Literary

John’s impressive list of credentials include working on every continent and for some of the most prestigious media in the world including The Australian, The Guardian, Reuters, The ABC, Time Magazine, Newsweek and Readers’ Digest. He was an international foreign and war correspondent.
2013 Book “The White Lake”

Author:
1976 – “Wine Label Language”
2001 – “A Guide to N.Z. Wine”

Author:
1996 - “Ruthless”
1997 - “Vengeance”

Author:
2010 – “Your’e A Dick Mummy”

Author:
2013 - "The Guttersnipe: A Triumph Over Adversity"

Author:
2005 – “Sarah’s Christmas”
2014 – “Counting At Christmas”
2015 – “Creative Creatures”

Writer:
1999 – Katherine Mansfield Memorial Award – N.Z Premier Short story
2000 – “The Gospel According to Cole”
2001 – N.Z. Society of Authors - Short story competition
2003 - Richard Webste-Popular Fiction Award
2005 – “Lie of the Land”
2005 - Random House published-"Anthology, Home-New Short Stories by New Zealand Writers

Poet:
Her publications include-
1985 – “Drawing Together”
1987 – “2 Deaths in 1 Night”
1992 – “Red letter”
1996 – “End of Day”
1999 – “Rapunzel Rapenzel”
2002 – “Snowing Down South”
2007 – “Cold Snack”
2008 – Montana New Zealand Book Award-Poetry category (Cold Snack)
2023 - :The Pistols:
Finalist Ockham NZ Book Awards-Poetry

Journalist:
2010 – “N.Z. Motoring Writer of the Year” (Supreme Award at the Henry Ford Awards)

Sports Journalist:
2001 – Gary Frew Memorial Award-Sports Journalism for “Outstanding contribution to provincial Sports Journalism”
2004 – “Best Sports Story of 2003” Qantas Media Awards winner
2007 – Best Newspaper story BP Surf Rescue Awards

Novelist:
2019- "The Real Taranaki Zombies-Part 1"

Writer:
1997 “The New Zealand Food Lovers' Guide”
2003 – “At It’s Best: Cooking with Fresh Seasonal Produce
2005 – “The Cook’s Bible of Ingredients”
2007 – “It’s My Turn to Cook”
2015 – “The Kids Turn to Cook”
2017 – "At The Beach: A Cookbook Memoir"

Writer:
2016 – “The Miles Between Me”

Journalist: Radio & Television
Mark has worked for NZ Radio in Germany, in the USA, and for TVNZ in Europe. His awards include:
1996 – Silver medal for Radio reporting at the New York Radio Awards
1997 – Best Radio documentary N.Z. Radio Awards
2000 – Best Television Current Affairs Arts Report at Qantas Media Awards
2002 – Qantas Media Awards won 5 Best Television Current Affairs for:-
Business, Finance and Consumer Affairs
Enviroment and Conservation Report
Social Issues Report
Best Current Affairs reporter
Best Television reporter
2006 – Sports Journalism Awards-for Recreation/Adventure/Lifestyle reporting
2021 Voyager 48th Media Awards:
Winner- Broadcast Reporter of the Year Award
Finalist- Best reporting General Category.
2022 Voyager 49th Media Awards:
Winner-Best Reporting-Social issues, including Health and Education.
Finalist-Best Reporting Arts & Culture
Best General reporting
Broadcast Reporter of the Year

Author:
2003 – “Taranaki/Mt.Egmont- A Guide for Climbers"

Author:
2005 – “Fonzi”
2008 – “Peat’s Treasure Hunt”

Author:
2019 - "The Arcanist's Tattoo"

Chef & Author:
2010 TNVZ “N.Z. Masterchief” winner
2011 – “Taste of a Traveller”
2013 – “Taste of Home”

Editor:
2008 – Finalist Montana N.Z. Book Awards “Comma Dot Dogma

Author:
2012 – “Home Building Made Easy – Five key steps to unlocking your new home”

Author:
2023 - "Ruin and other stories"
2023 New Zealand-Australia writer's residency
exchange:- 4 weeks at the Varuna national
writer's house in the Blue Mountains(NSW).
2024 Arts Foundation Springtime programme
$15,000 grant.
2024 Ockham N.Z. Book Awards- winner of the
Hubert Church $3,000 prize for Fiction-
"Ruin and other short stories".
(Best first book section).

Author:
2009 - “The Joy in being a Step-mum"
2010 - “Just a Wife and a Mum”
2010 - “Daisy and Tweeter”

Journalist & Editor:
2018- Appointed as Editor of the "Taranaki Daily News"
2011 - “Best Video” N.Z. Media Awards
2014 - “Best Feature writer- General- N.Z Media Awards

Author/Writer:
2005 - “Whatever You Do, Don’t Smile: Pathways to Personal Growth”
2006 - “Navigating Love: Find Purpose Beyond Romance”
2008 - “A Maze In Grace: A review of Heaven & Hell, Jesus & Satin, Creation & Evolution”
2011 – “Ekusukyumimasen

Author:
2003 – “Super Right Brain English Monologue Training”

Playwright:
2008 & 2010 – Massey University International Playwright competition winner

Journalist:
Senior assignments editor for TVNZ & TV3
Columnist for North & South magazine
2018 Finalist N.Z. Journalism Awards – Feature writing- Short Form
2022 Voyager 49th Media Awards:
Winner- Best Podcast; category-Episodic/Recurrent Supplementary Question.

Journalist/Writer:
2014-N.Z. Media Awards:
“Best Reporter Arts & Entertainment”