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GRETA ANDERSON is an Auckland-based photographer .
P O Box 68689, Newton, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 416 8664, Mobile: 027 239 2880
Email: gretaccini@ihug.co.nz
website: www.gretaanderson.co.nz
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TRACY ANDERSON is a Christchurch-based travel writer. She is head writer and researcher for the New Zealand travel website www.fourcorners.co.nz
and has a background in Social/Cultural
Anthropology.
108 Bamford Street, Woolston, Christchurch. Ph: (03) 982 1844, email: tracy@tourisminnovations.co.nz
, web: www.tourisminnovations.co.nz
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PHILIPPA ASHFORD has worked in tourism for 25 years principally in Australia and New Zealand, but also in the United Kingdom and Singapore. Since the formation of her company, Philippa Ashford and
Associates, in 1988, Philippa has specialised in national tourist office representations. She currently handles the Anaheim Orange County Visitor & Convention Bureau of California USA, for the New Zealand market.
Her role as a marketing consultant includes promotional work bringing her into constant contact with the
New Zealand media.
P.O.Box 25-482, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 575-2600, Fax: (09) 575-2620, email anaheim@iconz.co.nz
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BRETT ATKINSON specialises in adventure travel and unusual destinations. Recent articles have featured Niue and Samoa, Cambodia, Laos and Eastern Turkey. Brett has been published in New Zealand and Australian publications including Destinations , the New Zealand Herald and The Listener .
P.O. Box 68 817, Newton, AUCKLAND. Ph/Fax: (09) 630 6351, mob: 021 671 840, email :
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DIANA BALHAM works part-time as a sub editor on the Listener and travel writing forms an important part of her freelance work. Her travel stories have been published in the
Listener, New Zealand Woman’s
Weekly, Southern Skies, Signature, Next and Westpac’s Exchange magazine.

247 Taiapa Rd, Waimauku, RD1 West Auckland. Ph: (09) 411 7865, mob: 021 1807 806; e-mail diana@paradise.net.nz
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ANNE BARKER has developed excellent research and interviewing skills during her 20-year journalism career. She enjoys finding a personal angle to her topics and can supply quality 35mm or medium format transparencies for a total travel package.
56 Kauri Rd., Pukekohe, South Auckland. Ph/fax: (09) 238.8848, mob: 027.405.3409, email abarker@ps.gen.nz
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MARK BARRATT-BOYES is a freelance writer, editor and marketing communications practitioner. He specialises in travel and transport. He is a sub-editor and staff writer for Destinations Media, which publishes the quarterly travel magazine Destinations, and for VIP Publications. It publishes Professional Skipper, the journal of the New Zealand maritime transport industry, which includes charter boats, ferries, jet boats and tourism adventure boats such as Whale Watch Kaikoura. He has also been a regular contributor to
Signature magazine, Southern Skies, Golden Wing, Boating New Zealand and Style.
7B Stafson Lane, Te Atatu Peninsula, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 834 9476, email mark.bb@thewritestuff.co.nz
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CRAIG BAXTER is a Dunedin-based photographer.
DUNEDIN. Ph: 021 338 626, email: cbpen@es.co.nz
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JOE BENNETT wrote A Land of Two Halves , published by Harper Collins in 2004.
35 Ticehurst Road, Lyttelton, CHRISTCHURCH 8012. Ph: (03).328 8299, email: joe@caverock.net.nz
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VICTORIA BIRKINSHAW is a photographer passionate about the Pacific. Her travels have included
Nuie, Tokelau, Samoa, Tonga and the Cook Islands. Feature articles of Victoria’s work have been published in New Zealand Geographic and STAPLE.
5/147 Owen Street, Newtown, WELLINGTON. Ph: (04) 389 7672, Mob: 021 297 4803, email: vbirkinshaw@paradise.net.nz
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DONNA BLABER is a fully qualified journalist who specialises in writing lengthy, in-depth travel articles about NZ destinations and all facets of NZ travel including adventure, lifestyle, food and wine. She is a skilled photographer and shoots her own images to accompany her written word. Donna currently works part time as lifestyle/travel editor at NZ Autocar magazine, but seeks further written assignments to complement her broad wealth of writing experience. This ranges from proofreading and editing, to copywriting for brochures, newsletters, websites and company magazines. Donna is also a qualified public relations professional who works on select PR assignments from time to time.
P O Box 9683, Newmarket, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 480 0885; Mob: 021 256 3820; email donna.blaber@clear.net.nz
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SHANE BOOCOCK is the author of 'Auckland, A City Guide For City People' published by
New Holland in 2003. His previous adventurous travel articles have been featured in the NZ Herald,
Seaspray Magazine, NZ House and Garden, OnHoliday and Amex Platinum Magazines. He has recently launched TravMedia in New Zealand
– a ‘free’ online Travel News Distribution Service for all Media and
Public Relations Professionals.
5 Putiki Rd, Ostend, Waiheke Island, AUCKLAND 1240. Ph: (09) 372 2525. Email: shane.boocock@travmedia.com
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JOHN BOUGEN has taken photographs in 191 different countries. He is the co-author of My
Dream , a book of photographic images of children from all around the world, and the travel book An
Absolutely Outrageous Adventure.

Level 2 136 Parnell Rd, Parnell, AUCKLAND. Ph: 021 983480 email john.bougen@xtra.co.nz
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LISA BRADLEY is an Auckland-based writer.
21 Chamberlain Street, Grey Lynn, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 376 3596, email: lisajourno@hotmail.com
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SHELLEY BRIDGEMAN has published travel articles in major daily newspapers in Auckland,
Wellington and Christchurch. She specialises in the luxury end of the travel market; articles she has written over the past few years include those on Huka Lodge, Taupo; Millbrook, Arrowtown; Vatulele, Fiji; Raffles,
Singapore; The Little Nell, Aspen; The Plaza, New York; Claridge’s, London; Hotel de Crillon, Paris and the
Cipriani, Venice.
AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 529 2144, email shelleyb@ihug.co.nz
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DIANE BROWN is a novelist, poet and author of Liars and Lovers , a travel memoir. She is currently working on another travel book, Here Comes Another Vital Moment .
45 Sutherland Street, DUNEDIN. Ph: (03) 477 4477, mob 027 477 1216, Fax: (03) 477 4477 , email dibrown@xtra.co.nz
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LINDA BROWN enjoys writing on personal experiences, gathered when travelling both internationally and nationally. Linda writes most of her articles for Sojourney magazine. However, her work has also appeared in daily and provincial newspapers .
25 Ngaiwi Street, Orakei, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 524 7454, mob 021 121 5252, email: lindabrown@xtra.co.nz
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LORRAINE BROWN is a freelance travel writer and photographer. She has travelled through 38 countries over the past 20 years. This has given her an insight into a wide range of tourism packages, languages and cultures. Lorraine is keen on history, conservation and eco-tourism and has been published in newspapers, magazines and the internet. Good quality photos accompany articles.
Voluntary NZ Servas Travel Host. Cathay Pacific finalist award 2001
36 Deerness Crescent, Algies Bay, WARKWORTH. Ph/Fax: (09) 425 5499, email travelworks2000@yahoo.com
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NICOLETTE BROWN is the new editor of CURL, New Zealand's only female surf and beach lifestyle magazine. She has travelled extensively, including some time spent living in Japan. Nicolette complements her journalism skills with a strong interest in photography..
AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 524 7454, email nicolette_brown@hotmail.com
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SUSAN BUCKLAND’s travel writing and photographs are published in New Zealand and overseas magazines and newspapers. She has twice won the Qantas Media Awards Best Travel Column, is a former travel columnist for the Sunday Star Times and now publishes a weekly travel column for the New
Zealand Herald. She has compiled and presented Radio NZ (international) and Radio Network travel programmes and TVOne and TV3 travel reports. Susan is an editor of the Maverick Travel Guide to New
Zealand (Pelican - USA) and author of Amazing New Zealand (Penguin) . She was president of New Zealand
Travel Communicators 1999 and 2000.
P.O.Box 99-756 Newmarket, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 520 3523, mob 0274 766 421, email susan.buckland@xtra.co.nz
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JASON BURGESS is an Auckland based freelancer who has a rich stew of travel experience and a distinctive eye for detail. He cooks up quality word and picture packages with an accent on difference. Has contributed words and/or pictures to a variety of Aotearoa's publications from NZ Geographic to Pulp and more recently On Holiday magazine.

