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Author, Aotearoa. Exchanging flaming sword for walking stick. Less damage, more hits.
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Elizabeth Knox talks with Kathryn Ryan about her memoir, Night, Ma
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Three intense calamities inspired NZ writer Elizabeth Knox
Her older sister had a psychotic break, her brother-in-law was struck and killed by a vehicle in Rarotonga and her mother was diagnosed with motor neurone disease.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/people/three-intense-calamities-inspired-nz-writer-elizabeth-knox
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āThis is just disarrayā: alarm inside Pentagon after Hegseth staff purges
Insiders portray defense secretary as increasingly isolated after officers with impeccable reputations forced out
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/03/pentagon-pete-hegseth-us-military?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Wonāt somebody save these hundreds of turtles condemned to death? | First Dog on the Moon
There is a whole dam full of water right there but the turtles canāt have it
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/apr/20/wont-somebody-save-these-hundreds-of-turtles-condemned-to-death?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
19 days ago
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Te Herenga Waka University Press
21 days ago
'The prodigious skill of the accomplished and singular prose stylist is married with a scarily good memory and a shimmering humanity [...] It is nothing less than the best of literature about the worst of times.'
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Another wonderful review šš»
thespinoff.co.nz/books/18-04-...
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āCalamities and careā: Elizabeth Knoxās profoundly moving memoir, reviewed
'The best of literature about the worst of times.'
https://thespinoff.co.nz/books/18-04-2026/calamities-and-care-elizabeth-knoxs-profoundly-moving-memoir-reviewed
21 days ago
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought
Scientists say finding is āvery concerningā as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/15/critical-atlantic-current-significantly-more-likely-to-collapse-than-thought?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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I always enjoy David Hill's reviews and I sure enjoyed this one!
www.ketebooks.co.nz/reviews/revi...
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Review: Night, Ma: a memoir
Review: Night, Ma: a memoir
https://www.ketebooks.co.nz/reviews/review-night-ma-knox
23 days ago
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Te Herenga Waka University Press
26 days ago
It's been a joy to watch Night, Ma go out into the world! š Elizabeth Knox has written something truly extraordinary and given us the gift of seeing as she sees. We couldn't be prouder to have published this book. The reception has been wonderfulāhere are some of the things people have been saying.
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āThatāll be the endā: actor Sam Neill joins fight to stop controversial goldmine near his New Zealand vineyard
Neill says āone of the most beautiful and remote places in the worldā will be permanently changed if Bendigo-Ophir wins fast-track approval
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/11/sam-neill-vineyard-bendigo-ophir-goldmine-otago-santana-minerals?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Te Herenga Waka University Press
28 days ago
We were so grateful to launch Night, Ma at the newly opened Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui! Here is Elizabeth Knox reading from the new memoir in front of Earth Mothers, a dazzling rawa by Darcy Nicholas that celebrates the sacred lifeāgiving power of women. Thank you, Wellington City Libraries!
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Christchurch City Libraries NgÄ Kete WÄnanga o Åtautahi
about 1 month ago
You can listen to 2014 Margaret Mahy Memorial Lecture by Elizabeth Knox at
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
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What I do is build an unreal house and I fill it with real storms
An intensely personal memoir by one of the country's leading writers of fantasy, exploring the roots of her interest in alternative reality, and intertwining her own story, and that of her family into...
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/writers/audio/20169735/2014-margaret-mahy-memorial-lecture-by-elizabeth-knox
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Christchurch City Libraries NgÄ Kete WÄnanga o Åtautahi
about 1 month ago
Gobsmackingly good review of Night, Ma by
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newsroom.co.nz/2026/04/09/b...
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#pukapuka
#booksky
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Book of the Week: Philip Matthews on Elizabeth Knox
The magnificent writing in Elizabeth Knox's new memoir never really lets up
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/04/09/book-of-the-week-philip-matthews-on-elizabeth-knox/
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Dan Slevin
about 1 month ago
Iāve had my moments with both Barrowman and Braunias in my time but this interview is both of them at their best. Theyāre talking about someone who has brought out that out in them both over and over again -
@elizabethknoxnz.bsky.social
. Superb, humble, thought-provoking.
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Elizabeth Knox & the closely noticed husband
An interview with the publisher and husband of the extraordinary Elizabeth Knox
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/04/07/elizabeth-knox-the-closely-noticed-husband/
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Fergus Barrowman
about 1 month ago
Nice photo of Elizabeth, Disco, Patrick and Ida Knox
newsroom.co.nz/2026/04/09/b...
