I worked with a great team on this voyage of discovery into the world of web accessibility for digital.govt.nz

I wrote about my mixed feelings about skateboarding in the Olympics for prime NZ independent publication The Spinoff. Also managed to feature Mossy in the first days of his life.

My take on the popular novel Moby Dick for the esteemed Jenkem publishing house. This one means a lot!

I wrote a silly (deadly serious) article about grip tape for Jenkem mag. Link is here

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I moved to New York from New Zealand with my family in late October, 2019. The adjustment has been all the things you’d imagine – exciting and hilarious, frustrating and expensive, and… a bit boring. It turns out life can be boring anywhere. But in between apartment viewings, school interviews and four…

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Before we moved to New York, my friend Kashi put the fear of god in me about bed bugs. She told me to keep my suitcase in the bathtub at our Air BnB to avoid infiltration. She explained a complex disrobing and hand washing regime to follow every time you enter your…

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I was very chuffed to be asked to write something for the ABC. It felt like I was contributing to the great canon of Play School, The Late Show, and Rage. Now I stand among these giants, with my silly article about kids parties.

An interview with some incredible Japanese kids I met in China. ‘It’s evolved beyond anything we ever imagined. They’re not just good; it’s mastery. They’ve mastered skating.’

One day an email popped up with the subject line “Wanna go skating in China?” and I got that feeling. That freelance feeling. “Hi Ingrid,” I typed in reply, “I’d love to go skating in China!” A couple of months and about 50 emails later…

This story is about salted coffee, but it’s also about writing and getting older and trying to make friends. Published in The Good Copy Gazette issue five, but also online for The Good Copy.

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‘The Lord Mayor has announced a decade-long “Skate Melbourne” plan and the sport is in the next Olympics. Whatever happened to “skate and destroy”?’

Any street skater who’s visited Wellington will know and love Treetops. A handful of ledges on a crusty carpark on a hill above Newtown has evolved into a super-smooth, ever-changing DIY spot that is regulated and cared for by a dedicated bunch of locals.