Burgs Eye Photography, P O Box 60 162, Titirangi, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 817 5937, Mob 021 239 9320 email: burgseye@xtra.co.nz
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DAVID BURTON writes and photographs food and travel features for Cuisine Magazine, The
Dominion Post, Conde Nast Traveler and Lexus Magazine (USA)
154 The Parade, Island Bay, WELLINGTON. Ph: (04) 383 9887, email david@burley.co.nz
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PETER BUSH is a Wellington-based photographer.
181 Severn Street, Island Bay, WELLINGTON. Mob: 0274 491 477, Fax: (04) 383 7303, email: p.j.bush@xtra.co.nz
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PETER CALDER has travelled extensively in Latin America, Asia, the Pacific and the UK. His book
Travels with my Mother, about taking his octogenarian Mum to see her English roots, is published by
Tandem Press and won the 2004 WH Smith Travcom Travel Book of the Year Award.
97b Old Mill Road, Westmere, AUCKLAND 2. Ph: (09) 376 0207, Fax: (09) 376 0297, mob 0274 320 099, email peterc@ihug.co.nz
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CHRIS CASSELS is a novice travel writer with Rolls Royce tastes and a chicken bus budget who takes a humorous look at life on the road. Latest (mis)adventure: midsummer Moroccan camel trek. Chris won the 2004 AA Traveller New Travel Writer Award.
8A/186 The Terrace, WELLINGTON. Ph: (04) 473 6994, email ccassels@clear.net.nz
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CHRIS CHAPMAN has travelled widely in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, and writes about travel experiences and destinations beyond conventional travel itineraries. His articles and photographs have appeared in the Otago Daily Times , The Evening Post, The Press and The Marlborough Express. Chris was a finalist in the 2003 Cathay Pacific Awards for the ‘Best Article about a Journey’ category.
Ph: (021) 133 6413, email cjchapman@rocketmail.com
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KIEREN CHARTERIS is the travel editor and deputy editor at the
New Zealand Woman’s Weekly
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He was previously sub editor at the Bay of Plenty Times and the Daily Post in Rotorua. He was also a reporter with The Christchurch Star.
P.O.Box 90-267 AMC, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 360 3820 ext 8832, Fax: (09) 360 3826, email kieren_charteris@nzww.co.nz
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ROBIN CHARTERIS has been the editor of the Otago Daily Times since 1997 and has travelled extensively through Europe, Central Asia and Asia. Robin has written Insight Guides , for the Los Angeles
Times, The Independent (UK), Sydney Morning Herald, Age, Brisbane Courier-Mail and The New Zealand
Herald.
Since winning the Mobil Overseas Travel Award in journalism in 1973 he has travelled extensively.
He served two terms as London correspondent for New Zealand Associated Press (NZ Herald, Evening
Post, Press, ODT).
Winner of several national journalism prizes for news, sports, economic and feature writing, Robin was commended in the inaugural Travcom Travel Writer Of The Year contest in 1992, then newspaper section winner and overall winner of the 1993 contest and newspaper section winner in 1996.
87 Highcliff Road, DUNEDIN. Ph/Fax: (03) 454 5562, mob 025 201 6895, email robincharteris@hotmail.com
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ROY COLBERT has written for many New Zealand newspapers and magazine, specialising in sport and music, including the Listener, North & South, Southern Skies, Rip It Up, the Cut, AA Direction and
Pacific Way.
188 Cargill Street, DUNEDIN. Ph: (03) 477 2425, Fax (03) 474 0789 mob 027 4128558, email: colbert@es.co.nz

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BELINDA COOKE heads up the publishing department at New Holland Publishers (NZ) Ltd. Part of an innovative international group, the company is one o f New Zealand’s fastest-growing publishers with a rapidly expanding list of quality non-fiction titles focussing on travel, tourism, food, wine, gardening, outdoor pursuits and natural history.
P.O.Box 34 321 Birkenhead, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 481 0444, Fax: (09) 480 0129, email bcooke@nhp.co.nz
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ANABEL DARBY is a PR consultant to Christchurch and Canterbury marketing, and Christchurch and
Canterbury Convention Bureau. She has extensive international experience in tourism PR, and was previously editor of Air New Zealand’s inflight magazine, and Deputy Editor, Cosmopolitan magazine,
Australia.
P O Box 36-572, CHRISTCHURCH 8030. Ph: (03) 355 1128, mobile: 021 668 090, email: anabel@darbyid.com
www.darbyid.com
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PRUE DASHFIELD is the staff writer on N Z House & Garden and onHoliday magazines. Recent articles for these publications include the Northern Territory, Sydney, Maniototo, Hokianga, Dunedin and the
Far North. Australian and British newspapers, including The West Australian and The Daily Mail, have published her work.
P.O.Box 6341 Wellesley Street, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 353 8019, Fax: (09) 353 1020, email prue.dashfield@nzhouse-garden.co.nz
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MARTIN DE RUYTER is a Nelson-based photographer.
36 Weka St, NELSON. Ph: (03) 546 6288, mob 0274 728 562, email deruyter@clear.net.nz
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LINDA DE VEL specialises in travel in India, Turkey and France. She has been published in the
NZ Gardener as well as The International Artist . LindaMarie’s book, A Brush With India , was published in
2002.
31 Forest Glen, OREWA 1461. Ph/Fax: (09) 426 6540, email develart@ihug.co.nz
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RAFFAELA DELMONTE is an Auckland-based writer.
P.O.Box 35 364 Browns Bay, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 473 6511, mob 021 213 9111, Fax: (09) 473 6513, email raffaela@aldente.co.nz
web www.aldente.co.nz
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JANE DENT -
Tourism New Zealand is New Zealand’s national tourism organisation. Our role is to motivate international travellers to come to New Zealand. Our mission is to motivate them to come now, do more and come back.
147 Victoria Street, P O Box 91-893, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 914 4780, Mob: 021 914 783, Fax: (09) 914
4789, email: janed@tnz.co.nz
website: www.newzealand.com
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TONY DOMINEY established the high-profile Tabs On Travel weekly travel industry newsletter in late 1987 and is the owner, publisher and editor. He owns the consumer publication Travelbug Magazine .
He was involved in trade publishing for more than 10 years before establishing Tabs on Travel.
P.O. BOX 302-117, NORTH HARBOUR POST CENTRE. Ph: (09) 415-8111, Fax: (09) 415-2300, email tonydom@tabsontravel.co.nz
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is a Wellington freelance journalist specialising in travel, outdoor pursuits and the arts. Her features and photographs are published in New Zealand publications and occasionally in Britain and Australia where she worked for several years. She has won the NZ Travel Writers' Award; and a PATA
Gold Award, travel story category. Her first book Pay for your Travel by Writing, a NZ Guide to Travel
Writing was published in 1997 and her second, Older and Bolder in 2004.

Apartment 3, 14 Oriental Terrace, Oriental Bay, WELLINGTON 6001. Ph: (04) 384 9454, Fax: (04) 385
6951, email: judithdoyle@paradise.net.nz
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 WENDY DUNLOP is a freelance writer specialising in travel, property and historic material. She has contributed to New Zealand Geographic, Traveltrade, The Press, The Christchurch Star and various inhouse travel industry publications. She also tutors part-time at the New Zealand School of Travel and
Tourism and is Travcom's South Island Representative.
56a Colombo St or PO Box 12199, CHRISTCHURCH. Ph: (03) 960 4467, Fax: (03) 960 4468, email: wmdunlop@xtra.co.nz
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GAYNOR DYET is the Sales and Marketing Manager for Tourism Innovations. www.tourisminnovations.co.nz
has a background in both the tourism and media industries, with a passion for photography and travel.
108 Bamford Street, Woolston, Christchurch. Ph: (03) 982 1844, Mob 021 320 028, email: gaynor@tourisminnovations.co.nz
, web: www.tourisminnovations.co.nz
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JIM EAGLES Travel Editor, NZ Herald c/- New Zealand Herald, P O Box 32, AUCKLAND. Phone: (09) 373 6400 ext 8242 email: travel@nzherald.co.nz
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ANNE ELSE enjoys getting a great story out of well-known locations, as well as less travelled corners. Recently she has written on Arizona and Berlin. Her work has featured in Next, the Listener, New
Zealand Herald and The Dominion Post.
13 Farm Road, WELLINGTON. Ph/fax: (04) 475 9958, email mcqueen.else@xtra.co.nz
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JENNY & TONY ENDERBY are freelance photojournalists specialising in underwater photography and natural history. Their articles and photographs have appeared in over 60 publications in Australia,
Germany, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, UK and the USA. Their images were used to illustrate three books on New Zealand’s marine life written by Glenys Stace, followed by their own identification book on the marine life of the Goat Island marine reserve. Their latest project was Diving and Snorkelling New
Zealand , a Pisces book for Lonely Planet Publications (2002). Recent publications include Forest & Bird,
Dive NZ, Destinations, NZ Herald, Christchurch Press, Dive Log Australia, Sportdiving Australia, UK Scuba
World, Asian Diver and Seaspray magazines.
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P.O.Box 139 Leigh 1241, NORTH AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 422 6127, mob 021 167 1524, email enderby@enderby.co.nz
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GERRY EVANS specialises in travel writing. His last book was Good Morning USA , an account of travell ing by rail across the USA with photos by New Zealand’s award winning photographer Peter Bush.
Gerry has also had articles published in the Listener, Sunday Star time and other New Zealand newspapers, and was a columnist for the Evening Post.
11A Campbell Street, Karori, WELLINGTON, Phone: (04) 476 2625. email: evans@paradise.net.nz
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 SUE FARLEY is widely published throughout Australia and New Zealand, SE Asia and the US, and much of her work is travel-based. Taken loosely this includes art, adventure, cuisine, architecture, people and, in particular, remote or beautiful places. She has won a few awards, is a regular writer for a local online travel magazine and is building a solid portfolio of quality magazine and newspaper publishers.
P.O. Box 1548 NELSON. Mob 021 555 836, email: suefarley@paradise.net.nz
web www.zac.co.nz/suefarley/
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 SIMON FARRELL-GREEN is an Auckland-based writer.

