Anne Stewart Ball

My blogs

About me

Gender Female
Occupation Retired Education / Researcher Coordinator and prior in science research field
Location New Zealand
Interests History, conservation, Originally began work in the Science field doing research as a technical assistant at Ruakura Agricultural Research Centre, Hamilton NZ. Moved on as an Education Coordinator / Researcher within several different industries - Forestry, Scrap Metal and Not for Profit. Qualifications, experience and skills along with a life time of experience being on the Coromandel Peninsula has given a great background to researching and writing these two blogs - the Part of the Past NZ History since November 2013 and Ocean Conservation since July 2021. Hence being a local historian, author, writer, researcher
Favorite Movies Onedin Line - love those sailing ships - so beautiful all sails billowing on those early clipper barques.
Favorite Music peaceful
Favorite Books Gone with the Wind author Margaret Mitchell - Yes a way of life was Gone with the Wind - message in that - greed selfishness and not valuing diverse cultures and people has sad outcomes