Michelle Duff

I'm investigating childcare because it's expensive, hard to access, and holds back gender equality. Here's today's story, about a community where Pasifika parents work around the clock and childcare services are in chaos. stuff.co.nz/national/30069…

Exceptional work here from @michelle_duff on the devastating 2019 measles outbreak in Samoa which was partly fuelled by anti-vaccination sentiment, including from RFK Jr. / Donald Trump’s pick to lead the US health department theguardian.com/world/2024/nov…

@AzariaHowell OMG it's Happy Feet 2.0. And sad to say that didn't end well (and I really do wish this one better. Still traumatised from this) stuff.co.nz/national/51994…

@michelle_duff writing on @robynmalcolm ❣ theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

An autistic man considered too risky to release has spent half his life locked away. But is it seclusion itself that’s made him a risk? rnz.co.nz/programmes/in-…

@AnushaBradley Great piece Anusha, thank you for telling this story. Horrifying, but so important. I hope Jay can get the help he needs and that he is reunited with his mum.

Chilling investigation by RNZ's Kate Newton into similarities of language used by tobacco industry + office of new associate health minister Casey Costello: rnz.co.nz/programmes/in-…

Happy publication day to this special book! Almost exactly 10 years since I started researching FEIJOA, it’s now out in the world. If you see it out in the wild, please snap a pic and tag me! I’d love to see where it ends up. Buy it here: hachette.com.au/kate-evans/fei… #feijoa #pubday

"It interests me, what is held onto and what is not. Every immigrant family reaches a moment when there is no more first generation to ask the questions that shape every descendant... But what does it mean for the first generation to die out?" thespinoff.co.nz/the-sunday-ess…

@kate_g_evans So interesting and helpful! And yes me too. Someone told me we were going to get more because of climate change too, so I'd love to know why

Helpful thread on bluebottle stings! But I still want to know why we sometimes get thousands of them washing up all at once

@NafanuaPK Thank you!

@michelle_duff Congratulations!

So overwhelmed and thrilled to win the Modern Letters Prize for Fiction last night - and so proud of all my @modernletters classmates, including Adam Prize winner and essayist Joseph Trinidad, Biggs Poetry Prize winner Ella Borrie, and Non-Fiction prize winner Maddie Ballard. 1/2

@jaxies Thanks Jackie!

@whatelseanna Haha that's right! I had forgotten. Brilliant results all round

Some milestones this year. First time completing a degree. First time in thirty years I’ve been asked for ID (degree after-after-party trip to odd saloon-style bar on Courtenay Place, circa 1am)

@miffhurley Thank you!

@jennyahellen Thank you Jenny! x

@katieharrisnz Thank you Katie!

@a_damn_dudding I’ve got a piece in Turbine/Kapohau that’s just come out, but as for the whole thing, um?! The prize is for me to work on it, so as long as that takes!

@michelle_duff That is supercool. When can we read it?

@ikon_media Did you?! Amazing! Yeah it really is eh. What stream did you do?

@michelle_duff Well done you. I did the MA in 2010 and it’s an intense year and surviving it is an achievement on its own.

@CcileJourno Thanks e hoa! And haha yes…you noticed x

@michelle_duff Congrats Michelle! How do you manage to totally smash everything you do 🤩?! I liked the vagina story hehe. I see you’re still covering the important stuff but in a new form ❤️

@Shab_d It was judged on the collection, but here is one of the stories out in the wild today (eek!) turbinekapohau.org.nz/2023-contents-…

@michelle_duff Amazing! Huge congrats!! Can we read your award winner?

@CatherineWoulfe Thanks Catherine!

@michelle_duff Michelle! Congratulations!