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Book of the Week: Philip Matthews on Elizabeth Knox
The magnificent writing in Elizabeth Knox's new memoir never really lets up
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/04/09/book-of-the-week-philip-matthews-on-elizabeth-knox/
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Book of the Week: Philip Matthews on Elizabeth Knox
The magnificent writing in Elizabeth Knox's new memoir never really lets up
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/04/09/book-of-the-week-philip-matthews-on-elizabeth-knox/
about 1 month ago
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Christchurch City Libraries NgÄ Kete WÄnanga o Åtautahi
about 1 month ago
Pop a hold on:
christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S3...
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Night, Ma ā Christchurch City Libraries NgÄ Kete WÄnanga o Åtautahi
Night, Ma ā Knox, Elizabeth ā For three and a half years, calamities hit Elizabeth Knox and family in rapid succession. Her sister suffered a psychotic break and was hospitalised against her will, her...
https://christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S37C1758371
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I really like this interview I did with the wonderful Emily Perkins about my memoir Night, Ma and the Glen Road Writers group.
newsroom.co.nz/2026/04/08/e...
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Emily Perkins on Elizabeth Knox
Emily Perkins reveals what went on inside a Wellington book club that led to Elizabeth Knox's extraordinary new memoir.
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/04/08/emily-perkins-on-elizabeth-knox/
about 1 month ago
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Newsroom NZ
about 1 month ago
An interview with the publisher and husband of the extraordinary Elizabeth Knox
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Elizabeth Knox & the closely noticed husband
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/04/07/elizabeth-knox-the-closely-noticed-husband/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1775502474-2
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Radio Free America
about 1 month ago
Not trying to be all doom and gloomā¦but this is kind of a big thing - especially for Europe.
#RadioFreeAmerica
www.earth.com/news/gulf-st...
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Scientists warn that the Gulf Stream is shifting north, which means an ocean current collapse is imminent
Scientists have detected a northward Gulf Stream shift that may signal a looming Atlantic climate tipping point.
https://www.earth.com/news/gulf-stream-is-shifting-north-raising-concerns-about-amoc-ocean-current-collapse/
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Robert Reich
about 1 month ago
Elon Musk is now worth over $800 billion. Tesla reported paying ZERO federal income tax on $5.7 billion of U.S. income in 2025. Meanwhile, millions of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck and household debt has risen to a record high. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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Aaron Rupar
about 1 month ago
The biggest story in the world right now is that the president of the United States is a demented old man who takes pleasure in torturing and killing people and is committing crimes with impunity. And yet most legacy media outlets are too cowardly to tell it like it is.
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Fergus Barrowman
about 1 month ago
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Drew Webb š³ļøāš
about 1 month ago
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Susan Cooper aka Buzzedition
about 1 month ago
Pete Hegseth reportedly told Gen. Randy George to pull names of 4 Army officers from list of promotions to rank of one-star general. The list consisted of mostly white men. However, 2 were Black and 2 were women, those were the names Hegseth wanted removed
uk.news.yahoo.com/promotions-m...
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Promotions May Have Led To Army Chief Of Staff's Ouster: Reports
The defense secretary reportedly told Randy George to pull the names of four Army officers from a promotions list and the general refused.
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/promotions-may-led-army-chief-020656627.html
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'Oxfam estimates that perhaps $3.55tn is still shielded from tax ā Estimates from previous research suggest 80% of this wealth is likely to be owned by the richest 0.1% of households... this tiny group hold untaxed assets equivalent to the total wealth of the poorest half of the global population.'
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Global super-rich may have hidden $3.55tn from tax officials, says Oxfam
Charity calls for a levy on the very richest and the closing of tax loopholes in its report on offshore wealth
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/02/global-super-rich-hidden-355trn-from-tax-officials-oxfam?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
about 1 month ago
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BREAKING: Donāt Fly To America. Hereās Why.
The LaGuardia crash that killed two Air Canada pilots was the predictable result of a 43-day government shutdown, 3,500 missing air traffic controllers, and the most incompetent administration in
https://open.substack.com/pub/deanblundell/p/breaking-dont-fly-to-america-heres?r=2ri9m&utm_medium=ios
about 2 months ago
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Thanks! So excited for this!
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about 2 months ago
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Nick Young
about 2 months ago
Awkward for Shane Jones. Former head of Marsden Oil refinery: "Most other countries in the world outside MAGA US states and New Zealand are [going for 100% renewables and electrifying transport] now, at pace. For some reason, New Zealand 's going down the 1980s' path."