C/- Metro Magazine, Private Bag 92512, Wellesley street, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 308 2700 or 308 2736 email: sfarrell-green@acpmedia.co.nz
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25B Tetrarch Place, Glenfield, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 444 0612, email: ref@paradise.net.nz
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 HELEN FRANCES includes travel writing among other topics such as film and the work of artists and artisans. She uses fluency in French to source authentic detail for articles about French speaking destinations. Helen has articles published in AA Directions, North and South, New Zealand Growing Today, the Dominion Post, Sunday Star Times, New Zealand Memories and French film magazine, L’Ecran
Fantastique.
4/156 Brougham Street,Mount Victoria, WELLINGTON. Ph: (04) 384 5583, mob 021 0619251 email delfi203@actrix.co.nz
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JAMES FRANKHAM is an award-winning film-maker, photographer and author specialising in natural history and indigenous peoples. His photos have been published and exhibited from Australia to
Sweden and the travelogue Wildlands - an account of two years traveling the world aboard a ship .was released internationally in November 2003. A one-hour documentary about tribalism in the PNG Highlands is being sold worldwide and another about Afghan refugees is nearing completion.
190 Motutara Rd, Muriwai, Waimauku RD1, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 4115292, mob 021 775 423, email james@frankham.co.nz
; web www.wildlands.cc
james@frankham.co.nz
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 STU FREEMAN publishes Meeting NewZ under licence to Jason’s Publishing Company. He is also editor of the publication. He writes a fortnightly travel column for GP Weekly and works for the Hong Kongbased Asian Hotelier Magazine. He has editorial interest in aviation and freight and is correspondent for
Fodors’ NZ book.
P.O. Box 60-154 Titirangi, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 818-7807, (025) 842863, Fax: (09) 818-7864, email promag@clear.net.nz
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MARK FRYER is an Auckland-based writer. c/- New Zealand Herald, P O Box 32, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 373 6400, Mob: 021 372 109 email: mark_fryer@nzherald.co.nz
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 KELLY GARDINER is an experienced editor and journalist in print and online media, including years as executive producer of Australia’s most popular website, ninemsn.com.au, and the Sidewalk city guides. She is based in Auckland. Her travel writing and photos have been published in New Zealand New
Idea, Gay Australia Guide , Marie Claire , and Australian Good Taste . She has specific interests in cultural, maritime and adventure travel.
Ph: (09) 815 5426, mob: 021 033 711, email kellygardiner@xtra.co.nz
Web: www.travelwriters.com/kellygardiner
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JILL GARDNER is the NZ representative for Hawaii Tourism Oceania.
Hawaii Tourism Representative, Level 6, 18 Shortland Street, AUCKLAND 1. Ph: (09) 4895153, Fax: (09)
4895250, email jgardner@xhawaiitourism.co.nz website: www.hawaiitourism.co.nz
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 LUCY GARDNER is a professional photographer based in Christchurch and travelling internationally on assignments.

205 Trents Road, RD6, CHRISTCHURCH. Ph: (03) 344 1977, Mob 021 168 9922 email: www.lucygardner.com web: lucy@lucygardner.com.
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 ALAN GIBSON is a staff photographer for the New Zealand Herald based at Mt Maunganui in one of the newspapers branch offices. He has travelled and photographed South East Asia and worked in the UK for two different photographic agencies. Firstly for Big Pictures, a London based agency specialising in entertainment and celebrity and secondly for Kent News and Pictures, a general news agency covering
London, South East England and Northern France on assignment for all the major UK papers. Alan has also won five Qantas New Zealand Media Awards including the Best Junior Press Photographer, Best
Senior Press Photographer and Single Best Picture awards. Overseas photographic assignments for the
Herald have included Peru, Egypt, Jordan, Malaysia, Borneo, Solomon Islands and the Chatham Islands.
Mount Maungnui, BAY OF PLENTY. Ph: (07) 574 2853 Fax:: (07) 574 2851, Mob 021 605126 email: alan_gibson@nzherald.co.nz
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 SUSAN GIBSON has a background in public relations, events and travel. She has worked in tourism and travel marketing, conferences and incentives management for over ten years. Susan is currently Group
Communications Manager of Heritage Hotel Management and has been on the Travcom executive committee for four years.
Heritage Hotel Management, P.O Box 3904 AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 979 7566, (021) 858 645, Fax: (09) 303
0152, email susang@heritagehotels.co.nz
web www.heritagehotels.co.nz
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TONI GILLAN specialises in travel and lifestyle writing. Recent articles featured Vietnam and New
Zealand destinations. Toni is published in NZ Outside, Café, Eating Out, Wine NZ and the Marlborough
Express.
P O Box 482, BLENHEIM. Ph: (03) 579 4604, Mobile: 021 448 757 Fax: (03) 579 4605,.email thegillans@xtra.co.nz
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KAREN GOA is an Auckland freelance journalist and creative writer. Her features and photographs have been published in New Zealand ( New Zealand Herald, Dominion Post, Listener, Next, Panorama,
Pacific Wave, AA Directions, AA Traveller, Cuisine, onHoliday, North&South ) and in the US ( Traveler’s
India) and Australia ( Two Wheels, Homes&Living Western Australia) . Karen also co-authored the travel book, Bitten by the Bullet: Motorcycle Adventures in India (New Holland Publishers 2002) and is a Travcom executive committee member. She also writes fiction for National Radio.
39 Ewen Alison Ave, Devonport, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 445 6999, Fax: (09) 445 7699,.email kgoa@kiwilink.co.nz
web www.travelwriters.com/karengoa
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POLLY GREEKS has trekked, cycled, cantered, sailed and hitched her way around more than 20 countries. Trained as a journalist, she has published articles in various New Zealand newspapers and magazines and has been learning the art of writing for documentary while on the job in Mexico. Her first travel book, Embracing the Dragon , about a 500 km trek along the Great Wall of China, was published in
2004 by Awa Press. c/- 14 Sargood Street, Maori Hill, DUNEDIN. Ph: (03) 467 2818, email pollstar@rediffmail.com
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KIM GRIGGS has been a journalist for 20 years, working around New Zealand and in Tokyo,
London and Sydney. In October 2001 Kim travelled to Antarctica on a reporting trip. Her account of that trip,
On Blue Ice: A Not Very Brave Journey to Antarctica, is published by Random House New Zealand
52 Helston Rd. Johnsonville, WELLINGTON. Ph: (04) 938 4852, email kim@griggs.net
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ROSS GUY ( SEA New Zealand) specialises in both food and adventure travel and unusual destinations. Recent articles have featured Rome, Apulia (Italy), London, Hong Kong, Macau, Dubai,
Thailand, India and an interview with Antonio Carluccio. Ross takes all his own photographs has been published in New Zealand and Australian publications including Cathay Pacific’s inflight magazine,

