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Is Auckland Council Making Itself Redundant?
Monday, 15 February 2021, 9:10 am | Mary Jane Walker
Auckland Council has responded to Covid by retrenching staff. Yet Auckland faces huge growth pressures right now and in years to come. Auckland's population has more than doubled in Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's lifetime. It is expected to increase ... More >>
Twice A Finalist — Queenstown-based Author Mary Jane Walker's Travel Books Find International Favour
Sunday, 26 July 2020, 5:53 pm | Mary Jane Walker
Mary Jane Walker is pleased to announce that her book Iran: Make Love not War has come in as a finalist in travel at the National Indie Excellence Awards 2020, an American competition for independently published authors. Iran: Make Love not War ... More >>
Do Smart Travellers Now Prefer Invercargill?
Monday, 4 February 2019, 10:11 am | Mary Jane Walker
New Zealand might pack half of its overseas visitors through Queenstown, but Queenstown's not the only place to be based. Just down SH 6, Invercargill's the gateway to plenty of tourist experiences of its own. More >>
NZ Travel Book Finalist in the International Book Awards
Wednesday, 18 July 2018, 2:37 pm | Mary Jane Walker
Her second book, A Maverick New Zealand Way , made the final cut in the travel category of the International Book Awards 2018. More >>
Did you know the average NZ writer earns $13,500 a year?
Thursday, 11 May 2017, 11:57 am | Mary Jane Walker
“It is disheartening to think that people don’t place value on writing as art anymore” Mary Jane says. “I mean people in New Zealand are only making $13,500 a year – its treated as a hobby and not a career anymore” More >>
NZ Author Debut Novel Hits #125 on Amazon Best Sellers List
Tuesday, 21 February 2017, 11:00 am | Mary Jane Walker
Mary Jane Walker is a New Zealand based author who is writing a series of travel novels. Her debut book, A Maverick Traveller, which was released in January 2017 is currently ranked at 125 on the Amazon Best Sellers list in the specialty Adventure ... More >>
My trip to Standing Rock Reservation - Mary Jane Walker
Friday, 16 December 2016, 12:00 pm | Mary Jane Walker
It’s a fight for pure drinking water. A basic human right. This is a benchmark global community issue; I have seen it first hand in Nepal where there is an ongoing battle between China and India over clean water sources. Clean water is the new gold. More >>