Yearly Archives: 2005

New Zealand – Maternity Services

By British Expat | Published: 3 October 2005
"Maternity services in NZ are a bit different from those in the UK. Most women are cared for by midwives throughout their pregnancy, birth and post-natal care. Very few GPs attend births any more." Kez in New Zealand gives some useful information about maternity there.
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Kicking up the dirt!

By Mike Kingdom-Hockings | Published: 30 September 2005
Pic of the Week – 30 September 2005

by Mike Kingdom-Hockings © 2002

All photographs are digitally watermarked – please don’t infringe copyright!

Mike adds:

“This was taken on the Toyota 1,000km Desert Race 2002 – boneshaker and car wrecker – in the Kalahari Desert.

“It is quite normal for two-thirds of the pack to drop out, most of them on the first day. Surprisingly perhaps, people don’t often get hurt (except that most drivers suffer back problems by the time


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British Expat Newsletter:
28 September 2005

By Kay McMahon | Published: 28 September 2005
This week: Shopping - how technology and business pressures are homogenising the experience of the weekly shop in the UK.
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The Twenty Forty-Five

By Mike Clark | Published: 23 September 2005
"Bored now, Prince Shuggie tossed the paperback onto the cheap plastic table. Like he cared that cheap plastic tables were banned. He'd inherited it from his grandfather. It was his legacy." In a short story, Mike Clark presents his nightmare vision of a re-run of the "Forty-Five" Rebellion - three centuries on.
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On the road to Autumn

By CustomStrat | Published: 23 September 2005
A country track in autumn near Marnhull, Dorset.
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