Talisker Scott Hunter

Talisker Scott Hunter is a features writer from Ōtautahi. He is currently based in the United States.

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A white egret walks on a sidewalk in front of a construction site with a bulldozer and cut tree logs, near a building with blue doors and windows on a sunny day.
Politics

Amid proposed changes to conservation law, can Florida serve as a cautionary tale for NZ?

Talisker Scott Hunter
06 Jul 2026
New Zealand trampers wear shorts
Society

You can spot a NZ hiker by their shorts. Here’s why we won’t don trousers

Talisker Scott Hunter
26 Jan 2026
Illustration of a backpacking traveller walking towards a cargo ship with containers on it and containers lined up along the port
Business

Inside the dying industry of cargo ship travel

Talisker Scott Hunter
26 Dec 2025
Illustration of a backpacking traveller walking towards a cargo ship with containers on it and containers lined up along the port
Business

Inside the dying industry of cargo ship travel

Talisker Scott Hunter
26 Mar 2025
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Society

The deep allure of the RMS Niagara, one of New Zealand’s most notorious shipwrecks

Talisker Scott Hunter
28 Sep 2024
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Politics

Dear employers: stop ghosting me

Talisker Scott Hunter
16 Jan 2024

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