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Arrowtown: where the quest for gold lives on
Arrowtown: where the quest for gold lives on

Arrowtown’s goldmining heritage now draws thousands of visitors to the Central Otago town every year, but striking it rich in the tourism sector has taken decades of planning and hard work.

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Heritage and Culture, TravelJacqui Gibson4 June 2019Latest Stories, Arrowtown, Queenstown, New Zealand
Early findings from the New Zealand Working Dog Project
Early findings from the New Zealand Working Dog Project

Farm dogs have been part of the fabric of New Zealand life for 150 years, yet little is known about important aspects of their health, productivity and longevity.

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ScienceJacqui Gibson1 June 2019VetScript magazine, Farming, Farm dogs
Good southern man, veterinarian Andrew Roe
Good southern man, veterinarian Andrew Roe

Meet Andrew Roe, Southland veterinarian and winner of the Alan Baldry Award, whose 30-year career has put him at the centre of disease outbreaks and taught him the value of collaboration.

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Profile, ScienceJacqui Gibson28 May 2019NZVA, VetScript magazine, veterinarian
Towning around in Macetown Historic Area
Towning around in Macetown Historic Area

Writer Jacqui Gibson hitches a ride to Macetown Historic Area.

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Heritage and Culture, TravelJacqui Gibson26 April 2019Central Otago, New Zealand, Heritage New Zealand magazine
Rebel with a cause: the legacy of architect, Ian Athfield
Rebel with a cause: the legacy of architect, Ian Athfield

At nearly 50 years old, Ian Athfield’s iconic Wellington complex of terraced dwellings and offices continues bravely to evolve.

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Design and Living, Heritage and CultureJacqui Gibson24 April 2019Athfield House and OfficeHeritage New Zealand magazine, Ian Athfield, Simon Devitt, Sir Ian Athfield, Wellington
Women, take the matter up
Women, take the matter up

New Zealand women were granted the right to vote 125 years ago thanks to suffragists like Kate Sheppard and Meri Te Tai Mangakāhia. So how have women in the public service fared since 1893?

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GovernmentJacqui Gibson24 April 2019New Zealand, IPANZ, Public Sector Journal, Women
Uncloaking mysteries: the Whakapapa of Paru Project
Uncloaking mysteries: the Whakapapa of Paru Project

New forensic techniques and ancestral knowledge are uniting in a breakthrough research project that aims to reconnect taonga with the people and places they came from.

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Science, Heritage and CultureJacqui Gibson24 April 2019Te Papa, Heritage New Zealand magazine, Wairarapa, New Zealand, Maori
Fly me to the moon: the comeback of mountain runner Melissa Moon
Fly me to the moon: the comeback of mountain runner Melissa Moon

On the comeback trail after battling injury, burn-out and loss of her coach, mountain runner Melissa Moon is looking to the support of a home crowd to regain her world title in Wellington this month.

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ProfileJacqui Gibson23 April 2019Wellington, Melissa Moon
If you're going to San Francisco: how a Kiwi couple broke into the San Francisco Flower Mart
If you're going to San Francisco: how a Kiwi couple broke into the San Francisco Flower Mart

Caught out by an unexpected redundancy during the heady days of 1980s America, a corporate Kiwi couple fought back by putting flowers in more than their hair.

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Business, TravelJacqui Gibson23 April 2019San Francisco, United States of America
Cloud catcher: Cherise Thomson, jewellery artist
Cloud catcher: Cherise Thomson, jewellery artist

Getting your hands on rare boulder opal can be as elusive as catching a cloud, says Auckland jewellery artist Cherise Thomson.

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Business, Corporate and PR, ProfileJacqui Gibson12 April 2019Auckland artist, Cherise Thomson
Inspired by Bawa at Nisala Arana Resort, Sri Lanka
Inspired by Bawa at Nisala Arana Resort, Sri Lanka

Travel to Sri Lanka to explore the design brilliance of architect Geoffrey Bawa in Bentota, a coastal resort town located 64 kilometres south of Colombo, Sri Lanka’s capital.

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Heritage and Culture, TravelJacqui Gibson22 March 2019Sri Lanka, Architecture, Bawa, Hotel review
Walk and dine in New Zealand's Wairarapa
Walk and dine in New Zealand's Wairarapa

Jacqui Gibson reports on the rising popularity of hiking, food and wine events in regions like the Wairarapa in New Zealand.

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Food, Drink, TravelJacqui Gibson22 March 2019Wairarapa, New Zealand, Hiking, Orui walk
Walking the Hollyford Track: an ancestral adventure in New Zealand
Walking the Hollyford Track: an ancestral adventure in New Zealand

Walking the Hollyford Track with Ngai Tahu Tourism.

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Heritage and Culture, TravelJacqui Gibson22 March 2019Hollyford Track, Ngai Tahu, Great Walks, Hiking, Food
Entranced by the Solomon Islands at Uepi Resort
Entranced by the Solomon Islands at Uepi Resort

Jacqui Gibson visits Uepi Resort, an eco-resort in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands.

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TravelJacqui Gibson21 March 2019Solomon Islands, Uepi Resort, Hotel review
Nature at its best: Monique Fiso's pop-up hangi on the Whanganui River
Nature at its best: Monique Fiso's pop-up hangi on the Whanganui River

Summer in New Zealand is a great time to enjoy the flavours of Māori kai in the great outdoors.

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Food, Heritage and Culture, Travel, DrinkJacqui Gibson19 March 2019New Zealand, Whanganui, Hiakai
Hog heaven: animal scientist Kirsty Chidgey's obsession with pigs
Hog heaven: animal scientist Kirsty Chidgey's obsession with pigs

Two years ago animal scientist Kirsty Chidgey’s completed a PhD study investigating the relative merits of farrowing crates versus farrowing pens. It’s highly topical – and, in its conclusion, potentially controversial.

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Profile, ScienceJacqui Gibson19 March 2019VetScript magazine, veterinarian, NZVA
Shaun Markham - a reluctant stand out
Shaun Markham - a reluctant stand out

From day one, secondary school student Shaun Markham did everything to keep his disability on the down-low.

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Government, ProfileJacqui Gibson18 March 2019Ministry of Education
A deathly silence: the response to a project called The Good Death
A deathly silence: the response to a project called The Good Death

When a proposed study on the care of livestock prior to slaughter met with a muted response from the farming community, the researcher had to adjust quickly. Jacqui Gibson reports on the saga of The Good Death project.

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Science, ProfileJacqui Gibson17 March 2019New Zealand, Farming, NZVA, VetScript magazine
Travel in the US: road tripping in Colorado
Travel in the US: road tripping in Colorado

Jacqui Gibson recounts a three-day road trip into the stunning Rocky Mountains. Loveland Pass, Colorado’s highest mountain pass, located a staggering 3655m above sea level.

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TravelJacqui Gibson5 March 2019Road trip, RV, Motorhome, Latest Stories
A visit to Rangihoua Heritage Park in Northland
A visit to Rangihoua Heritage Park in Northland

Northland’s Rangihoua Heritage Park holds powerful and varied meaning for its many visiting hikers.

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Travel, Heritage and CultureJacqui Gibson31 January 2019Heritage New Zealand magazine, Wellington Heritage Week, Walking Tour
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