Writing
writing
Currently my articles appear in BayBuzz and The Gardener’s Journal.
Publications:
2012 – current: Senior writer for BayBuzz, published by Tom Belford, contributing topics mainly focused on Hawke’s Bay arts and cultural issues
2021 – current: The Gardener’s Journal, published by Margaret Long, contributing essays on gardening, the environment and art as it relates to nature
2006 – 2020: Hawke’s Bay Today, NZME – Reporting on Hawke’s Bay’s gardens in gardening section and later, the arts sections.

BAYBUZZ
ISSUE #63
MARCH/APRIL 2022
Needed: more space for art makers
Hawke’s Bay expects to see further population growth with people moving in from other parts of New Zealand, a growth spurt that includes residents of the many retirement lifestyle villages.
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BAYBUZZ
ISSUE #62
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2022
Heroes – the art facilitators
Article featuring Hawke’s Bays fantastic art facilitators
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BAYBUZZ
ISSUE #60
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2021
Kuru Taonga – Voices of Kahungungu
MTG Hawke’s Bay Tai Ahuriri reopened on July 23 after many months of closure, during which time some very necessary and welcome changes have occurred.
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BAYBUZZ
ISSUE #59
JULY/AUGUST 2021
No more sizzle then fizzle
Changes are in the air for the Hawke’s Bay creative sector following the recent announcement of $425,000 allocated to this region by Manatū Taonga, Ministry of Culture and Heritage.
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BAYBUZZ
ISSUE #58
MAY/JUNE 2021
Arts accessibility in Creative Space
The recent announcement by Minister for Culture and Heritage, Carmel Sepuloni of an $18 million injection of funding for the Creative Spaces Initiative brings into focus accessibility to the arts for all.
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BAYBUZZ
ISSUE #57
MARCH/APRIL 2021
Support our art economy – buy local
On May 20, 2020, RNZ Morning Report featured a surprising result for an art auction in post Covid-19 lockdown.
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BAYBUZZ
ISSUE #52
MARCH/ APRIL 2020
All Fired Up
As a ceramics practitioner I am excited to be part of a resurgence in clay-making not seen since pottery’s heyday in the 1960-80s when Barry Brickell in Coromandel was up to his elbows in mud at Driving Creek and pottery evening classes and clubs were alive with eager potters.
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