Gratitude, anxiety, habits, artificial intelligence—and a practical framework for strengthening the mind Sometimes a new idea does not really introduce something completely new. Instead, it suddenly reveals the connections between things we have already been learning. That happened to me recently when I read Ruth Brown’s Listener article, “Mastering the mind”, featuring the New Zealand
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What The Odyssey can still teach us about life in Whanganui—and anywhere else This Thursday morning, I am going to see Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey at the Embassy 3 Theatre in Whanganui with a friend. We have both seen The Return, the earlier film starring Ralph Fiennes as Odysseus and Juliette Binoche as Penelope. That
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The other evening I found myself looking around my house. Not just looking, but noticing. Over the years I have accumulated all sorts of objects, pictures, paintings, reminders, notes, and small treasures. Some were gifts. Some were made by family. Some were picked up during travels. Others appeared almost by accident and simply stayed. Most
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This reflection was prompted in part by a recent LinkedIn post from James Fierro on scarcity, abundance, and the changing economic question. Click here to view It is an odd time to talk about possibility. Perhaps we are asking the wrong economic question for the times we are now living in. The world does not
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Over the past year, Digital Inclusion Whanganui has quietly moved from idea to action. What began as a concern about digital exclusion in our community has gradually taken shape as a locally grounded initiative focused on improving digital access, confidence, safety, and capability across the district. During this first phase we have concentrated on three
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“Reading Wired Wisdom over summer — a book that helped articulate what we’re already practising.” Over summer, while many of us were trying to slow down, I spent time reading Wired Wisdom: How to Age Better Online by Eszter Hargittai and John Palfrey (University of Chicago Press). Further reading – click here : Wired Wisdom
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Every few generations, sport reaches a moment where it must reinvent itself. Not because athletes have changed, but because the world around the athletes has changed so radically that the old boundaries no longer make sense. We are standing in one of those moments now. For most of human history, sport has been our proving
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End-of-year reflections, 2025 As the year turns and Whanganui settles into the long light of summer, it feels like the right moment to pause, breathe, and look back on how far this kaupapa has travelled. Digital inclusion work rarely arrives in grand announcements or dramatic breakthroughs. It grows through small, steady acts of service —
Digital Inclusion Whanganui — Our Journey This Year Read More »
Over the past few months, I’ve been thinking a lot about the way many New Zealanders view the digital world. We’ve entered a period where mistrust has become almost instinctive. Whether it’s social media, online harm, misinformation, or the rise of artificial intelligence, the first response for many people is simply to recoil. And after
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There are moments, usually quiet ones, when a year folds back on itself and you suddenly see the path you’ve taken. This has been one of those moments for me. It’s now over a year since I stepped away from national digital inclusion work. Not dramatically — simply recognising that my energy, my instinct and
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