OPINION: When I was invited to contribute to the Manukau Courier my response was: “any particular focus? I ask because next Friday I head to the UK as a dad to see his daughter; as a great grandson to visit the spot in Belgium where my great-grandfather was rescued in WW1; holidaying in Italy with my family; meeting with a couple of people in London about research for a new book project that will be launched next year around child slave labour… so what were you after?” Trusting me, he said I could write on anything. After cogitating for a number of days I decided to simply give a shout out to a broadcaster we all know.