Editorial features
Editors commission me because I offer original, relevant ideas and accurate, lively, well-crafted copy. They receive the right number of words, in the right style, always within deadline. And I can write about almost anything, from corporate to culinary, fishing and farming to travel adventures.
TRAVEL
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Food & water
Centuries after spice and ceramic merchants converged on Hoi An, the Vietnamese river city still trades in the...
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Capella Hanoi
It took seven years to build and fit out the city’s most luxurious hotel, designed to celebrate the 1920s and everything opera.
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Weekend in Taupō
Take the plunge and immerse yourself in this outdoor adventures playground.
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All summer long
Dominated by its sacred maunga rising proudly at the end of one of Aotearoa’s most beautiful beaches, the Bay of Plenty’s...
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Taste local
A Bay of Plenty festival celebrates innovative fare crafted from the best of the region.
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Gisborne gold
Nature’s best is showcased on the East Coast, a region brimming with fruits of thevine, autumn adventure trails and...
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Blue sky city
Slow your hurry to the Rockies and check out one of the sunniest and friendliest spots in Canada.
AA DIRECTIONS
Castle queen
Forget fiction. The queen of Riverstone Castle can spin a rollicking yarn to rival any imagined tale, while showing paying...
STUFF
Raglan eats
Slices of New Zealand fruity goodness are feeding homesick Kiwis and newfound fans overseas, thanks to an innovative...
BUSINESS
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Cut and dried
Slices of New Zealand fruity goodness are feeding homesick Kiwis andnewfound fans overseas, thanks to an innovative Nelson company-
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Raising the bar
Business boomed for mum-and-dad chocolatiers Bennetts of Mangawhal - and nowtheir offspring are playing a big part...
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Rockstar moments
International rock star Ed Sheeran may know how to deliver a catchy tune but he still has a bit to learn about penguin...
FOOD AND DRINKS | Rural
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Hungry in Hamilton
On-trend flavours, classic baked goods and a lot of other delicious things happening in the Waikato.
NZ LIFE AND LEISURE
Dairy to mussels
A Dutch-Kiwi couple go off-grid with a lodge and mussel farm in the Marlborough Sounds
FARMLANDER
Outside the herd
Canterbury-based deer milker Simon Wakefield is accustomed to disbelieving looks from strangers who ask about his job.
HOUSE, GARDEN, AND LIFESTYLE
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