by Richard Butler | 30 Apr 2015 | Live & Work, Radio Show
Last weekend was a highlight for hundreds of thousands in this country. The annual day when Australians, New Zealanders and others in the South Pacific remember those who fell in conflicts since WWI. This year there was some controversy over whether real estate auctions should be held on Anzac Day. I state my view in this week's show, and reveal whether the issue affected prices.
The balance of the discussion this week is with Ruth Myers, who with her husband Malcolm has founded Read more [...]
by Richard Butler | 29 Jul 2014 | Live & Work, Play
An unspoiled, tribal way of life still holds sway in the South Pacific islands of Vanuatu. But, as Nick Squires is relieved to discover, they don’t eat visitors any more.
A dozen semi-naked men ululated in a jungle clearing as the ticklish business of how best to cook a human being was patiently explained to me.
“First, our ancestors would dig a hole in the ground like this,” said villager Berna Kambai, using his finger to draw a rectangular shape in Read more [...]
