My work has appeared in The Nation, The Irish Times, New Zealand Geographic, The Baffler, The Sunday Star-Times, Vice, The Spinoff, Mana Magazine, The Listener Magazine, The New Zealand Herald, and Radio New Zealand.
Awards
- 2024 Council for Advancement of Science Writing New Horizons fellow
- 2019 Peter Acland Fellowship
- 2018 Voyager Media Awards: Finalist, Feature Writer of the Year
- 2018 Voyager Media Awards: Finalist, Feature Writer Health, Education
- 2017 Voyager Media Awards: Finalist Feature Writer for Health,Lifestyle
- 2017 Voyager Media Awards: Finalist Junior Feature Writer of the Year
- 2016 Voyager Media Awards: Winner, NIB Health Scholarship (junior)
- 2016 Voyager Media Awards: Finalist Junior Feature Writer of the Year
- 2016 MHS Australia/ NZ: Special Mental Health Journalism Award
- 2015 Wintec Press Club: Best New Zealand Writer Award (joint)
Experience
The Baffler
New York, United States
May 2019 — present
Staff writer and fact checker
Freelance
Wellington, New Zealand
December 2015— May 2019
Freelance feature writer for magazines and newspapers in New Zealand, producing a range of investigations into the health system
Sunday Star-Times/ Stuff.co.nz
Auckland, New Zealand
April 2014- December 2015
Junior reporter and feature writer
Metro magazine and North and South magazine
Auckland, New Zealand
December 2013-February 2014
Paid internship at Metro and North and South magazines, writing and helping with editorial tasks.
Education
AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand
Journalism major, Bachelor of Communications
February 2011- December 2013