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Dear Vodafone - When does the Sun Arrive?

Monday, 13 May 2019, 5:08 pm | Jackie Little

Thank you for opening this letter. I may have to put you on hold for a couple of minutes while playing “Here comes the Sun” several dozen times. More >>

Review: Robbie Williams – the Heavy Entertainment Tour

Thursday, 15 February 2018, 2:12 pm | Jackie Little

Robbie Williams must be feeling his age. Not that this was in any way evident with the usual boundless energy he brought to his show at Auckland’s Spark Arena on Wednesday night. More >>

A Druggy Night With Robbie Williams

Tuesday, 3 November 2015, 4:01 pm | Jackie Little

It was with a strange sense of irony that I approached the Basin Reserve on Saturday night for the long anticipated Wellington leg of Robbie Willliams’ Let Me Entertain You tour. More >>

Back to the Future Day – An InterGenerational Treat

Sunday, 25 October 2015, 2:19 pm | Jackie Little

Well, I know it’s late, but just pretend I wrote it last week and it got caught up in the space time continuum. More >>

Let’s go to Halesworth

Sunday, 4 October 2015, 10:12 am | Jackie Little

When one arrives in Britain after an absence of a few years you expect things to have changed a bit (Indeed my friend had warned me I might find London “almost sci-fi” different.) More >>

Poldark Geeks Rejoice - The Magic is Back

Thursday, 23 April 2015, 11:48 am | Jackie Little

Isn’t this great? The long anticipated new Poldark series has finally arrived on our shores and not a moment to soon for me. More >>

Return of the Domestic Ogress – The Driving Test

Sunday, 22 March 2015, 3:36 pm | Jackie Little

Well it has been a while since I last regaled you with the mirth of bringing up three young boys. When they were very young and capable of about just anything they were an endless source of amusement. More >>

Fire Consumes Paraparaumu House

Saturday, 31 January 2015, 6:07 pm | Jackie Little

A house in Paraparaumu’s Seaview Road was consumed by fire last night (January 31). More >>

Why I Will Be Watching The Queen's Flotilla Tonight

Sunday, 3 June 2012, 8:18 pm | Jackie Little

I am going to stay up late tonight. I have logs in to keep the chill away. I have hoarded snacks, I have splashed out on a lovely bottle of Chardonnay from Pak n Save More >>

School Holidays Review - "A Curious Wonderland" At Capital E

Monday, 17 October 2011, 1:51 pm | Jackie Little

With another week of school holidays to go and the weather still uncertain, parents of young children could do a lot worse than take a trip to Capital E in Wellington to visit a colourful and whimsical exhibition "A Curious Wonderland". More >>

October Holidays Event - A Curious Wonderland

Sunday, 16 October 2011, 8:20 pm | Jackie Little

With another week of school holidays to go and the weather still uncertain, parents of young children could do a lot worse than take a trip to Capital E in Wellington to visit a colourful and whimsical exhibition “A Curious Wonderland” More >>

Jackie Little: Eczema – a cautionary tale

Friday, 5 February 2010, 4:15 pm | Jackie Little

At The age of 44, my body has decided that it suffers from Eczema. No warning, no preliminary signals, just a sudden rabid onset of the horrible, tormenting skin affliction for no apparent reason. More >>

Madman DVDs: Robot Chicken Wars & Stephen Fry

Tuesday, 13 October 2009, 3:16 pm | Jackie Little

This week Scoop’s Jackie Little casts an eye over the American adventures of one of her great heroes, Stephen Fry , while son Callum offers his opinion on the Robot Chicken Star Wars parody . More >>

Madman DVD Reviews

Friday, 11 September 2009, 10:47 am | Jackie Little

This week Scoop’s Jackie Little casts an eye over the American adventures of one of her great heroes, Stephen Fry, while son Callum offers his opinion on the Robot Chicken Star Wars parody. More >>

Book Review: Listen To The Heartbeat Of The Earth

Sunday, 14 December 2008, 3:34 pm | Jackie Little

Anyone looking for a "coffee table" book that is more than just a pretty face this Christmas could do no better than to reach for Jane Dove Juneau's latest book, Listen To The Heartbeat Of The Earth. More >>

Jackie Little: The Carol Concert

Monday, 26 November 2007, 11:22 am | Jackie Little

Oh come ye resentful - Joyless and recalcitrant - Oh come ye, Oh come ye to Raumati South More >>

Jackie Little: Reasons To Be Grumpy

Wednesday, 18 July 2007, 10:41 am | Jackie Little

A little while back I wrote about a rite of passage for my eldest son detailing some of the lump in the throat emotion that goes with each disappearing phase of childhood. I believe I got quite maudlin on the subject. More >>

Jackie Little: The First Brief Hop

Thursday, 10 May 2007, 11:43 am | Jackie Little

Ho Hum, here we go again:, another little milestone on the way to a child's independence, another lump in the throat to be swallowed down, and of course, another fiasco courtesy of yours truly. More >>

Jackie Little: The People See The Light

Monday, 18 December 2006, 2:12 pm | Jackie Little

Oh Happy Day! Joyous, joyous day!!! My best friend just texted from England to inform me of the final result in the Greatest Living British Icon poll. And Boy did those proud compatriots of mine get it right? More >>

Jackie Little: The Phone Call

Monday, 11 December 2006, 5:24 pm | Jackie Little

Forgive me if this piece is not entirely coherent, but my heart rate has only just slowed to approximately 3 trillion beats per second and my hands are still a tad on the shaky side. More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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