Writing Experience

Trade Books

  • ‘Epic New Zealand Adventurers’ illustrated by Marco Ivancic (Upstart, 2023)
  • ‘Ernest Rutherford: Just an ordinary boy’ illustrated by Alistair Hughes (Upstart, 2023)
  • ‘The King’s Medal’ illustrated by Alistair Hughes (Upstart, 2021)
  • ‘Remarkable Animals in New Zealand and Australia’ illustrated by Emma Huia Lovegrove (Scholastic, 2021)
  • New Zealand Disasters: Our response, resilience and recovery (Scholastic, Feb 2021)
  • Ice Breaker: An Epic Antarctic Adventure (New Holland, 2020)
  • On the Brink (New Holland, 2019)
  • Kate Sheppard: Leading the way for women (Scholastic, 2018)
  • Earthquakes! Shaking the country (New Holland, 2013, 2018)
  • ‘Anzac Animals’ (Scholastic, 2018) Australia and New Zealand
  • ‘Abel Tasman: Mapping the Southern Lands’ (Scholastic 2017) Australia and New Zealand
  • ‘Toroa’s Journey’ (Potton & Burton) New Zealand
  • ‘FInd Out: Volcanoes’ (Dorling Kindersley, 2016) worldwide”
  • ‘ANZAC Heroes’ illustrated by Marco Ivancic (Scholastic, 2016) Australia and New Zealand
  • ‘New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame’ (New Holland, 2014)
  • ‘The Last of the Maui’s dolphins’ (New Holland, 2014)
  • ‘Running the Country: A look inside New Zealand’s Government’ (New Holland, 2013, 2018)
  • ‘Eruption! Discovering New Zealand Volcanoes’ (New Holland, 2012)
  • ‘The Call of the Kokako’ (New Holland, 2011)
  • ‘New Zealand’s Hall of Fame: 50 Remarkable Kiwis’ (New Holland, 2011)
  • ‘Rangitoto’ (Penguin Books, 2009)
  • ‘Save Our Seas’ (New Holland, 2009)
  • ‘Eco-agents mission: Save our Planet’ (New Holland, 2009)
  • ‘Dogs on the Job’ to be (Reed, 2008)
  • ‘Operation Nest Egg’ (Reed, 2007)
  • ‘Bird’s-eye View’ (Penguin Books, 2006)
  • ‘Homework Powerpack’ (Zenith Publishing, 2005)

Digital Books

  • ‘Operation Nest Egg Chick’ (Pixel Books, 2013)
  • ‘The Rock Standing in the Ocean’ (Pixel Books, 2013)

Long White Cloud Books imprint

  • ‘Rangitoto’ (distributed by South Pacific Books, 2014)
  • ‘Operation Nest Egg Chick’ (distributed by South Pacific Books, 2014)

Educational Books

Educational Units

  • ‘Critical Essay Writing across the Curriculum’ Essential Resources (2014)
  • ‘Non-fiction in the Classroom’ Books 1 & 2, Essential Resources (2013)
  • ‘Talk it Up!’ Oral Language Activities for the Classroom’ Books 1 & 2, Essential Resources (2013)
  • ‘Sustainable Living: A cross-curricular approach’ Books 1 & 2, Essential Resources (2012)
  • ‘Care for our River Amazon’ commissioned by Sir Peter Blake Trust (2011)
  • ‘Care for our Coast Antarctica’ commissioned by Sir Peter Blake Trust (2010)
  • ‘Leadership’ unit commissioned by Sir Peter Blake Trust (2010)
  • Sir Peter Blake teaching resource for Maritime Museum, Auckland (2010)
  • ‘Caring for our Coast’ commissioned by Sir Peter Blake Trust (2008)
  • Grade 3, 4, 7, 8 lesson plans commissioned by South Pacific Press (2007)
  • ‘Big Book of Journal’ Units 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

Articles and Short Stories

  • ‘Time Capsule: a collection of prose, poetry and graphic storytelling’ short story (Anagram Aotearoa, 2020)
  • ‘What now for Rena’ Connected Magazine Level 4, 2016, (Lift Education)
  • ‘After the Spill’ article in Connected Magazine Level 4, 2013, (Lift Education)
  • ‘Six Days’ short story in School Journal Level 4, March 2012, Learning Media
  • ‘No More Tea Parties’ short story in School Journal Part 3, #1 2010, Learning Media
  • ‘Flight of the Albatross’ short story in School Journal Part 3, #2 2009, Learning Media
  • ‘Dog Operation’ story ‘Claws & Jaws’ Anthology, ( Random House, 2004)
  • ‘Cat Attack’ story ‘Claws & Jaws’ Anthology, ( Random House, 2004)
  • Articles published by Kids Life Magazine, Matakana Matters, Organic New Zealand, DANZ Magazine, Magpie Magazine, NZ Author