
Aotearoa’s Medicinal Plants as Fairies
A few months ago, I was asked to paint a mural at Coromandel Area School, collaborating with a class to create a shared vision of a magical forest.

A few months ago, I was asked to paint a mural at Coromandel Area School, collaborating with a class to create a shared vision of a magical forest.

For writer, producer and actor Matt Hicks, The Tavern (2025) may be a Cambridge-made film, but the soul of the story was shaped just as much by the Coromandel.

I joined the Whitianga Writers’ Club when it was formed back in February. We meet once a month and are given a topic and/or genre to write a 500-word piece about …

After several years of applying for various visas, I’m now happily living in New Zealand, as a legal resident, with my Kiwi partner. I had to jump through many hoops to get here, and it cost a pretty penny – well, a lot of pretty pennies – but it’s been worth It.

Mary and Donald are old friends from Wellington who have been coming to Wharekaho on holiday for the last 40 years.

A few months ago, I was asked to paint a mural at Coromandel Area School, collaborating with a class to create a shared vision of a magical forest.

For writer, producer and actor Matt Hicks, The Tavern (2025) may be a Cambridge-made film, but the soul of the story was shaped just as much by the Coromandel.

I joined the Whitianga Writers’ Club when it was formed back in February. We meet once a month and are given a topic and/or genre to write a 500-word piece about …

After several years of applying for various visas, I’m now happily living in New Zealand, as a legal resident, with my Kiwi partner. I had to jump through many hoops to get here, and it cost a pretty penny – well, a lot of pretty pennies – but it’s been worth It.

Mary and Donald are old friends from Wellington who have been coming to Wharekaho on holiday for the last 40 years.