All articles by Kerry Monaghan

Adaptive Athletes

Empowering Disabilities Through Fitness

Community • elocal Digital Edition • February 2020

by Kerry Monaghan

Adam Mainey has always enjoyed keeping fit. From his younger years playing sport, to his previous jobs as a Bricklayer and running his own Masonry business, he was always challenged, or so he thought, until the day he changed careers and tried Crossfit f…

Literary Greats (Part VI)

Charles Bukowski

Profiles • elocal Digital Edition • February 2020

by Kerry Monaghan

Considered a prolific underground writer who wrote short stories, novels and poems that reflected on the social, cultural and economic ambience of urban life in a downtrodden America Society came the German-American writer, Charles Bukowski. An outrageou…

Literary Greats (Part V)

Virginia Woolf

Profiles • elocal Digital Edition • January 2020

by Kerry Monaghan

Considered to be another important modern and feminist writer of the twentieth century who often wrote in the style known as ‘stream of consciousness’ as a narrative device, was the distinguished British writer and novelist, Virginia Woolf. Born Adelin…

The World of Cosplay

Community • elocal Digital Edition • December 2019

by Kerry Monaghan

Cosplay. To some people it’s a foreign word and they have no clue what it is. To others, they might have heard of it, but know little else, and Cosplayers themselves? Well, to them it can be a pretty big deal. Cosplay is short for costume play, an angl…

Literary Greats (Part IV)

Edgar Allan Poe (Part II)

Profiles • elocal Digital Edition • December 2019

by Kerry Monaghan

Widely regarded as an originator of horror and detective genres, as well as a pioneer of the modern short story, with reoccuring images of murder, madmen, vivisepulture and mysterious women who rise from the dead, came an American writer, poet, and liter…

Literary Greats (Part IV)

Edgar Allan Poe (Part I)

Profiles • elocal Digital Edition • November 2019

by Kerry Monaghan

Widely regarded as an originator of horror and detective genres as well as a pioneer of the modern short story with reoccurring images of murder, madmen, vivisepulture and mysterious women who rise from the dead came an American writer, poet, editor and …

Literary Greats (Part III)

Sam Hunt

Profiles • elocal Digital Edition • October 2019

by Kerry Monaghan

Literary Greats pt 3 Sam Hunt As one of New Zealand’s larger than life and undoubtedly most rock n roll poets, Sam Hunt is a rare commodity that has always remained somewhat unconventional, an essentialist and unashamedly honest in his plethora of work t…

Paving the Way for Papakura's Policing Future

Papakura High School Pathways To Police Programme

Community • elocal Digital Edition • October 2019

by Kerry Monaghan

From serving their communities to preventing crime while developing leadership skills, being part of the Police force can be one of the most rewarding careers a person can have, and now, thanks to a growing course initiative between Police, schools and t…

A year on for Richard Barnett

Education • elocal Digital Edition • September 2019

by Kerry Monaghan

A year on with Pukekohe High School Principal, Richard Barnett From his twelve years at Christchurch’s Burnside High School to now twelve months at Pukekohe High School, Principal Richard Barnett has been leading his school into its new chapter and is fe…

Literary Greats (Part II)

Sylvia Plath

Profiles • elocal Digital Edition • September 2019

by Kerry Monaghan

Credited with helping to advance the genre of ‘Confessional Poetry’ in the mid twentieth century; the style of writing that was written in an autobiographical manner and dealt with subject matter relating but not limited to, death, tragedy, trauma and de…

Winner! Auckland Football Federation Junior Coach of the Year 2019

AFF Shane Thomas Waiuku Junior Football Coach

Community • elocal Digital Edition • September 2019

by Kerry Monaghan

Auckland Football Federation Junior Coach of the Year 2019 Shane Thomas never imagined he would one day end up becoming a volunteer junior football coach, let alone winning the title of 2019 Regional Junior Football Coach of the Year for Auckland, that i…

Literary Greats (Part I)

Katherine Mansfield

Profiles • elocal Digital Edition • August 2019

by Kerry Monaghan

With a mercurial mind, at times untameable but unashamedly honest, one of New Zealand’s most acclaimed literary icons lived a brief but tumultuous life. Born as Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp, October 14th, 1888 in a small wooden house in Thorndon, Welling…

The Evolution of the Music Industry

Music Industry

Music • elocal Digital Edition • August 2019

by Kerry Monaghan

The music industry has always been an evolving machine. A constant cog that changes how music is heard transitioning through different types of media, new inventions and other advances that force it to adapt and change long established business models.…

Music Education in Schools

A History

Music • elocal Digital Edition • July 2019

by Kerry Monaghan

The development of Music Education has been a part of New Zealand’s Primary and Intermediate school curriculum since the nineteenth century and has always been viewed as a valued subject inextricably linked with New Zealand’s evolving education system. T…

Gold Mining in New Zealand

A history of Gold Mining

History • elocal Digital Edition • July 2019

by Kerry Monaghan

The history of gold stretches as far back as the beginning of civilization. Humans have long since realized the value of gold for both decoration and currency due to its rarity, lustre and ease of exchange, and while it remains a global business with n…

Pukekohe Vegetable Growers

Preserving Pukekohe's Food Bowl

Community • elocal Digital Edition • June 2019

by Kerry Monaghan

Would you be happy to pay $6 or $7 for a head of lettuce or broccoli in your weekly shop? It may sound extreme, but unless you grow your own, it could be the only choice in future as a result of Auckland’s rising population and housing demands. Would yo…

Magazine Designer Clothing at It's Best

New styles now instore

Fashion • elocal Digital Edition • June 2019

by Kerry Monaghan

For all the new season styles please come on in to our Pukekohe store From animal prints, to vibrant colours and strong statement dressing this season has it all! As the temperature drops layering pieces and pops of colour are your best friends. Bring …

Engaging Pacifica Communities

Papakura High School builds a Fale

Community • elocal Digital Edition • May 2019

by Kerry Monaghan

Papakura High School Principal, John Rohs never imagined his school would one day be the proud owners of a unique Pacifica structure that now proudly sits in the forefront of the school’s grounds. Engaging Pacifica communities- Papakura High School build…

Kauri Gum Reserves

A History

History • elocal Digital Edition • May 2019

by Kerry Monaghan

Agathis Australis or Kauri in Maori is one of New Zealand’s oldest and mightiest coniferous trees that can grow upwards of fifty metres and can live around two thousand years. Agathis Australis or Kauri in Maori is one of New Zealand’s oldest and might…

Understanding Modern Muslim Communities

Community • elocal Digital Edition • April 2019

by Kerry Monaghan

To understand any religion against a modern landscape, you first need to understand the landscape itself. New Zealand is a country with large scale immigration throughout its comparatively brief history, the Maori people arrived by sea followed by the Eu…