Jugger – feature article – NZ Herald – by Michael Botur

It’s a curious sport: a group of young people chasing after a foam dog skull and whacking each other with augmented pool noodles while someone drums…

Feature – NZ Herald article – Inside the world of private investigators: Catching poachers and solving crimes by Michael Botur

Michael Botur talks to private investigators to find out what it takes to become a Kiwi Magnum PI. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/inside-the-world-of-private-investigators-catching-poachers-and-solving-crimes/V3YVG77ZPFF6FEHTLT4YGJWRXA/

Feature article – On The Up: Ngāwhā Springs – once a few muddy hot pools, now a $4.3m Northland tourist attraction – by Michael Botur

For hundreds of years, Ngāpuhi bathed in the mineral-rich hot water bubbling from Ngāwhā Springs, renowned for their healing and restorative powers. Michael Botur drops by…

Feature article – Living with motor neurone disease: The Kiwis making the most of every day – by Michael Botur

It’s a diagnosis that no one wants to hear, one from which there is no escape. Michael Botur meets Kiwis living with incurable motor neurone disease…

Hiking Cape Brett: Tackling Northland’s notorious tramp

When you’ve committed to tackling that great Northland bucket list hike, you can expect ups and downs, both literally and emotionally, writes Michael Botur. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/hiking-cape-brett-tackling-northlands-notorious-tramp/4XI47QPIOJGKPGCMX7W52HA4KM/

Recent NZ Herald journalism – 2025

Michael Botur visits small Northland towns doing it tough and finds locals are determined to make the best of it. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/down-but-not-out-how-northland-locals-survive-the-cost-of-living-crisis/LYOXOQR4M5C4FK7GURIQ5JD5ME/