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Venetia Sherson

Venetia Sherson is a former daily newspaper editor and award-winning journalist who now works as a freelance writer, editor and media trainer.

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Hospital bed and walking stick

New Zealand emergency rooms: No place for old men (or women)

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Three images of a kea searching for food on a cafe table, the last of which shows it has knocked a plate off the table

Arthur’s Pass tourists love kea, but locals are desperately trying to keep them away

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A love letter to my five friends

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The place where I grew up

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The magpies ruin everything

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The Sunday Essay: The joy of paper diaries

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A still from the film Plan 75 showing an elderly woman gazing over a balcony railing

All out for 75

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The lost art of hitching a ride

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The Sunday Essay: Confessions of a cryptic addict

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On the Harry and William saga and the precious bonds of brotherhood

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Essay on Sunday: Tales of suburban creep

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