
Syndicated food writer for Fairfax Media in New Zealand; web designer & editor; editing and layout
Melbourne Area, Australia

Syndicated food writer for Fairfax Media in New Zealand; web designer & editor; editing and layout
Melbourne Area, Australia
Newspaper journalist and features editor; former corporate relations manager for large New Zealand newspaper group, Independent Newspapers Ltd (now Fairfax Media); corporate relations consultant; web editor; cookbook editor. Now involved in food journalism, developing my own website http://www.cookingdownunder.com and blogging http://cookingdownunderblog.blogspot.com
Writing; editing for publication; pre-press; web editing; corporate relations; recipe development
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
2000 — 2005 (5 years )
Contributed a weekly article on life in New Zealand and local cuisine. Have since migrated this work to my own website www.cookingdownunder.com and have expanded the theme to also include food and life in Australia.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; FXJ; Newspapers industry)
2000 — 2005 (5 years )
Worked at The Press, Christchurch and The Dominion Post, Wellington including a period as a web editor on www.stuff.co.nz. Food columnist.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; FXJ; Newspapers industry)
1987 — 1999 (12 years )
Responsible for internal communication within the company (since acquired by Fairfax Media) and external communication with the public and shareholders via a regular house magazine, the annual report and the corporate website. Continued this work in a consulting capacity from 2000 after relocating to another city.
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)
1965 — 1979 (14 years )
Journalist then features editor. Reporting, feature writing, editing, page layout.
1980 — 1980
Extramural studies in psychology and human development.
Recipe development, food trends, food history, cooking, new technology developments, evolution of podcasting, photography
NZ Guild of Food Writers, Food Media Club Australia., Podchef forum
New Zealand Who's Who 1997-2000, NZ Guild of Food Writers Electronic Media Award (IT) for 2001.