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COMPASSTROUBLE INPARADISEIndian Ink Theatre Company, bestknownfor its long-running hit playKrishnan’s Dairy, returns to the stagethis winter with a new production.Kiss the Fish tells the story ofSidu, who can’t wait to escape thetropical island paradise where helives. Trapped in a life that is tooslow, he yearns to be the next FreddieMercury. But an eco resort being builton the island threatens his family’straditional way of life and Sidu mustconsider his options.Using Indian Ink’s signaturecombination of pathos and humour,writers Jacob Rajan and Justin Lewishave crafted a work about dreams –dreams of happiness and dreams forthe future.Kiss the Fish is Indian Ink’s firstproduction since 2010’s The Guru ofChai. It will play in Hamilton fromAugust 10 to September 7 (bookingsvia www.ticketek.com) and inAuckland September 15 to October 5(www.qtheatre.com).Local LINGO“Too right, I’m a box of birds.Everything’s ka pai.”Yup, it’s not only our accentthat gives our nationality away– the Kiwi vocabulary is alsodistinctive. From pre-settlertimes, New Zealand Englishhas evolved into somethingunique, with words, sayingsand phrases likely to causecomplete bewilderment whenspoken to foreigners.Book of New Zealand Words,by lexicographer DianneBardsley, is a compilationof our unique expressions. From every period in ourhistory and every walk of life, the book is a storehouseof facts about New Zealand’s society, culture and history,revealed through our language. And it’s also beautiful,with illustrations by artist John Reynolds.Water rightsThis is the year of International Water Cooperation– a United Nations campaign to raise awarenessof water management issues and highlight thepotential of cooperative initiatives.One such initiative involves LifeStraw, a waterfilter that removes dirt, disease-causing germs andparasites from water usually considered too unsafeto drink. The personal LifeStraw, which the usersimply sucks through, filters 1000 litres; a largerversion, called LifeStraw Family,filters 18,000 litres – effectivelysupplying enough clean water toa family of five for three years.LifeStraw New Zealandsells these filters in supportof humanitarian aid projects,contributing funds from salesand working with agencies whodonate filters to communities inneed of clean water.→Book of New Zealand Words by Dianne→For details go to www.lifestraw.co.nzBardsley, Te Papa Press (RRP$44.99).www.aadirections.co.nz 15