Last week I found out that the son of a dear friend passed away from cancer, at age 52.( Read more... )

 So, I don't know if this has reached around the world, but as I write, women are gathering in city centres around NZ (and some men too) to hold a candlelight vigil for a young woman who was murdered just a few short weeks after she arrived in New Zealand ( Read more... )

 My dad's auntie passed away last night. We got the news from my cousin this morning ( Read more... )