Discovery, New Zealand Woman’s Weekly, AA Directions, BMW magazine, Dive New Zealand,
Cafe
Magazine and Eating Out.
P.O.Box 46173 Herne Bay, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 360 1255, mob 021 260 7530, Fax: (09) 360 1216, email seaross@clear.net.nz
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DAVE HANSFORD - Origin Natural History Media - is a Wellington-based writer and photographer, specialising in words and images about the natural world, conservation, science, environmental issues, ecotourism and adventure travel.
Contact him at 021 674 445 or dave@onhm.net
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HEATHER CAMPBELL HAPETA is a passionate nomad/columnist/writer who has published many articles in NZ. Her most recent work is in Morning Calm (Korean Air’s inflight magazine). Her photographs accompany her tales: she also presents workshops on travel writing and is a lively speaker on her travels.
2/873 Colombo St CHRISTCHURCH. Ph: (03) 365 4851, email: heather.hapeta@clear.net.nz
web: www.travelwriters.com/heatherhapeta
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JENNY HAWORTH is a freelance journalist and creative writer. As a journalist she specialises in travel, the fishing industry, heritage, the outdoors, food and the arts. Recent outlets include the Australian,
AA Directions, Dominion-Post, Heritage, the Historic Places Trust magazine, Destinations, Christchurch
Press, NZ Doctor, NZ Woman’s Weekly, NZ Herald, Grocer's Review, The Third Age New Zealand, Seafood
New Zealand and Silver Kris. Publications:
New Zealand’s British Heritage; Tracing Ancestors in the UK and
Ireland; and numerous contributions in the Destinations s eries covering various parts of New Zealand;
Auckland, Rotorua, Christchurch, Mt Cook and the McKenzie Country, Fiordland and Queenstown. Her first novel Hobsons' Chance was published in 2003, a novel set around the early days of New Zealand as a
British dependency and featuring characters like Captain Hobson, the first governor, published by Hazard
Press. Hooked , the story of New Zealand Fishing Industry was completed for David Johnson in 2004. She also helped write the new Fish Species Book for SeaFIC
– to be published 2005. Her second novel
Lost
Souls is expected February 2005.
41 Bellvue Avenue, Papanui, CHRISTCHURCH. Ph/Fax: (03) 354 3456, email: jjhaworth@xtra.co.nz
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ANABRIGHT HAY specialises in historical and cultural travel articles with a special interest in
North Africa, Southeast Asia and Europe. Recent articles have featured Morocco, Tunisia, Hong Kong, Laos and Vietnam. Anabright has been published in a variety of New Zealand newspapers and magazines.
Flat 5, 168 Tinakori Rd, Thorndon, WELLINGTON. Ph: (04) 472 0855, email abyronh@xtra.co.nz
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LINDA HERRICK is an Auckland-based writer.
C/- New Zealand Herald, P O Box 32, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 373 6400 ext 8385 email:
Linda.Herrick@nzherald.co.nz
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C/- New Zealand Herald, P O Box 32, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 373 6400 ext 8173 email:
Michele_hewitson@nzherald.co.nz
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MARIEKE HILHORST - Origin Natural History Media - is a Wellington-based writer and editor, specialising in words about the natural world, conservation, science, environmental issues, eco-tourism and adventure travel.
Contact her at 021 674 464 or marieke@onhm.net

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MICHAEL HOOPER is a freelance journalist specialising in food, wine performing arts and travel. He prepares a weekly food and wine broadcast. His work appears in a wide range of New Zealand magazines, as does his photography. Michael won Food and Travel Writer of the Year 1994 and 1995 (NZ
Guild of Foodwriters) and examples of his stories can be found on www.wineandfood.co.nz
. As an innkeeper he was finalist in 1998 NZ Tourism Awards. Michael won Best Magazine Travel Story in 2000.
Spotlight Creative Media, PO Box 3060, Shortland St, AUCKLAND 1031. Ph: (09) 403 7527, Fax: (09) 403
7675, mob: 021 940 893, email spotlightmedia@clear.net.nz
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LEE HUGHES writes about the many mistakes he has made, the occasional adventures he has had, and a few things that really should be purged from public record. His book The Biggest Boat I Could
Afford was published by Random House in 2004.
2C/88 Anzac Ave, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 373 3537. mob: 025 228 4154, email: howe_margaret@hotmail.com
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DENISE IRVINE Senior Writer, Waikato Times, has a long-time interest in food writing. She tends to head straight for the markets and backstreet cafes when travelling; her stories seem to be very weighted
(no pun intended) on the subject of food!
25 Whyte St, HAMILTON. Ph: (07) 8496180 (work) or (07) 8555573 (home), email denise.irvine@waikatotimes.co.nz
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LAURAINE JACOBS is an Auckland-based writer .
21 Ridings Road, Remuera, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 5233809, email: jacobs@ihug.co.nz
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BLAIR KNILL , aka The Travelling Gourmet, is a self-confessed travel junky and a London City and Guilds qualified chef to boot. He served four years with the RNZAF, travelling extensively to well-known and remote destinations. He has overseen the catering requirements for HRH Queen Elizabeth II, Prince
Charles and the late Princess Diana, John Paul II and many other local and foreign dignitaries. Blair still continues his passion for travel and food by hunting out stunning and unique locations throughout the globe.
He has his own weekly travel column within Television New Zealand and is a regular contributor to a wide variety of travel and food publications.
P.O.Box 25565 St Heliers, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 575 5189; Fax: (09) 575 6161, mob: 021 220 3344, email thetravellingourmet@knill.co.nz
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DENNIS KNILL is a freelance food, wine and travel writer for a wide variety of publications. He currently publishes under his own mastheads of Miles of Travel, Let’s Eat Out, Essentially Food and The
Wine Rack for Midweek, Howick and Pakuranga Times, Business to Business and Howick and Botany
District Times. He is also a contributor to New Zealand Herald, Herald on Sunday, Sunday Star-Times,
Destinations, TravelCORP and Travelinc. Dennis has also undertaken numerous assignments for airlines, travel operators and tourist boards all over the world. Dennis has published an Auckland restaurant guide for HarperCollins and is a past judge for Corban’s wine and food challenge and the Marlborough food and wine festival.
An active member of Travcom Dennis served on the committee in 1999 and 2000.
P O Box 174, Whitford Village, AUCKLAND 1730. Ph: (09) 530 9293, Mob: (021) 65 65 20, Email: milesoftravel@xtra.co.nz
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GEBHARD KREWITT tracks down his subjects at extreme places: a foundry in Northern Europe, flyfishing in New Zealand, with the wide-angel lens to the end of the world, with the telephoto lens to stories close by. Gebhard finds his photographs in Patagonia and at the German coast of the Baltic sea.
Gebhard´s work always has been heavily carried by his interest in every human being and their life circumstances. He is a producing photojournalist, specializing in documentary photography including po- litical, cultural and social subjects for various German magazines including "Stern“, "Spiegel“, "Geo“ and
"mare“.

Cmb 50, 77 Owhaugo Road, 2656 Owhaugo. Ph: (09) 895 4721 email: gebhardk@aol.com
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TIM LAMB is new to travel journalism and is currently based in Vancouver, Canada, after spending the last five years writing for various magazine and newspaper publications from Auckland to Canterbury.
Apartment 804-1350 Broughton Street, Vancouver, BC, CANADA. Ph: (0604) 722 7764 email: tim_new_zealand@yahoo.com
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SANDOR LAU is a director, writer, photographer and journalist, and Aotearoa’s only
Chinese/Hungarian-American. He has lived and written in the US, Mexico, Spain, France and Taiwan and specialises in offbeat characters, rough roads and politics. Sandor has written for the NZ Herald, The
Listener, Staple and National Radio among others. Formerly a reporter on TV1’s Asia Down Under, he walked from Auckland to Cape Reinga to make his documentary, Behaviours of the Backpacker, which has enjoyed multiple television screenings, and is available on DVD in April 2005.
6/25 Sandringham Road, Kingsland, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 846 7569, email: sandor_lau@yahoo.com
website: www.sandorlau.net
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LEIGH-ANN LAWSON is an Auckland-based writer and was a finalist in the 2004 New Travel
Writer of the Year Award.
49 Bell Road, Remuera, AUCKLAND. Ph/Fax (09) 523 3928, email: lalawson@ihug.co.nz
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GRAEME LAY is a full-time fiction and non-fiction writer. He is the author of The Globetrotter Guide to New Zealand, The Cook Islands and Passages
– Journeys in Polynesia.
His latest travel book is 'The
Miss Tutti Frutti Contest - Travel Tales of the South Pacific'. He has also authored adult and young adult novels and short story collections.
50 Lake Road, Devonport, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 445 6953, Fax: (09) 445 6952, email graemelay@xtra.co.nz
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BRUCE LAYBOURN is an Auckland-based writer.
74 Jervois Road, Herne Bay, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 360 4096, Email: bruce@destinationsmagazine.com
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ELIZABETH LIGHT is an award-winning business and travel writer. She is a regular contributor to
Destinations , AA Directions , North & South and New Zealand Herald.
Apartment 1108, The Statesman, 1 Parliament Street, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 377 5844, email: elight@kiwilink.co.nz
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PAUL LITTLE is an Auckland-based photographer.
AUCKLAND, Ph: (09) 378 1329 email: paulwen@xtra.co.nz
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MURRAY LLOYD specialises in documentary photography, food and landscapes. Recent published work included The Ruth Pretty Cookbook, Ruth Pretty Cooking at Springfield, Cuisine, Air New
Zealand (inflight), Tourism News, Let’s Talk Tourism. Caravans , an exhibition of his work, is currently touring.
PO Box 27 328, WELLINGTON. Ph: (04) 976 6733, Mob: 021 473 999, email murray@murraylloyd.com
web www.murraylloyd.com
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FAY LOONEY is a landscape photographer and author of First Light Last Light Images of New
Zealand (Hodder Moa Beckitt). New Zealand Lanscape Note card collection, authentic NZ& Australian
Christmas card range.

