By Arthur the AmeriNZ
One guy, two countries.
This week I’ve been starting to get back to regular life after my holiday. February is already shaping up to be a busy month. I start today with updates to what I talked about last week, then it’s on to...
This episode is about my recent trip with family to Fiji. This is sort of a general update. Next time, back to regular life! Be sure to Like the AmeriNZ Facebook Page for all things AmeriNZ. Links for this episode ”Travelling gratitude” –...
It’s nine days until my next birthday, and I’ve been busy, and with varied things. I talk honestly about some of my challenges I have with going clothes shopping. Also, it’s rather hot. Be sure to Like the AmeriNZ Facebook Page...
I had good holidays this year because I actually had some this year! I was alone on Christmas last year, and I’ve almost always seen in the New Year alone, but this year I was with the family. I have...
Today was predicted to be the hottest day of the summer so far, and it was for some areas. I haven’t done much since the last episode, mostly routine stuff, but sometimes that, too, is my life, One thing I...
New Zealand finally has a circus—whoops!— I meant a government. The three parties finally managed to strike a coalition deal. The new parliament was sworn-in this week, and everything now begins. I talk about that first. By the way,...
New Zealand still doesn’t have a government—that is, the new government hasn’t been able to strike a coalition deal yet. I talk about that first. Then, I talk about what I’ve been up to, including updates to some things I’ve...
I had a reflective week or two because of the anniversary this past week: Tuesday was the tent anniversary of the day Nigel and I were married, and Thursday was the 28th anniversary of the day in 1995 that I...
New Zealand’s Labour Day Holiday was this past Monday, and I laboured—and laboured. I’m plotting—sorry, planning a new project that—well, we’ll see. Finally, I have a lighthearted way to end the episode. Be sure to Like the AmeriNZ Facebook Page for...
Today’s episode is about the results of the New Zealand General Election—it’s not as simple as what most news reports are saying. After that, I have plans for this week. Be sure to Like the AmeriNZ Facebook Page for all things...
The New Zealand General Election finishes tomorrow—finally! As I said last week, no one has any idea what’s going to happen, but it’s likely to be very close whatever it is. I also update a bit from last week, and...
I lost several days last week after I hurt myself. Oops. I talk about that first today, and then a bit about the New Zealand General Election because Advance Voting began on Monday. It’ll be interesting to see what happens...
This is the 400th episode of the AmeriNZ Podcast!!! Who’d ever have guessed I’d make it? It only took me 6,028 days… I talk about all that first, then what I’ve been up to since last week’s episode. This episode...
It’s been a reflective time for me lately, with some anniversaries and the Pride 48 live-streaming weekend. I talk about all that first, then it’s on to some stuff in the New Zealand news. Next week: Episode 400!!! Visit the AmeriNZ...
Today’s episode is named after two anniversaries: Today is the seventeenth anniversary of my blog, and yesterday was the 28th anniversary of when I first arrived in New Zealand as a tourist, when Nigel and I met in person for...
Dare I say it? Spring may have sprung! I also share my surprise at how well the pool noodles have worked. My main topic today is about why and how I developed my personal organisation system, and that’s actually a...
The pool noodles are deployed! Some deep topics coming next week. In the meantime, Spring is on the way! Also, the pain I mentioned last week is gone. Be sure to Like the AmeriNZ Facebook Page for all things AmeriNZ. Links for...
FOUR DAYS in a row with sunshine!!! However will I cope? Well, I mowed the lawns, for one thing. That led to a problem, and I discovered something I need to repair. Be sure to Like the AmeriNZ Facebook Page for...
The New Zealand Government announced a major change to Covid regulations this week—and other things happened, too. I had a particular day today. Be sure to Like the AmeriNZ Facebook Page for all things AmeriNZ. Links for this episode ”The ‘end’ of Covid”...
The weather is still a barrier—but I managed to move around it. This week is mainly an update on what’s going on, including everyone’s favourite topic, as well as things I talked about last week. Naturally, there’s also new stuff...
I’m a flexible podcaster, able to overcome obstacles that tried to prevent me podcasting this week. The first obstacle is actually related to this podcast, and I talk about that first. Be sure to Like the AmeriNZ Facebook Page for all...
It’s cold—well, I think so, anyway. But, then, as I’ve said many times before, I’m not a fan of winter. I begin today talking about some sad news I received yesterday. I then talk about plans I made for my...
It’s just a short catch-up today, beginning with an update to last week’s main topic—and the news is good! After that, just a couple things about social networks I’m on. Be sure to Like the AmeriNZ Facebook Page for all things...
Today’s episode begins with a tale of frustration: I have to take care of something that Nigel always used to look after. The new road actually opened! Leo and I had an adventure. Be sure to Like the AmeriNZ Facebook Page...
