Whena OwenWhena Owen

Whena Owen is a (surviving) television current affairs journalist working primarily on TVNZ's Q and A programme. Her interest areas are social history, the environment and applied politics. She was born in Greymouth "in the 1960s".

What the hell is going on at Te Papa Press?

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Whena Owen reports on the slow gutting of Te Papa Press. Farewell afternoon teas are a very Wellington ritual where public servants gather around the nearly departed, politely chatting and nibbling at gluten-free cake. The team leader’s speech will first attempt a joke then list the many virtues of their subordinate who is finally handed vouchers and … Read more