Bullets and mines give Violet’s job an edge
Violet Cho hopes to one day see a free Myanmar. THE first thing Burmese journalist Violet Cho noticed about NZ’s news media was its different news priorities – like a burglary story on page one of the...
View ArticleWellington woman helping to de-mine Cambodia – from NZ
DANGER ZONE: Old landmines in Cambodia, the most heavily mined country in the world. AN “extremely moving” visit to the Cambodian Landmine Museum two years ago has inspired Rachel Barwell to help get...
View ArticleBangkok gay life inspires short film
WELLINGTON filmmaker Andy Boreham (right) showed the world you don’t need a Peter Jackson- sized budget or Weta digital effects to showcase your work. He’s done it by taking second place in the...
View ArticleFuture Burmese leadership inspired in NZ
Aung San Suu Kyi’s release after 15 years’ military detention has been a timely inspiration for a future Burmese leader studying in New Zealand. The release of the iconic opposition leader Aung San Suu...
View ArticleLatest World Press Photo exhibition is snapshot of the world
THE Haiti earthquake, WikiLeaks, red shirt protests in Thailand, Google street view – it all happened in 2010, and is documented in the World Press Photo exhibition coming to Wellington this month. The...
View ArticleMissionaries return to ‘good fruit grown from good seed’
WHEN Peter and Dianne McIvor returned to their former mission in Thailand, a local woman summed up their work with a single sentence. “The seed that was sown was good seed, the fruit that was grown was...
View ArticleTroubadour cyclists getting creative on planet Earth
SHOWTIME: Monica Yeoman (right and centre) and David Henley bring their show to a bigger stage INTREPID travellers David Henley and Monica Yeoman took their audience on a bike ride through Asia in...
View ArticleFacebookers seeing giraffes after Kiwi’s riddle challenge goes viral
A FORMER Tawa man said he was astonished by the success of a Facebook giraffe craze he started. Thailand-based Andrew Strugnell, 24, created the Great Giraffe Challenge, which involves changing your...
View ArticleInternational flavour as capital enjoys football final
LOVE FOOTBALL: (From left) Gigi McLeary, Julia Rothmann and Nyarie Muza celebrate their love of football watching the World Cup final at JJ Murphy’s yesterday. IMAGE: Steven Read A THAI, a Zimbabwean...
View ArticleBertos was close to Thai deal before signing to play in India
INDIA BOUND: Leo Bertos is relishing a new challenge abroad. IMAGE: Matthew Lau Leo Bertos came close to playing football in Thailand before he signed to play in India. The 32-year old will be moving...
View ArticleComedians help vulnerable kids with charitable laughter
Child refugees will be the subject of laughter on Sunday night – all for a good cause. The 9th annual comedy show “The Good Guys” on Sunday at the San Fran will raise money for refugee children living...
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