Naomi Arnold

Naomi Arnold is an award-winning journalist who freelances from Nelson, New Zealand. She is the author of astronomy history Southern Nights and Te Araroa trail memoir Northbound, and co-author of Force of Nature with David Young.

Naomi Arnold

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Society

I was lost – no, actually, literally lost – without my smartphone

Naomi Arnold
13 Jul 2026
Mongoose
Society

NZ’s close shave with the mongoose

Naomi Arnold
18 May 2026
A close-up of a glass vial with a label reading ketamine. It is sitting on a white surface. The background is blurred
Society

How ketamine is offering hope to sufferers of severe mental illness

Naomi Arnold
18 Jul 2023
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Culture

Where space law begins: Naomi Arnold on the problem of Elon Musk

Naomi Arnold
11 Mar 2020
Sarah Wilson
Society

In defence of Sarah Wilson, whose brave mental health memoir doesn’t deserve to be insulted

Naomi Arnold
24 May 2017
7.5 Magnitude Earthquake Hits New Zealand
Society

‘I was scared as hell. I thought that was it, as the quake’s death rattle built and built and wouldn’t stop’

Naomi Arnold
14 Nov 2016

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