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Poetry and swimming go hand-in-hand for me. Watch a swimming-related film my poem was featured in and find out about poetry events happening in Queenstown in August 2022.
Editing and proofreading your own writing can be difficult. But there are tips and tricks to editing your writing that will make the process easier.
SEO copywriting is essential to online marketing and communications today. But what exactly is it and how do you write it?
I’m thrilled to have been chosen as one of 13 writers in the 2021 NZSA Mentorship Programme.
Ian Sinclair on flamenco, news media and dictators… “One of them looked at me like he wanted to eat my liver and I thought: hmm, maybe I’ll leave.”
“There’s not a lot to it, but there’s something to it…” Discovering the wonderful art of Alan Waters ahead of his final – and largest – exhibition.
Americana musician Jackie Bristow will perform in Arrowtown at a Turn Up the Music Trust concert to raise funds for young musical talent in the region.
What’s better than listening to a cello play? Listening to more cellos, says Cellists of Otago’s Heleen Du Plessis. Don’t miss this cello extravaganza in Arrowtown this weekend.
Don’t stop the music! Kinga’s young piano students performed in an online concert during lockdown.
A review of High Wire, by Lloyd Jones and Euan Macleod. Includes a short interview with Lloyd.
Earnslaw Burn. Here’s one hike I have a love-hate relationship with.
Your business storytelling and content strategy shouldn’t put social media first. Here’s why.