Wellington Storm In the windswept rains on Te Atiawa’s plainsIn the land of the lower North IslandWhere the clouds scud by in the foaming skyAnd crash on the Rimutaka highlands The surge of the sea sweeps the surf to me On the beach by the Hutt River mouth I brace myself on the river mouth shelf And confront the assault from the south …

Thanks for Trump roundup My grateful thank you to Dwight and Sheila Randall for Parts I and II of the story, “President Trump: Unlikely promise keeper” (News Weekly, March 23, April 6, 2019). As an avid supporter of President Trump, despite initial misgivings, it is truly most helpful for me to have this concise presentation of some of his promised achievements. Margaret Airoldo,Andergrove,…

BY VIOLENCE UNAVENGED: In the Hearts of Kings, volume 1 by Annette Young Distant Prospect Publishing, Lorn, NSW Hardcover/Paperback: 474 pages Price: Hardcover: AUD$49.95; Paperback: AUD$34.95 Available also as an ebook for Kindle, Kobo and Google Play Preorder now from any bookseller, or from the author at annetteyoung.net (signed to Australian addresses) Reviewed by John Young Phoebe Raye was one…

THE KILLING OF LOUISA by Janet Lee University of Queensland Press, St Lucia Paperback: 272 pages Price: AUD$29.95 Reviewed by Michael E. Daniel One of the more unusual criminal cases in Australian history is that of Louisa Collins, who in 1889 was the last woman hanged in New South Wales. Louisa Collins has already been the subject of two academic…