Glenn Dwight: Remembering Mum, not Alzheimer’s

OpinionOpinion byGlenn DwightStudio creative director and occasional writer ·The Country·29 Aug, 2026 05:05 PM7 mins to readGlenn Dwight is the studio creative director – regional at NZME and an occasional writer for The Country.‌“Eye-full Bridge” by a young Glenn Dwight still hangs proudly in his mum's care home. Photo / Glenn DwightIf you’ve read my articles for The Country before, you’ll know I enjoy writing about the little bits of New Zealand that deserve remembering.

Country halls, pies, old school gala days, sausage sizzles,

, pies, rotary telephones, the Commodore 64 and, whenever I get the chance, making a completely sensible argument for bringing the Trekka back.