Swallowed by the wilderness: Naomi Arnold on her epic feature tracing the last steps of a vanished tramper

Just before Christmas, 2012, hiker Alistair Levy disappeared forever in the Kahurangi National Park. In the latest issue of New Zealand Geographic, Naomi Arnold retraces his steps, and speaks with the last people to have seen Levy alive. Here she talks about writing, getting lost, and how to justify a story that is guaranteed to … Read more

New Zealand’s 10 Best News Features of 2015

Naomi Arnold, editor and publisher of the brilliant Featured website, selects the 10 best non-fiction news features of 2015. Since Featured began nearly two years ago, we’ve been collecting the best New Zealand non-fiction writing, creating an online library where you’ll always find something good to read. Here’s a selection of some stories we’ve enjoyed … Read more