by Heather Hastie | Jul 22, 2018 | International Politics, Russia, Sport, Tweets, US Politics
Hopefully, this is the last of these just-to-keep-things-ticking-over-with-some-tweets posts. Last week, I had a Needs Assessment by an Occupational Therapist. As a result, I’m expecting a new chair within the next week or so. Otherwise things are pretty much...
by Heather Hastie | Apr 19, 2018 | Australia, Human Rights, New Zealand, Religion, Sport
I wasn’t sure what to write about today, then I got The Author’s weekly email. The Author is the brilliant Jesus and Mo cartoonist. His strip this week is about religious morality, and it brought to mind the big news story in New Zealand and Australia at...
by Heather Hastie | Feb 6, 2018 | Sport, Tweets, US Politics, USA, Women
Most of the tweets in this post are from yesterday or the day before. So at this stage I just need to get this post out before they get any older. I’ve been planning all sorts of profound homilies, but my writing isn’t up to executing them at the moment....
by Heather Hastie | Oct 8, 2017 | New Zealand, NZ Politics, Sport, Tweets
I’m happy to report that the New Zealand All Blacks won again! They played the South African Springboks in the early hours of this morning. This was the last game of “The Investec Rugby Championship” competition for both teams for this year. The All...
by Heather Hastie | Jul 14, 2017 | International Politics, Sport
Qatar is building a series of amazing venues for both the 2022 Soccer World Cup and their country in general (i.e. not specifically for the World Cup). As hosts of the cup they naturally want their country to look its best when it’s on display to the world. And...
by Heather Hastie | Oct 4, 2015 | Sport, Winners and Worries
The Japanese rugby team have been stunning everyone with their impressive performances at the 2015 Rugby World Cup in the United Kingdom. As a Kiwi, I should be writing about our team, the All Blacks. They’ve won all three of their matches so far and are still...
