'Blew up' overnight: How Kiwi teen dancer amassed millions of followers
How a 15-second dance launched a teen's career
About Me
With an eclectic and wide-ranging career, I have experience as a broadcaster, journalist and tertiary lecturer. Starting out as an actress I moved on to TV presenting, and have experience as a radio announcer, voice over artist and writer.
After working as a multimedia journalist for NZME–Bay of Plenty Times, I’ve now returned to my other homeland, Australia.
A selection of work
'Debilitating and stuck': When intrusive thoughts become OCD
Inside the often misunderstood mental health condition.
'Financially stressed': 'Suffering' students rely on charities to eat
Local charity Good Neighbour has been donating food to the students. Video / Alex Cairns
A line of students snakes around the table piled high with food. They know the drill and bring bags to fill. Breads, meats and dairy products — the process is just like shopping except no payment is required. Every week a local charity sets up shop on campus and every week the students come. This is the reality for many tertiary students who are struggling to meet the rising cost of living.
Struggling tert
A line of students snakes around the table piled high with food. They know the drill and bring bags to fill. Breads, meats and dairy products — the process is just like shopping except no payment is required. Every week a local charity sets up shop on campus and every week the students come. This is the reality for many tertiary students who are struggling to meet the rising cost of living.
Struggling tert
'It's like going to church': The spiritual journey of tā moko
Tā Moko artists featured at a symposium at Te Puia in Rotorua discuss their perspectives on the art form - past, present and future.
Draped in a blanket and supported by whānau holding her hands and surrounding her with aroha, Tatiana Kiwi-Knight lies still and peaceful. The wāhine artist working on her etches the design that tells the young mum’s story on to her chin as she cups her face. A crowd gathers to observe this intimate moment, which once complete will draw a collective wave of emotio
Draped in a blanket and supported by whānau holding her hands and surrounding her with aroha, Tatiana Kiwi-Knight lies still and peaceful. The wāhine artist working on her etches the design that tells the young mum’s story on to her chin as she cups her face. A crowd gathers to observe this intimate moment, which once complete will draw a collective wave of emotio
Weight Off My Chest - When Good Boobs Go Bad
Brain fog, joint pain, hair loss, anxiety, depression, and rashes—seemingly
unrelated symptoms with no identifiable cause. But for an increasing number of women, these are the physical representations of what is becoming known as Breast Implant Illness. Catherine Sylvester reports.
unrelated symptoms with no identifiable cause. But for an increasing number of women, these are the physical representations of what is becoming known as Breast Implant Illness. Catherine Sylvester reports.
Ageing Greys-fully Women going back to their roots
Meet the Kiwi women going back to their roots. Pure grey, salt-and-pepper or silvery blonde —the rules are out the window as more women ditch the dye and embrace their natural colour. It is wāhine-women who have traditionally carried the weight of
society’s obsession with youth. And itis women who are
making the choice, for many reasons, to opt out of the narrative of perpetual agelessness at all costs. Catherine Sylvester reports.
society’s obsession with youth. And itis women who are
making the choice, for many reasons, to opt out of the narrative of perpetual agelessness at all costs. Catherine Sylvester reports.
California Dreaming
Catherine Sylvester and her family escaped the Kiwi winter for a scenic coastal road trip in sunny California, hitting up the best the Golden State has to offer along the way.
Style Evolution - Heathermary Jackson
Heathermary Jackson has spent decades at the epicentre of the fashion world. Now 51, the New Zealand stylist tells Catherine Sylvester how she is refocusing to move forward.
In the Blood
Racing is all in the family for the McClymonts, a three-generation clan of Baypark Speedway legends.
Should I Jump?
After years at home with her girls, Catherine Sylvester knew she needed a new career, but was she brave enough to plunge into the unknown? Turns out, it’s been an overwhelmingly positive experience and she has encouraging advice for others wondering about a new direction.
