Once upon a time there lived two fishermen that got lost in the middle of the Pacific ocean without food or water. Five weeks later, they washed up ashore of a neighboring country 500 miles away in relatively good health. The chances of these men surviving were always going to be pretty slim…
Category: Great People
Women of the Pacific
In previous posts I mentioned how wonderful the women in my family are. I have also previously mentioned that there are huge domestic abuse issues on Kiribati. Yeah, this isn’t such a happy topic is it? But nevertheless, a topic that must, must, must be out in the open. Unfortunately almost every I-Kiribati woman I…
A dedication…
Apologies for the time between blogs. Time has gotten away from me the past couple of weeks. Unfortunately, just yesterday I received some sad news. My one time uni teacher Peter Oyston died yesterday at his home in Kangaroo Ground at 11am. Peter was a very dear friend of mine who had been sick for…
Is climate change slipping out of the frame? | Climate Spectator
Is climate change slipping out of the frame? | Climate Spectator. A review on the new film ‘The Hungry Tide’ about climate change and the effects in Kiribati. More news on this to come and admittedly I haven’t it yet but I am very excited about it! I’ll try and find a clip of the…
Tim Flannery chat at the National Theatre – London
Climate change is a bit of a buzz phrase at the moment, well I suppose it has been for some time. And hey, I’ve joined the band wagon because I think it is the right thing to do. A lot of people have an opinion on it and I certainly do but I also think…
The Little Island That Could 