Kirsty Cameron

Auckland

Editor at New Zealand Listener at Are Media (NZ)

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Calling BS on The White Lotus lens on female friendships

3 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Kirsty Cameron

Three's company? (From left) Kate (Leslie Bibb), Jaclyn (Michelle Monaghan) and Laurie (Carrie Coon) in season three of The White Lotus. It’s been hard to like The White Lotus this season, creator Mike White’s third check-in with the sketchy lives of the super-rich.
How the Polkinghorne case put Pauline Hanna on trial

Sep 26, 2024 | nzherald.co.nz | Kirsty Cameron

SUBSCRIBEHome / The Listener / CrimeBy Kirsty CameronListener editor·New Zealand Listener·26 Sep, 2024 05:00 PM23 mins to readSaveShare this articleReminder, this is a Premium article and requires a subscription to read. For Listener editor Kirsty Cameron, the arrest of Philip Polkinghorne, charged with the murder of his wife, jolted memories of childhood encounters with the young “Polk”.
Going to an 80s gig this summer? How to rock the look

Jul 12, 2024 | nzherald.co.nz | Kirsty Cameron

SubscribeHome / The Listener / EntertainmentBy Kirsty CameronSaveshareShare this articlefacebookcopy linktwitterlinkedinredditemail Being a true fan of a band you love is a form of cos-play and for some, they’ve never left the look they glommed onto at a formative age: Lemmy from Motörhead remains influential on a certain subset of boomers. In the 1980s, you could dance like there was nobody filming, because there wasn’t.
NZ soldier’s hat takes an unbelievable journey to find its way home 80 years later

Apr 22, 2024 | nzherald.co.nz | Kirsty Cameron

The hat came back: Christopher Kirk with the hat worn by his father, Les Kirk, who was killed on November 2, 1943 at Soanatabu, Mono Island, the last amphibious landing of the war. Photo / Kirsty CameronOnline exclusive Lew Skelton is an NZDF Sergeant-Major. The military is not just a day job – he has an interest in military history and is a bit of a collector.
One Perfect Day in Auckland

Mar 5, 2024 | qantas.com | Kirsty Cameron

March 06, 2024By Kirsty Cameron Where to start in this sparkling harbour city that’s rich in culture and natural beauty? Survey the scene from the city’s highest volcanic peak, Maungawhau/Mount Eden, then dive in. New Zealand’s largest and liveliest city was known to its original inhabitants as Tāmaki Makaurau, which means “Tāmaki, desired by many”. Today, the modern metropolis is no less desirable – as a tourist destination, business hub and home to almost 1.7 million people.
Review: New Beckham doco is surprisingly frank

Oct 9, 2023 | nzherald.co.nz | Kirsty Cameron

This is how much I know about football. Not to call it soccer, and that the area in front of the goal is not called the circle but the box. I found out it was the box by watching the FIFA Women’s World Cup, which were also the first football games I have attended. So I know approximately three things about football: those two and that it’s an 11-a-side game.
Wool’s gold: how Swanndri became a New Zealand icon

Jul 26, 2023 | thespinoff.co.nz | Kirsty Cameron

How a 1900s-designed woollen overshirt tells the tale of rain and mud, durability and vision and speaks of the role this fibre has played in our human lives. In the 1984 film Vigil, a bearded stranger walks out of the bush with a man slung over his shoulder and takes his place on the farm. He wears a hooded top under an old suit jacket. Later we see him docking lambs, knife in hand, the olive-green hooded top covered in mud.
The enduring influence of Margaret Urlich’s ‘Aotearoa rock chic’

Aug 24, 2022 | stuff.co.nz | Kirsty Cameron
Testing Times

Oct 26, 2020 | brunswickgroup.com | Ben Hirschler |Kirsty Cameron
The New Yorker

Sep 30, 2020 | brunswickgroup.com | Ben Hirschler |Kirsty Cameron