I created this video on behalf of Prime Consulting International Ltd for a New Zealand Government stand at the COP24 climate change conference in Poland in 2018.
Words: Georgia’s Small Bitcoin Miners Try to Make it Big
Georgia is second in the world in bitcoin production. Alongside major manufacturers a cottage industry of small operators is flourishing. Read the story here.
Website: Nimmo-Bell & Associates
Nimmo-Bell & Associates was bought by Prime Consulting International in 2017. Freelance web developer Ben Leith and I created this website in 2018 to give the company a fresh new look.
Video: Company Overview for Prime Consulting International Ltd
This company overview for Prime Consulting International Ltd was created in September 2018 using footage shot during a trip to Afghanistan. Prime specialises in designing and implementing international development projects/programmes.
Words: The Monocle Guide to Building Better Cities
This short piece on Christchurch-based Gap Filler founders Coralie Winn, Ryan Reynolds and Andrew Just appeared in the Urban Heroes section of The Monocle Guide to Building Better Cities, a book published in 2018.
Copywriting: The Christchurch Story, ChristchurchNZ
Being from Christchurch, I was delighted to be hired as a copywriter by ChristchurchNZ to help develop ‘The Christchurch Story’ – a resource aimed at helping locals promote the city as a great place to visit, live, study, work and do business.
Words: Small House Design, Home Magazine
Small yet robust.
Mitchell Coll designed two compact homes to fit on a 300-square-metre site in Christchurch. The design was inspired by his time spend in backcountry huts in New Zealand. I had the pleasure of interviewing Mitchell for Home Magazine.
Read the story here.
Words: Gran's Place, North & South
My partner Joe and I met Noeline Sincock through a friend during a holiday in the Marlborough Sounds. The 86-year-old had a good story to tell. Joe shot some photos and our story appeared in North and South.
Words: Ward of the State, New Zealand Geographic
I wrote this piece exploring the relationship between the Chatham Islands’ population and economy after spending a month there in 2015. The story was published in New Zealand Geographic.
Audio-Visual Slideshow: The Meter Reader and the Photographer
Derek Smith has been a meter reader in New Zealand for more than 30 years. He deliberately chose this job so he could pursue his vocation as a social documentary-style photographer. You can hear Derek explain his career choice, and check out his striking and clever images here.
Radio: The medical advisers who bring Shortland Street’s hospitals to life, Monocle 24
I visited the set of New Zealand medical drama Shortland Street to meet a nurse who advises actors on how to treat their fictional patients - a job that involves fake blood, pretend CPR and a fair amount of pig skin. I also spoke with actors Sam Bunkall and Sally Martin. The interviews aired on London-based show Monocle 24’s weekly Culture show, which you can hear here.
