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Katie Pickles

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NZ’s fastest growing town was once the future of urban planning. What happened?

Rolleston near Christchurch is rapidly expanding, with more fast-tracked development coming. It’s a far cry from the ‘town of the future’...

28.08.2026 40

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Katie Pickles

Jacinda Ardern turns her own imposter syndrome into self‑help wisdom for young readers

In this adaptation of her bestselling memoir, Jacinda Ardern turns inward toward the psychological terrain of her own self-doubt – and how to...

03.06.2026 30

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Katie Pickles

In her new children’s book, Jacinda Ardern explores working ‘mum guilt’ through her daughter’s eyes

In Mum’s Busy Work, Ardern uses her experience of being ‘a working mother who juggled mum guilt’ to open up a conversation and find a better way.

23.09.2025 30

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Katie Pickles

Kate Sheppard’s kitchen: an old recipe sheds new light on the feminist pioneer’s life

On the anniversary of New Zealand women gaining the vote in 1893, a recipe for Spanish cream gives a glimpse into the personal world of suffrage...

19.09.2025 30

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Katie Pickles