Erin Kavanagh-HallErin Kavanagh-Hall

Erin Kavanagh-Hall is a freelance journalist and editor, based in Masterton. She enjoys writing at length about social justice issues, ranting about TV shows, ranting about musical theatre, knitting in the round, and blue cheese.

A different headspace: Six people on being neurodivergent during lockdown

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Living with a differently-wired brain is challenging at the best of times – never mind in the midst of a global pandemic. Erin Kavanagh–Hall chats with six neurodivergent New Zealanders who share the obstacles they’ve overcome during the Covid-19 lockdown. ‘I was terrified of being stuck inside’ Cate, 31, Wellington Diagnosis: Autism As a person … Read more

A send-off in the age of physical distancing

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How do you hold a funeral service with the country in lockdown? Where there’s a will – and a tech-savvy uncle – there’s a way, Erin Kavanagh-Hall discovered. I was floating somewhere in the Cook Strait when I heard my grandfather’s funeral had been cancelled. I should elaborate. It was a Monday, and my mum, … Read more