#nzpol
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Simon Ward
about 2 months ago
Had to see what difference the accurate proportions would be ... turns out a lot.
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Gwyn
about 2 months ago
Do you think there's some reason the "much better" bar on here is visually larger than "much worse" even though it's numerically smaller? š¤
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KiwiNikki
about 2 months ago
National is why we canāt have nice things.
#nzpol
www.thepress.co.nz/politics/360...
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Unredacted briefing blunder reveals hidden Cook Strait ferry costs
Internal documents from Ferry Holdings Limited reveal hidden procurement costs and the logistical dance required to keep the national highway operational.
https://www.thepress.co.nz/politics/360967717/unredacted-briefing-blunder-reveals-hidden-cook-strait-ferry-costs
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Carl Quintanilla
about 2 months ago
FRENCH NATO GEN. YAKOVLEFF: ā.. [Trump] wants to share the political risk, not the military risk. .. Heāll drop us the minute it suits him. .. This isnāt the time to buy a promo ticket on the Titanic.ā
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Those electric Korean ferries would be looking good about now.
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Jonathan King
2 months ago
@elizabethknoxnz.bsky.social
ās WAKE earns her a place on this list!
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Claire Mabey
about 2 months ago
It was a beautiful day AND my book arrived! š
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onion person
3 months ago
we absolutely need to know who he sent this to. how is this something the public is being kept in the dark on???
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Ellie Leonard
3 months ago
We have new totals, folks
#EpsteinFiles
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Dr Bex
3 months ago
National squandered $6B for climate resilience projects, using it to top up tax cuts for their mates, and now local councils are footing the bill instead šš¼
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Kirsty Johnston
3 months ago
NZ has fallen into a 'crisis and response' pattern on climate disaster, experts say. Billions have been spent on storm recovery since 2023, while key climate adaptation funding and planning tools have been cut. My story looking at last weekās storms
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Otto English
3 months ago
The USA, where the summary execution of an unarmed man can now be justified by the actual president, because on a separate occasion he kicked the tail light of a "very expensive government vehicle."
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Dr Bex
3 months ago
We had a $6B climate resilience fund and Nationals squandered it all on tax cuts for their mates so now we get boxes of KFC after weather events instead of properly funded supports and help. Yay for us I guess??
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What The Fug Is Happening?
3 months ago
#GinnyAnderson
"Are wages keeping up with the cost of living when white bread has gone up 58.3% in the past year?"
#DavidSeymour
"Consider wholemeal." Ginny Anderson: "It's more expensive." David Seymour: "Eat less." You first, Scrooge McFuckFace. You first.
#nzpol
#TheAtlasNetwork
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Fergus Barrowman
3 months ago
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Courtney Johnston
4 months ago
I saved up
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ās latest book for the summer break and was DELIGHTED to re-enter her fictional world of Southland, the setting of Dreamhunter + Dreamquake, brought up to the current moment
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Benjamin Dreyer
5 months ago
This is an almost shockingly wise essay. I'm glad I've finally read it.
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There Is No Mary Problem in āItās a Wonderful Lifeā
Georgeās vision of his wife without him is essential to the film, but critics continue to miss its trueāand profoundāmeaning.
https://open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/there-is-no-mary-problem-in-its-a-wonderful-life?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
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Acyn
5 months ago
Garcia: They are, on one hand, putting names of survivors in these documents that are not redacted. And in these same documents, they're taking extra time and being extra careful to redact the names of the coconspirators
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Trickle release of Epstein files on a Friday signals move to bury Trump ties
The justice department is using a variety of tactics to try to obfuscate the US presidentās connection to the sex offender
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/20/epstein-files-release-strategy-trump?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
5 months ago
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Our beloved ones
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Forty names for kÄkÄ
The bird with a big mouth. The bird who leads the flock. The bird who announces the day. The bird who sounds the alarm. The dark bird. The rare bird. The noble, silly, insomniac parrot weāre going to ...
https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/forty-names-for-kaka/
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Te Herenga Waka University Press
5 months ago
One more piece of wonderful news that we're bursting to share before we close up shop: we're publishing Night, Ma by Elizabeth Knox in April 2026!
@elizabethknoxnz.bsky.social
Cover: Todd Atticus,
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Kings of This World by Elizabeth Knox - Aotearoa New Zealand Review of Books
A 'coming-of-age adventure set in a boarding school steeped in supernatural talent'.
https://www.nzreviewofbooks.com/kings-of-this-world-by-elizabeth-knox/
5 months ago
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