hannah norton writes

Horses and Harleys come together in a never-seen-before event with an important cause – to promote mental health awareness in New Zealand. Out the Gate Race Day Ellerslie Racecourse on December 16 will have horse racing, live stunt shows, performances and speeches from the likes of Mike King, Tiki Taane, the remnants of Hello Sailor Read more

This is what will happen after you die. Peoples’ hearts will shoot to their throats when they hear you’re missing. So out of character, they say. Some have a niggly thought – deep down, they know. The police visit your family’s home. Your partner will open the door, hoping to hear good news. She’s so Read more

While I was in Sri Lanka, three celebrities died by suicide. Two high profile – Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain, and another – Jackson Odell – up-and-coming, only 20. His life hadn’t even started. Maybe I’m harping on about it a little bit too much now. But if anything, the number of suicides – as Read more

The adjective most used by Kiwis to describe Singapore – I have found, anyway – is clean, and it certainly lives up to that reputation. Morning runs were through manicured streets and classes were held in designer buildings with living walls and innovation areas and grand and funky reception spaces. We spent five days there Read more

It’s 2015, pre-Trump-Kardashian-Rodman. Almost normal times, you might say. I arrive home to my Onehunga flat after a long day at work staring at a computer screen writing. My flatmate is talking to me. Asking me how I am, how my day was, etcetera. Like a true mature and intelligent woman of public relations, I Read more

He would have been handsome in his youth, with a strong jaw line and kind eyes, weathered now by seven-odd decades on this earth – many of which were tough. His smile revealed teeth like a tobacco chewer’s. In fact, the Thai villager smoked – and grew – opium for 21 years, back when the Read more