Catherine Robertson
@cjrauthor
Author of Flora Valley, Miss Lovelock and Imperfect Lives series romcoms (catherinejrobertson.com) she/her, trans rights, vote Green, owner of cats, dogs and chickens. Banner pic is Bernie judging you
Poetry-lovers in Hawke's Bay - last year we had over 90 people come along, so get in quick for the 2026 Party of Poets. There's a bar! And tickets are only $5!
… and thought it must be the radio. Pulls up at my place after at least an hour of driving around, I have to prise Reg the cat out from under the driver’s seat. He is undaunted and this morning is desperate to go out again. He is a moron and a danger to himself and others
Me and 90+ other authors are going to be very tired at the end of tomorrow’s massive Ages of Pages book fair. Hamilton. Claudelands event centre. Sat 2 May, 9.30am-4pm. FREE ENTRY! Bring a big bag of cash and swap it for excellent reads
Love this poll - 'Someone else' means 'Please god anyone but the above' #nzpol
My (adult) son Callum in Wellington is kicking off his project to help people of all ages un-rot their brains. He's running a free workshop, so if you're interested in learning more, come along! Thurs 16 April at 6pm at 115 Taranaki Street
Olive the beauteous British bulldog and Pablo the permanently anxious Staffordshire terrier
Hawke's Bay and surrounding areas! Sat 11 Apr, come and have a fun night with our new NZ Poet Laureate, Robert Sullivan, and his guests Amber Esau, Ariana Tikao, Kiri Piahana-Wong and Anna Jackson! Best poetry, live on stage, tickets only $10, link in comments
Just waiting for someone to amend the caption, like in that photo of the penguin and the bagpiper
Considering the Stuff readership is totes conservative, this is pretty damning for Nats
He's basically saying, "Don't worry, they'll be dead soon", right?
This is a CAT checkpoint. Show me the most recent cat image on your mobile device