We’ve had a taste of what streets designed for people, not cars, could look like. Let’s take those lessons with us when we emerge from lockdown, writes Emma McInnes. Our cities feel profoundly different these days. The whine and roar of traffic has been replaced with the chatter of birds, the squeals of delighted kids, … Read more
‘It feels like there is an inner circle of walking that I can no longer break into, some pleasure I have become too stupid to feel. Maybe it’s the internet’s fault.’ Read more from the lockdown letters here. There is a lot of talk about going out for a walk. If you are a writer, … Read more
There is a lifetime of adventures to be had in New Zealand without ever once setting foot on a plane, writes Melanie Vautier. A little while ago I stepped out of my front door in Queenstown with the intention of walking back home. To Wellington. I arrived in Queenstown in October to work there over summer, … Read more