Sitara Morgenster | Journalist & Correspondent
Using my head to write from the heart
Sitara Morgenster | Journalist & Correspondent
Using my head to write from the heart
The name Taranaki doesn’t currently inspire instant recognition for most people outside of New Zealand. A green and fertile region perched on the edge of the North Island’s west coast, it was put on the tourism map in 2017 when the Lonely Planet travel guide ranked Taranaki second in its global Top 10 Regions list. Aside from that, …
The United States has Georgia O’Keeffe, the Netherlands has Vincent van Gogh, New Zealand has Rita Angus. Well, that’s how I see it and feel when I see Rita Angus’ paintings. Had she lived elsewhere in the Western world, there would by now be a museum dedicated to her. Rita Angus didn’t sell many works …
A significant category prize in the national Book Awards was granted to a Pacific woman for the first time on Wednesday. Prominent New Zealand journalist John Campbell said it’s outrageous there haven’t been more Pacifica women in the awards line-up in the past. He also said it’s staggering that nobody has painted James Cook in …
A 10-minute Writing Prompt Because the silence of a writer not writing is among the most deafening, here is a 10-minute writing prompt to get started. I’m offering you 4 different, easy ways to go about it. First of all, set your kitchen timer (or the timer on your phone if you must) for 10 …