Lulu Funk

A few weeks ago we drove up to Feilding to interview and photograph the woman behind Lulu Funk, the organic kids clothing company.

That story is in the August issue of NEXT Magazine (click here to read). The photos were taken by the talented Animator. So nice to be able to work together on a project.

The best thing about winter

Is the NZ International Film Festival and tonight I was lucky to again be invited to the gala opening of the festival.

The opening film looks very cool - Faces Places, this delightful French number.

   (Pic credit: NZIFF)

The city by the bay

Hawke's Bay, that is.

Tomorrow I am off to Napier for a flying visit to eat and drink myself silly for a food story for a national magazine.

The pants with the elastic waist have been packed.

  

(Image credit: Sarah Platt)

Second Philippines story

My story about the gloriously isolated Palawan islands, from the Innovate Travel and Philippines Airlines media trip last month, is the lead story in today's Sunday Star Times Escape section. Here's the online version.

 

That look

you get when you tell the pupper the stick throwing has to end, and it's time to go home....

The War Room

My story about the delightful Dave Cowe and his model making business in the Wairarapa is one of four stories I have in the July issue of North & South Magazine (click here to read).

  

Books, glorious books

July's pile of goodness has been delivered - the North & South Magazine review books for my reading pleasure.

I only have to pick one to read and review but one day I hope to have oodles of time in which I will leisurely read all four books and then decide which one to review. #lifegoals

What's behind the blue door?

My story about this colourful historic Carterton house is one of two I have in the June issue of NZ House & Garden (click here to read).

My dream job

My story about three Kiwi women with kick-ass jobs is one of two stories I have in the July issue of NEXT Magazine (click here to read).

Where are they now?

My story about Judith Fyfe, one of the original Fair Go presenters/reporters, is one of four stories I have in the July issue of North & South Magazine (click here to read).

What I did this week

So the week's media trip flew by - three nights in the Isle of Pines and one on a stunning resort about an hour and a half north of Noumea.

Am now in catch-up mode so there's no time for words. Instead, here's this week in pics...