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Aimie Cronin

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Aimie Cronin has been a freelance journalist for several years, her work has been published in Metro, Sunday Magazine and newspapers. She is currently a stay at home mum.

The Sunday Essay: Scout

The Sunday Essay: Scout

Scout looks fluffier than usual, alive. I ask my husband to check. He suggests patting her, to say goodbye. I don’t want to.

By Aimie Cronin | 7th January, 2024

The Sunday Essay: Scout

The Sunday Essay: Scout

Scout looks fluffier than usual, alive. I ask my husband to check. He suggests patting her, to say goodbye. I don’t want to.

By Aimie Cronin | 7th May, 2023

Image: Archi Banal

I am a stay-at-home mum – this is what I do

The job is a constant grind and can move at a glacial pace – but I’ve never been so happy.

By Aimie Cronin | 15th March, 2023

Paula Southgate: ‘Start it, make it successful, walk away. That’s what you should do as a politician.’ (Photo: Facebook / Design: Archi Banal)

‘Don’t mistake being nice for being weak’: Paula Southgate and the ‘nice mayor’ label

'People keep saying I’m nice, and that nice people don’t get things done,' says the Hamilton mayor. 'That’s not true.'

By Aimie Cronin | 22nd September, 2022

Geoff Taylor: ‘I get up in the morning thinking about the river project, honestly.’ Image: Archi Banal

The man in the purple shirt says he can turn Hamilton around

A former Waikato Times journalist and a failed Mills & Boon novelist, Geoff Taylor wants to move from deputy to mayor.

By Aimie Cronin | 19th September, 2022

A crisis heads south: the new homeless of Hamilton

A crisis heads south: the new homeless of Hamilton

Families sleeping in cars, in sheds, on marae floors. Desperate parents racking up thousands in WINZ debt for emergency motel rooms. Not just in Auckland – but now in Hamilton.

By Aimie Cronin | 9th July, 2016

Summer Reissue: To the Unsuspecting Victim Go the Spoilers

In July Aimie Cronin spent a shocking week ruining TV shows for her nearest and dearest, and wrote it up hilariously. Spoiler alert: contains a very well-known Game of Thrones spoiler.

By Aimie Cronin | 30th December, 2015

Feature: To the Unsuspecting Victim Go the Spoilers – How I Ruined TV For Everyone

Feature: To the Unsuspecting Victim Go the Spoilers – How I Ruined TV For Everyone

Aimie Cronin spends a maniacal week incessantly ruining TV shows for her nearest and dearest. Spoiler alert: contains a very well-known Game of Thrones spoiler.

By Aimie Cronin | 17th July, 2015