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Steve Braunias
True stories of death and desperation
One survivor chooses loneliness.
One chooses exile.
One chooses oblivion.
Some have violent tendencies, ruining lives indiscriminately.
Some seal their own fate in slow…
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For a decade Steve Braunias’s weekly columns have amused and enraged readers of first the Listener and then The Sunday Star-Times. His blend of opinion, humour and personal revelation has…
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Whether gently but firmly lambasting airhead politicians, unrepentant murderers, apostrophe vigilantes, literary poseurs or the purveyors of awful food, Steve Braunias shows his exceptional mastery of the art of column…
In 2007, journalist Steve Braunias embarked on a series of 27 interviews, one a week, profiling New Zealanders famous and infamous, both publicity-seekers and those rather keener to hide from…
Steve Braunias travels off the grid to capture weird and wonderful goings-on in small-town New Zealand. Civilisation is full of fascinating - and sometimes disturbing - stories about people living…
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A beginners guide to birdwatching.
Twelve extraordinary tales of death and disappearance in New Zealand –Cover.
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Twelve extraordinary tales of crime and punishment: a collection of true crime writing by New Zealand’s award-winning master of non-fiction. A court is a chamber of questions. Who, when, why…
From 1957 to 1987, the LP was king of New Zealand recorded music and cover art from those decades provides a fascinating window into tje culture of the time. Award-winning…