283 Koru Rd, RD4, NEW PLYMOUTH. Ph: (06) 752 7125, email: faylooney@xtra.co.nz
web: www.faylooney.com
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KELLY LYNCH is an Auckland-based writer and photographer.
Ph: (09) 419 9515, email: kelly.lynch@clear.net.nz
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NIKKI MACDONALD is a Wellington-based writer.
C/- 1 Burn Street, Karori, WELLINGTON. Mob: 021 443 789, email: nikki.macdonald@dompot.co.nz
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PAUL MACLENNAN says ‘I can write my way into pretty much any place I choose, then write my way straight back out again when authority, circumstance love or some other hunger suggests it’s time to go’.
P O Box 27458, WELLINGTON. Ph: (04) 801 5205 Mob: 0274 397274, Fax: (04) 801 5206, email: nz@sglgroup.net
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JILL MALCOLM was editor of Air New Zealand’s in-flight magazine Pacific Wave for 11 years and an editor of Home and Building and Aorangi magazines. She has had extensive experience in journalism, writing for home and overseas markets. She is the editor of AA Traveller and also the author of four books,
Macau, Unique Lodges of New Zealand, Boutique Lodgings of New Zealand, At Home On The Road , winner of the WH Smith Travcom Travel Book of the Year 2003 and co-author of An Absolutely Outrageous
Adventure.
She lectures on editing and travel writing at Auckland University and was a Travcom award winner in 1992. President of NZTCA 1994 - 1998.
4 Jutland Street, Mairangi Bay, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 478-5281, Mob: 021 379 090, email jill.malcolm@xtra.co.nz
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BOB MARRIOTT is a freelance writer-photographer. His articles and photos have appeared in major New Zealand newspapers. Magazines include NZWW , Investigate, Lifestyle, Alfresco, Travel Digest,
Trailfinder, Traveller and Going Places.
He has been published in Britain, Australia, Asia and the USA. He has been commissioned by Fodor’s to work on travel guides for Malaysia and New Zealand.
39 Gemstone Drive, Birchville, Upper Hutt, WELLINGTON. Ph: (04) 526 9478, Mob: 021 259 4476, email marriott.bob@xtra.co.nz
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DI MAXWELL established the Sojourney travel magazine and is the present editor. She is a part- owner and Managing Director of Designco Ltd, a graphic design, publishing and print company. Designco
Ltd is the present owner of the Sojourney travel magazine, a down to earth magazine for intrepid travellers.
Sojourney is New Zealand’s best internet-friendly travel magazine.
P.O.Box 138, PAIHIA. Ph: (09) 402 0012, (025) 886 615, Fax: (09) 402 5279, email editor@sojourney.co.nz
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BOB MAYSMOR is a Paremata-based travel photojournalist. A multiple finalist in the Cathay
Pacific Awards, Bob has travelled to over 120 countries. He has had three solo photographic exhibitions
(Tibet,Yemen & Cuba) and has written several books. He contributes book reviews, general and travel articles to a number of publications including The Dominion Post, onHoliday, AA Directions, Destinations,
NZ Adventure etc. Library of over 10,000 images available.
Ph: (04) 233 1963, e-mail maysmor@paradise.net.nz
web http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/maysmor/
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MAUREEN MCDONALD is a writer and keen photographer. She has recently completed the text for a pictorial book on Namibia and has published travel articles in the Listener and Destinations. She has written many corporate publications.

P.O.Box 100-751 NORTH SHORE MAIL CENTRE. Ph: (09) 413 7390, 0274 475 068, Fax: (09) 413 7391; email: m.mcdonald@xtra.co.nz
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CAROLYN MCKENZIE is an Aucklander who lives in Ventimiglia on the Italian-French
Mediterrane an border. She writes about intriguing and unusual destinations and is the author of “Portraits of the Riveriera” (NZ & UK).
Via Garibaldi 44, 18039 Ventimiglia (IM) , ITALY. Ph: (0039) 0184 238008, email: carolynmckenzie@libero.it
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HAMISH MCKENZIE is a young freelancer without a home. Having just completed a year as editor of Otago University’s student magazine Critic ( www.critic.co.nz
), Hamish is now travelling in Central America and Europe before he reaches Canada to study post grad journalism. He won the 2004 Aotearoa Student
Press Association Award for feature-profile writing and he blogs for Fighting Talk
(http://fightingtalk.blogspot.com)
14 Blackmore Crescent, ALEXANDRA. Ph: (03) 4486094, email: hjlmckenzie@yahoo.com
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GORDON MCLAUCHLAN, founder president of TCANZ, is a freelance writer and publicity consultant. He chairs a panel on Radio New Zealand’s monthly Book Club. He has published two books this year, is the author of a number of books on the social and political history of New Zealanders and writes regularly on New Zealand literature, agriculture, travel and media. He has been a Buddle Findlay Sargeson
Trust board member for several years and president of the NZ Society of Authors for two years. Gordon has also been a judge or convenor for the Montana Book Awards (previously the Wattie Awards) four times and was convenor of judges for the inaugural W H Smith Travel Book of the Year Award in 2003.
22/66 Emily Place AUCKLAND 1001 Ph/Fax: (09) 366 3055, Mob: 021 623 844, email: journo@clear.net.nz
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GERALDINE MCMANUS is an award-winning travel journalist. Her long term passion and extensive experience in travel and tourism includes diverse communication roles from freelance writing to
PR consultancy. She enjoys working on contract with publishing and tourism organisations. As a freelance writer she contributes to New Zealand publications including the NZ Herald, Urbis, Air New Zealand, BMW magazine, Jump and Destinations.
She was 1996 and 1997 Winner - Business Travel Writer Awards and a
1996 and 1998 finalist in the Citibank awards for Excellence in Journalism.
P.O. Box 9491 Newmarket, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 524 7542, (021) 126 6895, Fax: (09) 524 8792, mob 021
126 6895, email geraldine@mcmanus.co.nz
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DENISE MCNABB is the editor of arrival, a glossy quarterly magazine given to more than 500,000 inbound tourists each year at Auckland International Airport and business editor of The Independent
Business Weekly newspaper where she also covers aviation, tourism and travel issues. She does the occasional bit of freelance writing, specialising in articles on tour cycling in NZ and overseas.
7/49 Curran St, Herne Bay, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09)376 1630, Mob: 025 272 0375, Email: denise.mcnabb@xtra.co.nz
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WENDY MILL is a writer/sub-editor, formerly based in Timaru, but now resident in Wellington.
Published work has included feature articles on the Chatham Islands and Italy in The Timaru Herald and on
STUFF website. A current series for a personalised travel column titled .....@ a glance with Wendy Mill, includes feature stories on less well-known places and aspects of travel in Italy and Greece.
14 Kio Road, Hataitai, WELLINGTON. Ph: (04) 386-2202 email: wenmill@es.co.nz
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MARK MITCHELL is a Wellington-based photographer.
9 Arthur Grove, Waikanae, WELLINGTON. Ph: (4) 904 3110, Mob: 021 892 708, Fax: (04) 904 3110 email: mark.mitchell@nzherald.co.nz
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SUE MOODY is a free-lance writer and communications consultant. Specialities are design, travel and tourism. Travel writing and photographs have been featured in NZ Herald, Sunday Star Times, NZ
House & Garden, onHoliday.
52 Seaview Rd, AUCKLAND 1005. Ph: (09) 523 1774, Mob: 021 175 8366, email: moodyfive@yahoo.com
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FIONA MORRIS is a Wellington based writer.
Tourism Industry Association of New Zealand (TIANZ), P O Box 1697, WELLINGTON. Ph: (04) 494 1845,
Mob: 027 2242542, Fax: (04) 499 0827, email: Fiona.morris@tianz.org.nz
, website: www.tianz.org.nz
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MICHAEL MORRISSEY is an Auckland-based writer.
P O Box 5129, Wellesley Street, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 820 0672, email: Michael.morrissey@planet
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SUZANNE MURRELL has been working as a public relations consultant for 20 years. For seven years she worked for DoC promoting tourism in New Zealand, National Parks and reserves. She has been a freelance travel writer for more than 15 years and had work published in New Zealand and overseas magazines including
Australian Cosmopolitan, Australian Boating, NZ Womans’ Weekly, Pacific Way, NZ
Herald, Sunday Star-Times and Marlin Magazine. Suzanne has a destination column in NZ Motor Yacht and
Launch.
She was previously president of Travcom, PRINZ, FINZ and the NZ Guild of Food Writers.
8 Brilliant Street, St Heliers, AUCKLAND. Ph/Fax: (09) 575-7530, email: upper.class@xtra.co.nz
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CLARE NADEN was previously the PR and Communications Manager for Flight Centre Limited, and has now moved to the UK to live. She does freelance travel writing, including commissions from the
Sunday Star Times and others.
43C Riverside Road, OREWA. Email: clarenaden@yahoo.co.uk
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PAM NEVILLE is an Auckland-based writer whose work in recent years has appeared regularly in NZ
House & Garden magazine and onHoliday magazine. In earlier years she has worked as a journalist for other magazines, newspapers, radio and television. Her freelance work is increasingly travel-focussed.
45 Macky Avenue, Devonport, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 445 9964 Mob: 021 546003 email: pam.neville@xtra.co.nz
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30 Crown Street, North East Valley, DUNEDIN. Ph: (03) 4737643 Mob: 021 307 924 email: bennicholls@zworg.com
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ALBERT NUMANGA is the manager of Cook Islands Tourism based in New Zealand. He works closely with print media and television, focusing on gaining media exposure for the Cook Islands’ experience. He puts in place an extensive visiting-media programme to the Cook Islands each year.
Cook Islands Tourism, P.O.Box 37391 Parnell, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 366 1106, Mob: 0274 731 645; Fax:
(09) 309 1876; e-mail: albert.tourism@cookislands.co.nz
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4 Atkinson Road, Titirangi, AUCKLAND, Ph (09) 8175883 (AH) Mobile: 021 1047452 email: b.ohagan@xtra.co.nz
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KATHY OMBLER is a Wellington-based writer focusing on nature tourism, conservation, travel and the hospitality industry. Books published include National Parks and Other Wild Places of New Zealand,
Walking Wellington, Ruahine Forest Park guide plus several regional walking guides. She contributes regularly to NZ Traveltrade, Hospitality, Meeting Newz and Forest and Bird magazines.