Today’s weekly catch-up begins with a couple updates from last week’s episode. After that, it’s on to something from the New Zealand news that I think is very interesting—and good to hear. Finally today, I realised something that changed my...
Six weeks in a row—and one full month—without missing a week. Who am I?! I’ve been busy “adulting” over the past week, especially changing electricity suppliers, something that took a surprising amount of my own energy. I persevered. Then I...
The June Solstice is tonight, though winter is already three weeks old, of course. The main topic today is a recent public meeting that illustrates what I was talking about last time, and it also shows a good way for...
Lots of weirdness in New Zealand since the last episode. New Zealand’s Leader of the Opposition made yet another really stupid remark and has been desperately trying to spin it since—unsuccessfully. He has a habit of saying really dumb things....
It’s winter, and we have celebrations: The important one for me is that it was a brilliant sunny today day today. Also, this past weekend was the first King’s Birthday public holiday most New Zealanders will ever have known. I...
A bit of a catch-up today, with some things I’ve been up to lately, yesterday in particular. I also talk a little bit about some of the background stuff I don’t usually talk about. Tomorrow is June first—not just a new...
Well, who’d have thought it? We had sun today! Not only that, but sun is predicted for tomorrow and Friday! I am shocked. Today I begin by talking about why the weather’s been so bad, and how it recently unveiled a...
Today I have THREE topics! First is a citizenship path (finally!) for New Zealanders living in Australia, then how the rich in New Zealand aren’t paying their fair share of tax (and how the NZ news media didn’t handle either...
It’s definitely Autumn in New Zealand: Days getting shorter, trees dropping their leaves—and more rain? We’ll know soon. Meanwhile, an important government review was released yesterday. Be sure to Like the AmeriNZ Facebook Page for all things AmeriNZ. Links for this episode ”IPCA...
Today is mostly about updates: Jacinda Ardern gave her final speech in the New Zealand Parliament, and we learned what she’s doing next. I’ve also recently made progress or some old projects. Be sure to Like the AmeriNZ Facebook Page for...
Today the AmeriNZ Podcast is sixteen years old. No one is more surprised about that than me. This episode is a short “thinking out loud” about the future of this podcast, plus a little more about the organisation system I...
Today is about a plan I designed to help me keep on track. It’s based on a system I designed for myself when I was a grassroots LGBTQ+ activist 30 years ago. I’m optimistic it’ll help me stay focused and...
This year isn’t very old, but so much has happened already! The prime minister resigned, we got a new one, and there have been a lot of bad storms. If I hadn’t already been taking a break, I’d need one...
It’s the end of 2022! I took advantage of my last opportunity to record in December and 2022 to do a little update episode. I’m not exactly sad to see 2022 go, but I’m definitely better than I was a...
The weather has been shocking lately, and that’s interrupted my outside projects. I begin today’s episode talking about that, and a bit about the background to all the outside work. Then I move on to a completed project—yes, it happens...
Today’s episode is all about all the stuff I’ve done over the past couple weeks. Even I was surprised. While I have a lot left to do, I feel really good about how much I’ve accomplished. Be sure to Like the...
I begin this episode with an overview of New Zealand’s recent local government elections: What message do the voters send? What does it imply for the general election next year? I’ve done a mini-series of posts on my blog (links...
This episode won’t be for everyone: In response to a voice message, I talk about my grief journey, including how it relates to something I talked about last time. However, I also talk about things I haven’t talked about very...
This is a general sort of update today, starting with the inspiration for the title of this episode. After that, was last week as bad as I thought it might be? Today I talk a bit about delays to my projects,...
Things have changed—a lot. That’s the main thing I talk about today. At the end of the episode, I mention a project I began that’ll become a topic—eventually. Oh, and welcome to Spring! Be sure to Like the AmeriNZ Facebook Page for...
Today is the last day of August, and the last day of winter in the Southern Hemisphere, and here I am with another podcast. I begin today talking about how I took advantage of the sunshine, and then why it’s important....
Back again, after an unplanned break. I start this episode talking about how I got my second Covid Booster. Then I update where I’ve been, literally and figuratively. The unplanned break turned out to be a good thing. I also...
I managed to complete an episode in June!!! Well, that’s something. I give some advice to my fellow Americans in the wake of the Roe decision because I have a very particular perspective. Then, on to light topics. What happened to...
There are reasons I’ve been away, and I talk about that today. FIrst though, I announce a delay in talking about the results of the first full year of solar power at my house. There’s a reason for that: I...
This is the first episode of the sixteenth season of the AmeriNZ Podcast—sort of. There have been some changes to New Zealand’s response to Covid 19, and I talk about that first. Then, I talk about some changes closer to...
Today is the Fifteenth Anniversary of the AmeriNZ Podcast! I’m as surprised as anyone that this anniversary has arrived. Today I just talk about the podcast, the things that shaped the way the podcast changed over the years, and some of...
