Joanna Wane
Senior Feature Writer at Canvas Magazine
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1 week ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Joanna Wane
Writer Lindsey Dawson at the West Auckland house where the gruesome death of a man from strychnine poisoning in 1892 led to a sensational murder trial. Photo / Dean PurcellWas it murder? Or was it suicide? A new book revisits one of New Zealand’s most scandalous crimes and the fallout that reverberated through the generations. It begins and ends with a poisoning.
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2 weeks ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Joanna Wane
Girls weren’t allowed to play rugby when Lisa Burd was a kid. Her new documentary, filmed in the Taranaki heartland, shows how much that’s changed. No Tears on the Field comes with a content warning. It’s not for violence, although the bone-crushing physicality isn’t for the faint-hearted. It’s not for sex, either, although there’s plenty of unbridled passion on display.
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2 weeks ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Joanna Wane
Falls Retreat owner and head chef Brad King builds his menu around seasonal produce from the property's organic gardens or sourced from within a 50km radius. It’s all about community – and good kai – at The Falls Retreat, a magical converted tearoom in the Karangahake Gorge where nothing goes to waste, writes Joanna WaneSometimes the stars align unexpectedly, and it feels as though everything is exactly how it’s meant to be.
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4 weeks ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Joanna Wane
Dad jokes: Heta Dawson with daughters Courtney (left) and Irā at his underground comedy club Poppys in Manurewa. Photo / Michael CraigFamily meals around the dinner table were an audition ground for the Dawson whānau, producing two stand-up comedians and a playwright. Now, Irā, the youngest of five siblings, is about to make her debut as a dancer with Black Grace.
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1 month ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Joanna Wane
Hugely successful playwright Sir Roger Hall at his home in Takapuna. Photo / Dean PurcellIt’s almost 50 years since Sir Roger Hall’s first play, Glide Time, burst onto the stage. With his latest show about to open in Auckland, can the man with the Midas touch still spin box-office gold? “The hardest question to answer of all time is, ‘What do you want for lunch?’” If you think that sounds like a Roger Hall line, you’re probably right. The playwright himself isn’t sure.
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