Ph: (04) 473 7138, Fax: (04) 473 7139, email: ombler@globe.net.nz
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DARRAGH O'RIORDAN has enjoyed many years on the roads, rivers and oceans of the world.
Having grown up in London she has spent the past twelve years working and combining travel while choosing to make New Zealand base camp. Specialising for many years in corporate sponsorship, international event management and public relations Darragh is now keenly focussing on the discipline of feature writing while raising her two girls.
73 Warnock Street, Westmere. Auckland. Ph: (09) 376 7003 Mob: 0274 280 354, Email: imsltd@clear.net.nz
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DENIS PAGÉ is a photographer and writer based on the Otago Peninsula near Dunedin. He specializes in natural history, travel and editorial photography and has worked all over the globe for publications such as National Geographic , Air New Zealand, Qantas and Air Canada in-flight magazines, NZ
House&Garden, AA Traveller, Destinations, Scientific American, Equinox and Canadian Geographic to name a few. His photographs illustrate over 50 books from the Basque country to Hong Kong. He co-wrote, with his wife, a book on New Zealand seashores and one on children’s book illustrators, which won the New
Zealand Book Awards in 1997. His corporate clients range for Kwik Copy Australia to Bell Canada. Denis works mostly in Asia and North America averaging over 8 months every year on assignments.
24 Matariki Street, Broad Bay, DUNEDIN. Ph: (03) 478 0086, mob 025 223 0364, Fax: (03) 478 0046, email f22photo@southnet.co.nz
web www.denispage.com
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CHRIS PARKIN writes light hearted travel pieces from more unusual destinations and was a finalist in the 2002 and 2004 Travcom Awards. Recent articles covered Nepal, Syria, Egypt, Thailand and Death
Valley, California. His work has appeared in various New Zealand dailies
7/280 Oriental Parade, WELLINGTON. Mob: 021 727 546, email cmp@clear.net.nz
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JACK POUTSMA takes time out from his day job as a chartered accountant to take photographs for Sojourney magazine, mainly when travelling with his partner, Di Maxwell.
C/- Sojourney magazine, P O Box 138, PAIHIA. Ph: (09) 402 0012, Mob: 021 522 575 email: jack.poutsma@horwath.co.nz www.sojourney.co.nz
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GUY RALLS is an Auckland-based writer.
Piha, Waitakere, AUCKLAND, Ph: 021 0617657 email: guyralls@hotmail.com
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HEATHER RAMSAY (see also Richardson) is a freelance writer who provides a weekly travel news column (Let's Go NZ) for the New Zealand Herald and a monthly one (Traveller's Checks) for The
Daily News in New Plymouth. She writes travel features for both publications, and has had work published in
Freebie, Dish, Destinations, Sojourney, NZ Today, Your Home & Garden, New Idea, NZ Woman's Weekly,
The West Australian, Otago Daily Times, Press, Dominion Post, AA Traveller, Sunday Star-Times and the
Sydney Sun-Herald. Heather was a finalist in the 2003 Cathay Pacific Travcom Travel Media Awards. Her articles are usually accompanied by photos taken by her husband, Dennis Richardson (see Richardson).
The couple operates All-rounders Travel Services, which provides small group tours to India, tour leading services, and travel writing and photography services. Heather is on the Travcom committee and compiles the bi-monthly newsletter.
55 Manu Crescent, NEW PLYMOUTH. Ph: (06) 753 3907 Mob: 021 0727 345; e-mail: heathden@ihug.co.nz
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PAULINE RAY manages corporate relations in New Zealand for Cathay Pacific Airways. She has had extensive experience in journalism, having worked on the Christchurch Star, the NZ Listener, More m agazine (as deputy editor), the NZ
Woman’s Weekly
(as news editor), and on the TV Times and Financial
Times in London. Pauline joined Communicado as a TV producer/director, editing a weekly business programme before establishing her own public relations company at the end of 1990.

P.O. Box 91-828 AMC. Ph: (09) 377-2907, Fax: (09) 366-1733; (021) 958 635, email pray@dockstreet.co.nz
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GRAHAM REID is a freelance journalist who was previously a senior feature writer for the New
Zealand Herald. He has won numerous awards for his travel, arts and feature writing and in 2003 won the prestigious Media Peace Award. His travel writing has appeared in the Herald, Listener, Pacific Wave, New
Zealand Women's Weekly and other magazines. He is also the country's foremost music writer and has a long-running weekly album review column in the Herald as well as having published his own music magazine, written for America's Billboard, and presented programmes on National Radio. He travels frequently for work and pleasure, takes his own photographs, and has his own media/travel/arts company
Elsewhere Ltd.
Unit Nine, 25 Rossmay Terrace, Morningside, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 815 0497, email: graham.reid@elsewhere.co.nz
or elseman@hotmail.com
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CHRIS RENNIE is an independent travel writer.
P O Box 4595, Christchurch. Ph: (03) 353 4535, Mob: 0274 329 767, Fax: (03) 355 4535 email: chris@pricerennie.co.nz
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DENNIS RICHARDSON (see also Ramsay) provides photos to accompany articles written by his wife, Heather Ramsay (see Ramsay). His images have appeared in Freebie, Dish, AA Traveller,
Destinations, Sojourney, NZ Today, Your Home & Garden, The Daily News, West Australian, Otago Daily
Times, Press, Evening Post, Sydney Sun-Herald, Sunday Star-Times and the NZ Herald. Dennis was a finalist in the 2004 Cathay Pacific Travcom Travel Media Awards. The couple operates All-rounders Travel
Services, which provides travel writing and photography services, tour leading services and small group tours to India.
55 Manu Crescent, NEW PLYMOUTH. Ph: (06) 753 3907, Mob: 021 0727 345, e-mail heathden@ihug.co.nz
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IAN ROBINSON wrote Gantsara, Alone Across Mongolia , published by Harper Collins in 2004, which tells the story of Ian’s fascinating, often hilarious, sometimes terrifying solo horseback journey across outer Mongolia. He became the first Westerner to cross the country in this way, spending seven months in this remote, inhospitable land.
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P O Box 3967 Shortland Street, AUCKLAND. Ph: (021) 539 666 email: daystogo2001@yahoo.co.uk
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JANIE ROBINSON creates travel features for print and television. Recent articles featured North
America, Czech Republic , and Kenya. Janie’s Canadian Outlets include the Toronto Star, Leisureways,
CTV and CHUM TV. Janie is in New Zealand for a year and is a committee member (Active-at-large and
Membership Committee) of the Canadian Chapter of SATW (Society of American Travel Writers).
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J-Walk Travel media Productions, 757B West Coast Road, Oratia, AUCKLAND 1007. Ph: (09) 814 9945 email: jwalktravel@paradise.net.nz
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PAUL RUSH is a full-time freelance writer and photographer specialising in New Zealand tourism destinations and adventure activities. He writes travel articles and promotional literature for the press, magazines and Internet sites. His background experience is 35 years as a travel industry administrator and outdoor adventure guide
9 Camith Close, Howick, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 273 3717, mob 025 651 5380, email prush@xtra.co.nz
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KATE RUSSELL is the Publicity Director for Navigate Publicity, a tourism publicity ‘arm’ of
Navigate South. She is responsible for Public Relations strategy and implementation.
Navigate Publicity, 5/340 Parnell Road “Posada Building”, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 307 3633, Mob: 021 514
004, Fax: (09) 307 3292, email: kate@navigatepublicity.com
, website: www.navigatepublicity.com

