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Meet our team

Rebecca Douthwaite
Publisher

Star sign: Libra

Favourite colour: Green

Favourite quote: Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forward.

Something most people don't know about you? Not much! I print words for a living...lol

Rachael Smith
Editor-In-Chief

Star sign: Pisces

Favourite colour: Blue

Favourite quote: Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're usually right

Something most people don't know about you? I have been able to ski since I was three years old

Amanda Wright
Mackay Editor

Star sign: Pisces

Favourite Colour: Rose Gold

Favourite quote: “A comfort zone is a beautiful place, but nothing ever grows there.”

Something most people don't know about you?

I used to play representative cricket, so I got the thrill of my life while flying from Christchurch to Dunedin discovering that the Indian cricket team were on my flight. I chatted to Sachin Tendulkar in the airport and on the flight the team invited me to sit with them in a spare seat. I was flying to an athletics competition as a 12-year-old and it was the first time I flew without my parents. Needless to say my Dad was very excited that I met the world's best batsman.

Crissy Bottrell
Production Manager

Star sign: Gemini

Favourite colour: Blue/Turquoise

Favourite quote: You Don't Win Friends With Salad

Something most people don't know about you? I'm actually 155cm, not 157cm.

Daniel Heggie
Cadet Journalist

Star sign: Taurus 

Favourite colour: Blue

Favourite quote: "Chance would be a fine thing"

Something most people don't know about you? I've played rugby since I was 4

Ruby Gorlick
Production Assistant and Social Media

Star Sign: Sagittarius 

Favourite Colour: Yellow

Favourite quote:  "A Joyful heart is good medicine." - Prov 17:22

Something most people don't know about you? I can actually play a little bit of guitar, ukelele and piano.

Marc Evans Tarnate
Senior Designer

Star sign: Virgo

Favourite colour: Black

Favourite quote: Do not take life too seriously. “You will never get out of it alive.” - Elbert Hubbard

Something most people don't know about you? That I can sing, but way too shy to sing infront of many people.

Jessica Clark
Sales Account Manager

Star sign:  libra

Favourite Colour: black

Favourite quote:  If you don’t believe in yourself nobody else will. Except your dog. Your dog always thinks you’re a legend no matter what you think of yourself.

Something most people don't know about you?  I was a ballroom dancer.

Hannah Mcnamara
Cadet Journalist

Star sign: Taurus

Favourite Colour: Purple

Favourite quote: “In a world where you can be anything, be kind.”

Something most people don't know about you: I never grew up religious or Christian but I was randomly drawn to Jesus/God late last year and ever since then it’s changed my life in the most miraculous ways.

Taylor Trewartha
Graphic Designer

Star sign: Leo

Favourite colour: Aqua

Favourite quote: “You can feel the stars and the infinity of the sky since life, in spite of everything, is like a dream.”

— Vincent van Gogh

Something most people don't know about you?: I can whistle both in and out

Lara Moss
Junior Graphic Designer

Star sign: Aquarius

Favourite colour: Purple/Green

Favourite quote: Stay weird.

Something most people don't know about you? I have a big collection of dolls..... and cds...... and crystals..... actually I have alot of collections

Ruth Puddefoot
Cadet Journalist

Star Sign: Sagittarius


Favourite colour: Green

Favourite Quote: "Comparison is the thief of joy"

Something most people dont know about you? I love to Scuba Dive.

Trish Jandt
Sales Account Manager

Star Sign: Aries

Favourite Colour: Green

Favourite quote:  It is what it is

Something most people don't know about you?  Not much, I'm an open book.

Finn "Finnegan" Smith
Official Greeter

Star sign: wetnosius

Favourite colour: Meat

Favourite quote:  "woof"

Something most people don't know about you? I like to eat my own hair

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