Stories by Hamish Parkinson
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Life's a beach
Why do we like the beach so much? Hamish Parkinson tries to understand the attraction.
Out of the echo chamber
Is protesting more or less relevant in the digital age, when everyone has a platform?
A drop in the bucket
There's a disconnect between the craze and the cause with viral campaigns for charity – and that's what gets Hamish Parkinson all up in arms.
Shoulder to shoulder with a fistful of flyers
For New Zealand performers, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is capable of launching careers and crushing spirits.
Life in the mall
A report has found that Christchurch is "undersupplied" for shopping malls. Hamish Parkinson and Julian Vares ask what this could mean for the culture of the city.
When family need each other
Ten years after his father's death, Hamish Parkinson reflects on personal loss.
A trip to the slaughterhouse
Curious as to how his meat gets made, former vegetarian Hamish Parkinson takes a trip to the slaughterhouse.
What I learned from Bob
What can a man who grew up during the Depression teach Hamish Parkinson, 26, about the modern world?
Waiting to leave
Hamish Parkinson discovers what it's like to be stuck in a perpetual state of waiting.