waiheke Island – is my happy pla…

Latest blog from the Clueless Gardener:
"She could get me some of what I wanted but I had to wait, she told me. She would be in touch. It felt like being part of a drug deal, securing seedlings. It was all very stealth and felt like it was a big secret, even though food and gardening supplies are classified as an essential service during lockdown. Two weeks later after emailing too and fro, I had a pile of the little darlings: bamboo spinach, mustard greens and a host of other things that I couldn’t identify. I didn’t ask where they came from, I just kept mum and grateful."

Lockdown gardening – scorched earth to eden My gardening days have improved since proclaiming myself as a Clueless Gardener two years ago. Since then, I have managed to grow enough greens and cherry tomatoes to modestly feed my family throug…

Grumpy? Or just telling it like it is? Age is associated with a certain crabbiness, but experts say that’s underserved. Older people are simply telling it like it is and it’s our ageist society that’s the problem.

Sam Hunt – our legendary poet at 70 Kiwi poet Sam Poet shares his latest collection and the view on life from 70.