These are a few stories that have stuck with me. I hope you like them, too.
These are a few stories that have stuck with me. I hope you like them, too.
Tayi Tibble, Maori Poet and ‘It Girl’, Trusts the Wisdom of Her Ancestors - The New York Times
At 73, Australia’s Most Important Aboriginal Writer Is Making Her Mark - The New York Times
A World Map With No National Borders and 1,642 Animals - The New York Times
Ans Westra, 86, Dies; Her Photos Captured a Changing New Zealand - The New York Times
The Man Searching the World for Artifacts Bearing His Name - Atlas Obscura
The Quiet Glory of Chronicling America’s Champion Trees - Atlas Obscura
The Lesbian Pulp Fiction That Saved Lives - Atlas Obscura
Should Aboriginal Australians Have a ‘Voice’ in Parliament? These Two Say No. - The New York Times
For Many Disabled People, a Battle to Stay in Australia or New Zealand - The New York Times
In Reversal, Australia Agrees to Send Offshore Refugees to New Zealand - The New York Times
‘Best Friends’ Australia and New Zealand Patch Up a Major Difference - The New York Times
To most of the world, Brexit is a joke. To Northern Ireland, it’s trauma restored. - Quartz
(I've covered many electoral campaigns, including in Australia, New Zealand and the United States, but few have as warm a place in my heart as the 2021 Samoan general election, which I covered for the NYT.)
Happy-Go-Lucky Australia Is Feeling Neither Happy, Nor Lucky - The New York Times
How a Storied National Airline Became Reviled in Its Own Country - The New York Times
Where Housing Prices Have Crashed and Billions in Wealth Have Vanished - The New York Times
Australia Tries to Break Its Dependence on China for Lithium Mining - The New York Times
The 1997 merger that paved the way for the Boeing 737 Max crisis - Quartz
The dark side of the flight attendant lifestyle - Quartz
Lights out: can we stop glow-worms and fireflies fading away? - The Guardian
Snakes in the Grass — and Under the Piano, by the Pool and in the Prison - The New York Times
The Corner Lot Where All the World’s Vegemite Comes From - The New York Times
A Yiddish Haven Thrives in Australia - The New York Times
Flocking to One of the Few Specks of Land in Sight of a Total Eclipse - The New York Times
As Temperatures Rise, Melbourne’s Bats Get Their Own Sprinkler System - The New York Times