Kirsten McKenzie

Guest writer

Kirsten McKenzie works at her family's antique store in Mt Eden. She is the author of the highly praised novel Fifteen Postcards, and her second book, The Last Letter, is due in November. She was born in Auckland in 1974.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – SEPTEMBER 06: Holly Robinson of New Zealand poses after being named as the flag bearer during the New Zealand Paralympics Rio 2016 team welcome at Paralympic Village on September 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images for the New Zealand Paralympic Committee)

An Olympic achievement – why Rio is ideal for the Paralympics

The opening ceremony for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games is today. Kirsten McKenzie was there for the Olympic Games and argues that Rio was not only safer than expected, it was far more inclusive than most major cities.

By Kirsten McKenzie | 8th September, 2016

MADRID, SPAIN – JULY 01: Singer Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders performs on stage at La Riviera Club on July 1, 2009 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images)

Books: A Problem Called Chrissie Hynde

What to make of Chrissie Hynde's comments about the sexual assault she describes in her new memoir?

By Kirsten McKenzie | 20th October, 2015

Books: How to Survive an Armed Robbery with a Gun Pointed at Your Head

Books: How to Survive an Armed Robbery with a Gun Pointed at Your Head

Kirsten McKenzie writes about the trauma of an armed hold-up in her antique store on Dominion Road.

By Kirsten McKenzie | 29th September, 2015