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This website showcases my work as a freelance writer.
2012 is off to a shaky start in Canterbury ... just when we thought the ground had stopped moving, we get another swarm of quakes!
For the December/January edition of Avenues, we tried to keep it positive by taking a look at all the various festivals and concerts lined up for the summer (Mistletoe and Wine). In truth, it's amazing just how much is going on. Now that January is here, the Stronger Christchurch World Buskers Festival is in full swing in Hagley Park. It's fantastic to see festivals like this carrying on even while central Christchurch descends ever deeper into rubble land.
My feature on Jason and Mandy Pickering made the front cover ofLatitude's Dec/Jan edition, (Healing Notes). The focus of the feature is on the Heart Strings guitars tour, which culminates in an auction of the guitars in early February. Mandy's father-in-law Bruce Pickering has crafted seven unique guitars, each named after a quake-devastated Christchurch building from which wood for the guitars was sourced. The auction is raising money for the benefit of Christchurch artists and musicians. These guys are truly inspirational and I'm sure they'll get plenty of interest in the guitars at the auction.
In Latitude I also wrote about Jo and Pete Jopson's relocated Edwardian villa, (Relocated Renovation). The story describes how they fell in love with this grand Dyers Pass home and then went about moving it to West Eyreton and renovating it. The process was far from easy but they now have a unique country home with an unforgettable history.
Kerre Woodham was in town for essence's December issue (Short Fat Chick in Ohoka). She's been touring with chef Al Brown on the CRT Ladies Nights circuit as his 'fluffer'. It was interesting to chat with her and to hear of her busy life juggling talkback radio with public speaking and marathon running!
Heritage Matters (Summer 2011/12) published my story on Ray Mehrtens, who is passionate about restoring some of North Canterbury's early horse-drawn vehicles and farm machinery. I hope he reaches his goal of seeing some of this heritage safely stored and displayed within a proposed extension to the Oxford Museum. (Preserving a Horse-Drawn History).
I'm also writing a few features for Tots to Teens, ATS News, and am regularly producing a newsletter for ATTI (at CPIT).
Please get in touch if you have a project, property or great idea that you think should make it into print!
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Kim Newth
Please feel free to share your stories with me. Contact details are on the site.
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North Canterbury Media is a Rangiora-based media business.
Owner/operator Kim Newth is an experienced professional with a career in journalism spanning almost 20 years.
North Canterbury Media can help you to:
- get your compelling story into print. Good stories deserve an audience! You may wish to share an amazing journey, an award-winning project, a wonderful property, or a unique business venture. North Canterbury Media can assist by pitching your story to the right publication and writing it for you.
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- Find the right words for your brochure, annual report or internal newsletter. Promote what you do best by hiring a professional…Kim is available for commissioned editorial copy for in-house publications, (see the Health pages for the articles Kim has written for the Canterbury District Health Board’s Healthfirst publication).
- Draft your press releases to promote your business or product.
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