Marty Smith

Marty Smith lives in Hawke's Bay. She is author of It Gets In Your Blood: Lives Of A Racecourse.

Marty Smith

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A photo of horses and jockeys on a race track. The sky is dull and cloudy.
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The precarious nature of the track: a day in the life of a racecourse

Marty Smith
14 Aug 2026
Mud and water forms a sinkhole at Omarunui Road in Hawke's Bay.
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When the water rushes in: a dispatch from Hawke’s Bay

Marty Smith
02 Apr 2023
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Goodbye, Swamp Rd

Marty Smith
26 Mar 2023
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Pecky the magpie reviews The Axeman’s Carnival by Catherine Chidgey

Marty Smith
16 Oct 2022
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The Friday Poem: ‘To the trees of summer’ by Marty Smith

Marty Smith
08 Dec 2017