by Mark Roberts | May 17, 2026 | Nature, Trees
The loss of Dunedin’s oldest living resident A mighty mataī has fallen in the forest of Tāne. In the early hours of February 19, the Old Mataī of Glenfalloch Gardens laid herself gently down onto the forest floor, ending a vigil of more than a thousand years. She was,...
by Mark Roberts | Jul 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
When doing something for the community, the community should be involved. In the ideal world, all interested and affected stakeholders would be involved and contribute to the overall management and well-being of the community. But sometimes the world isn’t ideal. Even...
by Mark Roberts | Apr 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
Science and I had started to drift apart. It was all my doing, or lack of doing, as the case was. It wasn’t that I’d intentionally turned my back on her, I’d just been spending more time with someone else, Social Media. While he was demanding, Science patiently...
by Mark Roberts | Feb 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
I recall a television commercial that summed up my understanding of memory loss. Ironically, I remember the ad but not the product it was trying to sell. The ad was a parody of how we remember things. It was set within a person’s brain. In a dimly lit room, a...
by Mark Roberts | Nov 20, 2024 | Nature, Trees
Trees symbolize strength, life, and continuity. They are perfect memorials for those we hold dear or events we wish to remember. As a result, an entire industry is dedicated to planting trees for remembrance. As clever marketing goes, the concept has been borrowed...
