Travel in the US: The story of San Juan Island National Historical Park

The only park in the US commemorating a diplomatic resolution to a military dispute demonstrates the ties between nations and provides a chance to tell new stories.

NZ travel: How to experience the natural world in a new way

Manuhiri are being invited to experience Te Urewera in a new way.

Government feature: Time to front up, says Northland kaumātua

Some fundamental changes have been happening in Northland in the way public servants and iwi do things. JACQUI GIBSON did some investigating.

Travel in the US: Road tripping in the San Juan Islands

Road tripping in the San Juan Islands, a stunning archipelago within Washington’s Pacific Northwest.

Drink, Food, TravelJacqui Gibson5 January 2020United States of America, San Juan Islands, MCD magazine

Government feature: Decolonising museum practice

How a Northland iwi’s partnership with Auckland Museum provides a possible model for government.

Government, ScienceJacqui Gibson16 September 2019Ngati Kuri, Northland, New Zealand, Public Sector Journal

Wellington travel: Exploring the food and wine of New Zealand’s Wairarapa

Fast becoming world-renowned for its boutique pinot noir, New Zealand’s Wairarapa region is an oenophile’s dream destination.

Food, Travel, Wine, DrinkJacqui Gibson10 September 2019Wairarapa

NZ travel: 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.

Science feature: 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.

ScienceJacqui Gibson1 June 2019VetScript magazine, Farming, Farm dogs

Profile: 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.

Profile, ScienceJacqui Gibson28 May 2019NZVA, VetScript magazine, veterinarian

Heritage feature: Towning around in Macetown Historic Area

Writer Jacqui Gibson hitches a ride to Macetown Historic Area.

Heritage feature: 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.

Government feature: 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?

GovernmentJacqui Gibson24 April 2019New Zealand, IPANZ, Public Sector Journal, Women

Heritage feature: 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.

Profile: The comeback of Wellington 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.

ProfileJacqui Gibson23 April 2019Wellington, Melissa Moon

Profile: The Kiwi couple who 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.

Business, TravelJacqui Gibson23 April 2019San Francisco, United States of America

Profile: Jewellery artist Cherise Thomson

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

Business, Corporate and PR, ProfileJacqui Gibson12 April 2019Auckland artist, Cherise Thomson

Luxury stay: Nisala Arana Resort in 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.

Heritage and Culture, TravelJacqui Gibson22 March 2019Sri Lanka, Architecture, Bawa, Hotel review

Resort stay: Entranced by the Solomon Islands at Uepi Resort

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

TravelJacqui Gibson21 March 2019Solomon Islands, Uepi Resort, Hotel review

Science feature: 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.

Profile, ScienceJacqui Gibson19 March 2019VetScript magazine, veterinarian, NZVA