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JOY SCANDLYN is a keen boatie and enjoys writing about vacations on the water, along with skiing, beach resorts and small group travel articles. Her last article on boat chartering for the Louis Vuitton and America’s Cup was featured in the New Zealand Herald. In a past career, Joy owned a travel agency so approaches her articles from a “what will the client want to know?” viewpoint.
C/- P.O.Box 105-190 AUCKLAND (marked Personal). Ph: (0274) 879 767; e-mail: joy@akld.nzfp.co.nz
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NICK SERVIAN is a Wellington-based photographer
P O Box 6283, WELLINGTON. Ph: (04) 385 6079 email: nick@nickservian.com
NICK SERVIAN is a Wellington-based photographer, highly experienced in creative travel and architectural photography, as well as advertising and corporate work. Stock library of images of Sri Lanka, Cuba, Chile, etc available. For his Asia, Australia and NZ images, please visit www.photonewzealand.com
P O Box 6283, WELLINGTON. Ph: (04) 385 6079 email: nick@nickservian.com
, website: www.nickservian.com
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STELLA SHARP graduated NZIBS in 1999 and has had two articles published in the Dominion.
She is interested especially in Australian travel and all genres of writing including novels and short stories.
66 Parata Street, Waikanae, WELLINGTON. Ph: (04) 9040 482, email: stell1@paradise.net.nz
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GRANT SHEEHAN is a Wellington-based photographer
PO Box 6385 Marion Square, WELLINGTON. Ph/fax: (04) 384 5451, Mob: 0274 421 646, email phantomh@actrix.co.nz
web www.phantomhouse.com
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ROY SINCLAIR specialises in rail journeys and bicycle touring. He recently completed a 4200 km bike ride through Japan. His e leven book titles include ‘Route 6, a classic South Island bike ride’ and
‘TranzAlpine New Zealand.’
1a Wedgewood Avenue, CHRISTCHURCH 8002. Ph: (03) 337 6926 Mobile: 025 229 5035, email r.sinclair@clear.net.nz
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MEGAN SINGLETON is a freelance travel and feature writer. Recent stories have featured celebrity spotting in LA, firing machine guns in Las Vegas, driving in Italy, dashing around the English countryside.
Publishing credits include New Zealand Herald, Sunday Star-Times, Dominion Post, Christchurch Press,
Otago Daily Times Next and This Is Travel (UK) . .
P.O.Box 37563 Parnell, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 522 7797, mobile Ph: 021 777 770, email: megan@profilepr.co.nz
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MARK SMITH is an award-winning Auckland-based photographer.
20/75 Parnell Road, Parnell, Auckland. Ph/fax: (09) 522 3322, Mob: 021 998 694, email mrmrsmith@clear.net.nz
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PATRICK SMITH is an Auckland-based writer and editor specialising in cultural, eco, food, wine and golf tourism. Recent travel stories have featured South Australia, Quebec, North Queensland, the South
Island’s high country and Kaua’i. Client publications include the New Zealand Herald, GOLF, Leisure &
LIfestyle, New Zealand Listener, arrival Magazine and AA Traveller. Patrick is the incumbent president of
Travcom
P.O. Box 10-030, Dominion Road, AUCKLAND. Ph/Fax: (09) 630 1197, 025 855 687; e-mail: editorial@xtra.co.nz

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TONY SMITH runs a travel marketing company and general sales agency, Francis Travel
Marketing, representing the Tourism Authority of Thailand, Holland America Line and Windstar Cruises.
P.O. Box 1310, AUCKLAND; Ph: (09) 489 1363 (021) 736 326; Fax: (09) 489 1370; mob 021 736 326;email: tony@francistravelmarketing.co.nz
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STEVE SOLE is a Taranaki-based travel writer, photographer and PR dude. Steve won Travel
Photographer of the Year in1998, was a travel writer finalist in 2001 and 2002 and highly commended writer in 2002. His work has appeared in United Airlines in-flight - Hemispheres - and most New Zealand publications, including New Zealand Geographic, The Listener, Nor th & South, Air New Zealand’s in-flight
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64 Johnson Rd, RD 44, Urenui. Ph: (06) 752 3282, Fax: (06) 752 3899, email: steve@tourismpr.co.nz
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ALEX SPENCE is an Auckland-based writer.
E-mail: alex_spence@yahoo.com
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SERENA STEVENSON has travelled extensively throughout Asia, Europe, Egypt and the South
Pacific, communicating with people through her photography, finding parallels of contrasting cultures and working on humanitarian assignments. Serena is now looking for an international agent to carry her unique perspective of people and cultures back to the international community through her documentary work. She won the 2004 Cathay Pacific TravcomTravel Photographer of the Year Award.
PO Box 68 612, Newton, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 846 2491, Fax: (09) 846 2423, Mob: 021 749 191, email serena@serenastevenson.co.nz
web www.serenastevenson.com
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SHONA STILWELL is a communications professional with extensive travel and tourism industry experience. Past employers include Huka Lodge and Sheraton Auckland Hotel & Towers. Shona currently has a small number of key tourism clients.
5c Eton Ave, Devonport, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 445 1137 mobile: (027) 655 6320; e-mail: shona.stilwell@xtra.co.nz
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ALAN STOKER
– the saying “back to nature” so adequately expressed through the transportation of natural beauty into the world of landscape photography. Alan loves to transform the imagination of the eye into photograph.
255A Puhinui Road, Papatoetoe, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 278 1937, Mob: 027 243 4292, Fax: (09) 2782474 e-mail: alankathy@ezysurf.co.nz
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CHRIS SWANNELL is a northland-based photographer.
Orongo Bay Homestead, Aucks Road, RUSSELL. Ph: (021) 940 893 e-mail: spotlightmedia@clear.net.nz
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AMANDA SYE, a magazine addict, specialises in writing features for her favourite titles. Her work has appeared in many publications including NZ Home & Entertaining, Next, NZ House & Garden, Cuisine,
Urbis, North & Sou th, Her Business, Woman’s Weekly, Little Treasures and teen magazine , Tearaway.
161 Whirinaki Road, RD 2, NAPIER. Ph: (06) 836 7441, Mob: 027 282 9802, Fax: (06) 836 7443, email: bytesyes@airnet.net.nz
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MARGO TAMATI has spent 23 years in travel, with the last eighteen as sales/marketing manager for World Interline Tours. Margo also spent two years as contributing travel editor to Fashion Quarterly.
PO Box 147271, Ponsonby, Auckland. Ph: (09) 302 7552, Fax: (09) 366 0444, email: margo@gt.co.nz
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ANDREW TAYLOR is a Cambridge-based writer and photographer.

