Sitara Morgenster | Journalist & Correspondent
I specialise in not knowing, I write to find out.
Sitara Morgenster | Journalist & Correspondent
I specialise in not knowing, I write to find out.
Why the Relationship between New Zealand and China Is in Flux When a foreign minister tells exporters to diversify trade agreements, and not put all their eggs “in one basket with China”, it’s likely things are about to change. But how, that remains to be seen. The soft warning came from New Zealand’s Foreign minister …
Ooit woonde ik in Amsterdam en Londen, nu woon ik in een bos. Ik sprokkel hout in het droge seizoen, dat sinds kort steeds langer duurt. Ik heb goede herinneringen aan houtsprokkelende vrouwtjes in sprookjes. Leek me als kind wel romantisch, rondstruinen met zo’n rieten mand op je rug, over kronkelende paadjes door het donkere …
There’s an equally popular and persistent myth about New Zealand/Aotearoa: that the South Island is more beautiful than the North Island. Perhaps it’s because of the Lord of the Rings movies. Or it could be because many European immigrants initially settled on the South Island in the 1950s and wrote lyrical letters home about the …
“This situation is an opportunity. You have to turn the negative into a positive,” says Josie Martin. Martin is the creator and owner/operator of The Giants House in Akaroa, in Aotearoa/New Zealand. It’s a historic villa with terraced gardens full of sculptures, mosaics and ceramics by the artist. We’re talking on the phone in March …