London Archive

  • Kevin Hague

    London launches cycle superhighways - by Kevin Hague



    This week London City launched the first of many bicycle superhighways. They are bold (blue), wide (1.5 metres), efficient thoroughfares for cyclists heading into London from all corners of the city. The City is spending £111 million per year on the scheme to foster a more liveable, low carbon city. read more
    July 22, 2010 11:02 am - 28 Comments
  • frog

    Beaches & pies - by frog



    A bit more from Lizzie Gillett, as she checks out what London ex-pats miss about New Zealand: read more
    October 10, 2008 2:09 pm - 10 Comments
  • frog

    Lizzie’s campaign to save the climate - by frog



    NZ Inspired, a British magazine for NZ ex-pats, has an article this month on Kiwi film maker and Green Party candidate Lizzie Gillett. Lizzie has just finished creating the climate change blockbuster, The Age of Stupid. The film features Pete Postlethwaite in the year 2055: watching archive footage from 2007 (documentary footage of six characters [...] read more
    October 10, 2008 2:04 pm - 1 Comment
  • frog

    How to Vote from Overseas - by frog



    This gem appeared in my fan mail box during May: LazyBones wrote: Hey With the election coming up in NZ and many ex-pats (such as myself) keen to vote can you post some  information on how we go about this, who is eligible to vote, deadlines etc. Know this sounds lazy and should do it [...] read more
    June 8, 2008 8:51 pm - No Comments
  • frog

    Olympic torch protests – An overseas holiday with a difference - by frog



    Sadly for sports fans the Olympic Torch isn’t coming to our shores. And after seeing all the fun in London, Paris and San Francisco you might be feeling like you are missing out on all the fun. Fear not; Gridskipper presents Google’s Guide to Protesting the Olympic Torch. The nearest destination you can travel to [...] read more
    April 10, 2008 10:21 am - No Comments
  • frog

    Chaotic protests at London Olympic torch relay - by frog



    It seems kind of strange that people in London are going to such lengths to highlight the moral issue of taking a torch to China where people will be running around in circles, jumping up and down, or throwing pointy sticks.  Meanwhile, here in New Zealand our government doesn’t see any moral quandary in choosing [...] read more
    April 7, 2008 10:34 am - 25 Comments
  • frog

    London freegans unfazed by rising food prices - by frog



    You might want to check out the video in this website that tells the story of a London ‘Freegan‘ family who salvage food from supermarket dumpsters in a protest at the shocking amount of food discarded annually. Or you might not, depending on how interested you are in where your and other people’s food comes [...] read more
    February 27, 2008 3:00 pm - 1 Comment
  • frog

    Flirtatious London Greens on Waitangi Day pub crawl - by frog



    The London branch of New Zealand’s Green Party started their election year campaign in bold style over the weekend. A small but enthusiastic group of volunteers attended the famous Circle Line Pub Crawl wearing T-shirts with the slogan ‘I only date girls / boys who vote Green‘. The Circle line pub crawl is held on [...] read more
    February 13, 2008 3:21 pm - 1 Comment