A growing reflection of our place

BY ALAN CLARKE - © Fairfax NZ News

If this sounds like I'm blowing my own trumpet, so be it. My old man played one, in a jazz band, so perhaps it's in my genes.

No news is good news - or is it?

BY ALAN CLARKE - © Fairfax NZ News

Reporters can be a soft target – and at times with good reason.

Probation scheme sure to be abused

BY ALAN CLARKE - © Fairfax NZ News

I won't claim to have been a model employee, especially early in my career.  Odd working hours  a 1am finish  the legendary (though thankfully largely historic) journos' drinking culture and an immature abhorrence of authority made for a volatile mix.

The clean green scenes of home

BY ALAN CLARKE - © Fairfax NZ News

With a few hours to kill the other day, I dropped into one of the local cafes where the opportunity to chat with strangers is as much an attraction as the coffee.