Marja Kooreman | Journalist & Correspondent
also known as Sitara Morgenster | Using my head to write from the heart
Marja Kooreman | Journalist & Correspondent
also known as Sitara Morgenster | Using my head to write from the heart
The name Taranaki doesn’t currently inspire instant recognition for most people outside of New Zealand. A green and fertile region perched on the edge of the North Island’s west coast, it was put on the tourism map in 2017 when the Lonely Planet travel guide ranked Taranaki second in its global Top 10 Regions list. Aside from that, …
The United States has Georgia O’Keeffe, the Netherlands has Vincent van Gogh, New Zealand has Rita Angus. Well, that’s how I see it and feel when I see Rita Angus’ paintings. Had she lived elsewhere in the Western world, there would by now be a museum dedicated to her. Rita Angus didn’t sell many works …
Why the Relationship between New Zealand and China Is in Flux When a foreign minister tells exporters to diversify trade agreements, and not put all their eggs “in one basket with China”, it’s likely things are about to change. But how, that remains to be seen. The soft warning came from New Zealand’s Foreign minister …
A significant category prize in the national Book Awards was granted to a Pacific woman for the first time on Wednesday. Prominent New Zealand journalist John Campbell said it’s outrageous there haven’t been more Pacifica women in the awards line-up in the past. He also said it’s staggering that nobody has painted James Cook in …