Max TowleClosing Time for Popular PublicanAfter more than 40 years of running Christchurch and Kaikoura hotels, Meredith Wilson will pull his last pint on Monday. I talked with the…Oct 9, 2014Oct 9, 2014
Max TowleInterviewing the InterviewerLast week, hundreds of weary Cantabrians packed the Shirley Boys’ High School hall to air their frustration with insurance companies and…Sep 15, 2014Sep 15, 2014
Max TowleShot Cop Had Dinner With Would-be KillerMonday’s shooting in the Ashburton Winz office is not the first time a gunman has cut loose in the Mid Canterbury town. I reported on an…Sep 4, 2014Sep 4, 2014
Max TowleInterview with a JudgeHigh Court judge for 18 years, Justice Graham Panckhurst hung up his gown for the final time last week. The respected judge presided over…Aug 7, 2014Aug 7, 2014
Max TowleJust Passing ThroughRecent announcements have inspired a new optimism about the Christchurch rebuild. But what do overseas visitors think of the city? I asked travelers in the airport’s departures lounge what they thought of our broken city, and if they would returnJul 3, 2014Jul 3, 2014
Max TowleThe Court was his StageMervyn ‘Sticky’ Glue, Christchurch’s best known and most colourful lawyer for decades, died last week. I spoke to those who knew him best (Originally published in The Star 6/06/14)Jun 5, 2014Jun 5, 2014
Max TowleRebuild Boss Soldiers On Despite CriticismI spoke to rebuild tsar Warwick Isaacs about the current state of the Christchurch CBD and his faith in the Blueprint (Originally published in The Star, 14/05/14)May 13, 2014May 13, 2014
Max TowleRelief as Mobster JailedI watched as Mongrel Mob gangster Mauha Huatahi Fawcett was jailed for the brutal murder of Mellory Manning in 2008. (Originally published…May 1, 2014May 1, 2014
Max TowleWhen the Lights Go DownI spoke to an usher at one of Christchurch’s biggest cinemas. He told me what happens when the lights go down.Apr 28, 2014Apr 28, 2014
Max TowleThe Battle for Christchurch’s HeritageA broken-down theatre has become a focal point in the battle to save the city’s heritage buildings. (Stories published March/April, 2014 in The Star)Apr 22, 2014Apr 22, 2014