Writing is my passion
I’ve been writing stories since my father brought fat printer pads from his printing job at Napier’s Daily Telegraph for me to scrawl on. When I was eight, I began helping him proof read the community newspaper he brought home each week to top up his salary ………….. Read More
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Young and Anxious: why kids need to know its okay to be average
As a mother of three teen daughters, I'm trying to raise them at a time when they socialise via small devices they hold in their hands. As if that isn't challenging enough, I worry that they are under way more pressure than I was growing up, when I bumbled my way into...
Bill Gosden: A life devoted to film
I've been an avid film festival audience goer for many years. Behind the scenes, Bill Gosden was working hard to bring the films we watched to the screen for 40 years. I had the privilege of sharing the story about his life and the film festival he built, and his...
One Kiwi Woman Charts Her Journey into the World of Hormone Replacement Therapy
This is the most difficult thing I have yet written. Putting myself out there on a topic that is taboo - menopause. Since writing this piece, I have found out so much more about menopause and the struggles women suffer. It is a health issue that affects all of us...