New Zealand
I am a post-graduate journalism student at Massey University, freelancing for national and local Wellington publications.
Organic milk is a growing in popularity among consumers, but some farmers say the cows are not happy about it.
A group of Kiwi actors are creating comedy to reflect New Zealanders' unique sense of humour, which is striking a chord with an audience halfway across the world. The Watercooler Show, a web series based on stories shared by the audience, won a silver award at the Washington DC Web & Digital Media Festival, held at the beginning of April.
A men's group has laid a complaint with the Human Rights Commission after the Miramar Golf club cancelled its venue booking for a men's rights conference. Masculinist Evolution New Zealand (MENZ) was forced to change the location of its annual conference after the golf club said it was "not comfortable" hosting the event.
Worser Bay Boating Club raised $45,000 at its recent carnival and auction to fund a new classroom for teaching young people to sail. The club's first carnival,held mid-March, saw hundreds turn out to participate in boat races, face painting, digging competitions and a charity auction, to surpass the original fundraising goal of $10,000.