Contact Details
Ph: +64 3 353 4677
Cell: +64 21 158 2816
heather@kiwitravelwriter.com
RSS Syndication
Walk around the block...
"If you are attending an event in the Convention Centre Halls or at the Town Hall, and you've got a spare half hour or so, there's plenty to explore just around the corner..."
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Victoria Square...
"Victoria Square lies just over the river behind the Christchurch Town Hall and Convention Centre, looking nothing like the swamp settlers had to cross to get to the markets held there in 1850..."
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Brave writers lauded...
"The execution of a celebrated Nigerian writer 10 years ago this week is cause to reflect on many other writers' courage, says Heather Campbell Hapeta..."
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Welcome to my website
My goal is to write authentic tales that make you think 'I want to go there', or conversely, 'that's the last place I'd want to be'. My grandmother was right when she called me the 'how, why, and when girl' as curiosity is the first thing I pack when travelling.
To view syndicated stories for sale, please go to Freelance Market (www.freelancemarket.co.nz)
To commission freelance work: this pen is for hire so phone or e-mail me.
My column appears in Homestyle Magazine each issue and my monthly radio programme is on "Woman on Air" - Plains FM 96.9.
Some files on my website are in PDF format and require Adobe Reader to view.
World Buskers Festival
World Buskers Festival in Christchurch New Zealand is an annual event. If daredevils, comedians and juggling divas appeal, read more...
Homestyle Magazine Columns
Read some of my travel columns from New Zealand's Homestyle magazine; topics include begging, languages, photography, souvenirs, and etiquette about food.
Penang Island
Penang Island off Malaysia's north west coast is home to the Blue Mansion which was awarded the UNESCO Asia-Pacific conservation award for 2000. This fabulous rags-to-riches story tells of Cheong Fatt Tze who left China as a penniless 16-year old and grew to be called the Rockefeller of the East...
Stork Protector
The lessor adjutant stork in Malaysia has an ex-policeman dedicated to studying them and he's passionate about his task...