120 Oliver Road, R.D.4, Whitehall, CAMBRIDGE. Ph: (07) 827 8735, Fax: (07) 827 8743, Mob: 021 368735, email: Andrew@hnpl.net
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MARK TAYLOR is a New Plymouth-based photographer.
22 Princes Street, Fitzroy, NEW PLYMOUTH. Ph: (06) 757 9011, e-mail: popsytaylor@hotmail.com
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KARINE THOMAS is the director of Navigate! And Navigate South Ltd. These companies specialise in sales, marketing, publicity and media relations for tourism based product internationally and within New Zealand.
22a Tohunga Crescent, Parnell, AUCKLAND, Ph: (09) 307 3633, Fax: (09) 307 3292, Mob: 021 753 022 email: karine@navigatesouth.com
, website: www.navigatesouth.com
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MARTIN THOMAS is New Zealand born and has spent time travelling the world with his wife
Jenifer and five children. His first book, ‘Slice of Heaven’ chronicles their adventures.
P O Box 39, FOXTON 5551. Ph: (06) 3636906 Mob: 021 1100017 email: martin@veryfabulous.com
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JULIA THORNE is a photographer and writer based in Auckland. In the 15 years since working in news journalism and photography at the New Zealand Herald she has freelanced in photography and writing for editorial, public relations and corporate customers. Business niches include tourism, industrial, commercial, environmental and publishing. Julia contributes to New Zealand and overseas magazines including The Independent (UK), The Australian Way, Southern Skies, Signature, Marketing, Management,
Ad Media, Next, NZ House and Garden, Style, Pro Design, and FQ Entertaining. She has travelled extensively, exhibited work in London and New Zealand and supplies images to photo-stock libraries in both countries.
PO Box 33 1360, Takapuna, AUCKLAND 1310. Ph: 025 724 707; e-mail: juliathorne@clear.net.nz
website : www.juliathorne.co.nz
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TOURISM NEW ZEALAND is New Zealand’s national tourism organisation. Our role is to motivate international travellers to come to New Zealand. Our mission is to motivate them to come now, do more and come back. Contact: Jane Dent.
147 Victoria Street, P O Box 91-893, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 914 4780, Mob: 021 914 783, Fax: (09) 914
4789, email: janed@tnz.co.nz
website: newzealand.com
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HAMISH TROUNSON ’s photographs are created to entice the viewer to explore the chosen subject through emotion, desire and intrigue. Produced on either film or digital to clients full requirements.
Performance Based Assignments.
7 Ogilvy Terrace, Plimmerton, WELLINGTON. Ph: (04) 233 1917 Mob: 021 706 913 email: Hamisht@photogltd.com
, website: www.photogltd.com
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YVONNE VAN DONGEN was formerly travel editor at the New Zealand Herald and is travel editor of onHoliday magazine. Yvonne has won numerous travel writing awards in the past seven years including the 1995 Travel Writer of the Year and the 1998 Fletcher Challenge Paper Commonwealth Media
Award. In 1999 she did an internship with Conde Nast Traveler in New York.
11 Selby Square, St Mary’s Bay, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 353 1010, Mob: (027) 276 7743; Fax: (09) 353 1020; e-mail: yvonne.v@xtra.co.nz
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ANNIE VILLIERS is a freelance writer living on the Otago Peninsula and has travelled extensively, mostly in Europe - in areas less visited. She has had newspaper articles published and in North & South and is also a regular contributor to National Radio.

2 Seaton Road, Portobello, DUNEDIN. Ph: (03) 478 0228, email: puddingkeep@xtra.co.nz
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GILLIAN VINE is a prizewinning senior journalist with the Allied Press group of newspapers. Her specialist writing area is gardening and her work has been published in newspapers and magazines in New
Zealand and overseas. She is available for freelance assignments
26 Franklin St, Dalmore, DUNEDIN. Ph: (021) 705-708; email: gillianv@ihug.co.nz or gillian.vine@alliedpress.co.nz
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PAMELA WADE is a freelance writer and photographer who has travelled through over 20 countries and is keen to add more to the list. As well as columns, features and reviews, she has had travel stories covering the range from beach-front bures to Outward Bound published in the New Zealand Herald,
Herald on Sunday, Sunday Star Times, The Press and 45 South.
7 Sunnyview Road, Greenhithe, AUCKLAND 1311, Ph: (09) 413 9101, Mob: 021 1675 975, Fax: (09) 413
7062, email: pamelawade@xtra.co.nz
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SUSANNAH WALKER is the editor of monthly women's magazine, Next , one of the top 20 selling magazines in New Zealand. Next features at least one travel feature each month and publishes an annual travel special issue in June. Susannah is an award-winning journalist specialising in travel writing with her most recent travel stories published in Marie Claire Australia , Australian Good Taste and New Zealand New
Idea .
ACP Media Ltd, Private Bag 92512, Wellesley Street, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 308 2797, Mob: (021) 308 268,
Email suwalker@acpmedia.co.nz
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NICK WALTON. 24-year old Nick Walton is Auckland born and bred though he has living in
Vietnam and Australia. Although he has aspirations of working for the BBC in a combat correspondent setting, he has worked in travel publications for 2 years now, and is presently editor of Travelinc magazine.
He enjoys the travel, insight into different cultures and networking that journalism entails and looks forward to penning a novel in the not to distant future.
Mount Eden, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 630.5904, email: editor@travelinc.co.nz
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JOANNA WANE is an award-winning travel writer and former deputy editor of SHE magazine. Now working as a freelancer, she has been a journalist since 1982, writing for magazines in New Zealand,
Australia and the U.K., specialising in travel, profiles, social issues and the performing arts. In 1993 she researched, wrote and co-directed a television documentary ‘Women in Power’.
34 Edenvale Crescent, Mt Eden, AUCKLAND 1003. Ph/Fax: (09) 630 4863 (021) 630 486; e-mail: jophil@xtra.co.nz
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JANE WARWICK founded the consumer travel magazine, Travelbug , in 1998 before selling it to
Travel Communications in 1999. Previous to starting her own magazine she worked for Travel Digest and
Traveltrade, contributed to Southern Skies, Marketing Magazine, NZ Business Magazine and Italia
Magazine and was the New Zealand reporter for CIM Magazine in Sydney. Jane has also contributed to overseas publications such as Business Traveller and Panorama as well as local magazines, newspapers and in-house publications for airlines and other travel industry members. She is currently the editor of
Signature Magazine and BMW Magazine.
78 Aberdeen Road, Castor Bay, AUCKLAND 1309. Ph/Fax: (09) 410 6047, e-mail warwick@maxnet.co.nz
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JOCELYN WATKIN is an Auckland-based writer.
20 Hoylake Pl, Manurewa, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 267 7912, Mob: 027 493 9851, email: jwatkin@clear.net.nz
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KERI WELHAM is a Christchurch-based writer.
U6/ 155 Peterborough Street, CHRISTCHURCH. Ph: (03) 3648494 ext 663, Mob: 021 745 374, email: keri.welham@press.co.nz
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GILLIAN WERRY worked as a lawyer for the past decade and is now launching a career as a freelance writer writing about her travels in Europe and Africa and, now with a toddler in tow, family holidays closer to home
12 Cheltenham Rd, Devonport, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 445 4499, Mob: 025 206 9353, email: gillandchris@xtra.co.nz
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CHRIS WHITBURN works as a sub-editor at The Press in Christchurch. His travels include a
Katmandu-London overland trip in 1979, a year working in Switzerland and trips to Germany, Finland, North
America, Japan, eastern Europe and South-east Asia, principally Malaysia.
Ph: (03) 379-0940 ext 571, email: chris.whitburn@press.co.nz
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MIKE WHITE is a Wellington-based writer.
128 Owhiro Bay Parade, Owhiro Bay, WELLINGTON. Ph: (04) 383 6219 email: michaelwhite@xtra.co.nz
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SIMON WILSON is an Auckland-based writer.
Kingsland, AUCKLAND. Ph: (09) 845 8383 email: simon@cuisine.co.nz
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CAREN WILTON is a Wellington-based writer. Her travel stories and photos have appeared in
Metro, the Listener, The Dominion Post and the Press. Her short story collection ‘the Heart Sutra’ was published in 2004 by UOP.
Ph: 021 116 5471, email caren.wilton@paradise.net.nz
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BEVERLEY WOOD has been addicted to travel since childhood. Her OE in the 1960s added to her obsession. She has been published in the NZ Woman’s Weekly, the Waikato Times and Hot Ink 2.
186 Cambridge Road, Hillcrest, HAMILTON Ph: (07) 856 6822, email hugh.wood@xtra.co.nz
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JILL WORRALL has won numerous writing awards including Qantas and Travcom Travel Media
Awards. She edits the Timaru Herald travel page and freelances. Her travel book, A Blonde in the Bazaar
(New Holland Publishers) was runner-up in the Travel Book of the Year Award
. She’ll travel anywhere.
23 Bowker Street, TIMARU. Ph/Fax: (03) 684 9231, email jill.worrall@xtra.co.nz