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    Nice to be far from new

    Nice to be far from new

    Four days of fishing and foolishness with four friends and one darling in Fiordland on the Pembroke last week was pure bliss, but what I noticed and loved the most was that totally-out-of-contact-with-the-world experience (apart from Greg Turner's Oscar winners update texts by satellite phone).

    White Christmas appeals

    White Christmas appeals

    Arrowtown book buyer Miranda Spary continues her regular column about her recommendations for a good read and life as she sees it ... Merry, snowy Christmassy Christmas to you all from Big White in Canada.