Sarah Daniell, Editor of Canvas – the weekend’s Premium Magazine, loves to push the envelope and champion diversity through story-telling.
I’m Sarah Daniell, Editor of Canvas, NZME's flagship weekend Premium magazine. I cut my teeth in London, at the New Barnet Press and later the newspapers of Fleet Street and Wapping. In Wellington I was a sub-editor, feature writer, Op Ed columnist and travel editor. I've worked in all areas of media, including magazine feature writing, radio, television - presenting, reporting, researching and producing - including the fairly harrowing launch of Seven Sharp - the current affairs and entertainment show at TVNZ - and managed to stay there two years as a story producer. In 2015, I joined the weekend magazines team at the NZ Herald. In July 2019 I led the design and editorial team to relaunch the merged Weekend magazine and Canvas. It is one of the most satisfying achievements of my career and involved a comprehensive re-design and campaign. On the side, I've worked in theatre, film and TV and as a voice over actor, but my love is in telling stories. No matter how the media landscape changes, that never does. I like to push the envelope and champion diversity. I am most passionate about working with my colleagues on a vision or project starting from the ground up. An example would be the Postcard Project, which celebrated its 125th anniversary of Suffrage in September 2018. It was a creative and tricky logistical challenge. Our national museum, Te Papa, now holds these postcards, for posterity. Another was the Auckland City Mission Taste of Kindness project.

'I have had a long love affair with chemistry and I’ve given it much power'
OPINION: Past Lives, sliding doors and chemistry lessons

'A voice like nothing anyone had ever heard before'
OPINION: Dallas Tamaira: a voice like nothing anyone had ever heard before.

Sacred springs, limestone bluffs and capricious currents
Sacred springs, limestone rocks and capricious currents: the majestic Te Waipounamu

'Could I go to a cabin in the woods for days on my own?'
OPINION: Could I go to a cabin in the woods for days on my own?

Celebrating 20 years of Canvas magazine
Looking back on two decades of Canvas magazine in the NZ Herald.

Room Check: Moxy Chelsea, Manhattan
Sarah Daniell stays at Moxy Chelsea, a new micro-hotel in the heart of Manhattan.

Clarke Gayford on sharks, near-death - and Neve
Clarke Gayford talks with Sarah Daniell on the eve of narrating APO's Planet Earth II.

Cocktail Hour: The Fleur Room - Rooftop at the Moxy
Sarah Daniell enjoys the magnificent view with a drink at New York's highest rooftop bar.

Postcards to NZ: Nigella Lawson leads praise for gender rights
We sent postcard to high-profile women around the world, this is we got in return.

On the trail in the Bay of Islands
Sarah Daniell and her whānau step out amid the glories of the North.

Jose Barbosa on TV, middle NZ, and food
Jose Barbosa from Spinoff TV talks TV, middle New Zealand, and food with Sarah Daniell.

Brunch: We try French eatery L'Atelier du Fromage
Would you like cheese with your brunch? No problem.

Fanimals connects with big and small
Animal fans, meet kittens and geckos, guinea pig YouTubers and the first fishteen.

'Street food not just poor people's food'
Chef and TV star Rick Stein talks with Sarah Daniell about his love of Mexico.

Nic Sampson: 'The only option is to adapt or die'
Nic Sampson's new show is about fearing the consequences of not forwarding chain mail.

Where do the cool crowd brunch?
You'd be mad to miss this busy cafe where culture and flavours collide.

An episode with Tom Sainsbury
Actor Tom Sainsbury has Simon and Paula down pat. Watch out Jacinda, you're next.

Room check: The Mercure Dunedin Leisure Lodge
Sarah Daniell checks into the Mercure Dunedin Leisure Lodge.

Weekend drive: Velar D300 R-Dynamic SE
All hail the fourth member of the fourth generation Land Rover family.

The new escape-rooms craze
We finds the bits, connect the dots, and unlock the locks at Escape Hunt Auckland.

Weekend Drive: Toyota C-HR
"Would you be interested in driving the funky small SUV — the C-HR?"

Transport your taste buds at Taco Loco Cantina
If you can't physically get to Mexico this weekend, a Mt Albert cantina will help.

Weekend Drive: The Miami Blue
In a city awash with black SUVs the Miami Blue Porsche Cayman 718 S is a total blast.

Good times: The Twin Coast Cycle trail
Sarah Daniell rediscovers her sense of childish wonder on two wheels.

Stevie Nicks: I listen 'obsessively' to Lorde
Stevie Nicks talks with us on the eve of her New Zealand tour with The Pretenders.

Weekend Drive: Tesla Model X
It's not a car. It's not a plane, though it does feel like you're flying.

Gypsy wedding dress designer: 'No dress is too big'
Gypsy wedding dress designer Sondra Celli says there is no such thing as 'too big'.

Weekend Drive: Peugeot 2008 SUV
This is a hatchback slash SUV. It's small, yet it walks tall.

Brunch review: Once Strangers Cafe
A top-end-of-town cafe is nudging its way up in the brunch market.

Bridal designer shares wedding day wisdom
Randy Fenoli shares his more than 25-year career in the bridal industry.

Takeout stakeout: Mt Albert BBQ Noodle House
The only thing I'd do next time is ask for the duck hot and to please add rice.

Stunt driving: Two wheels good
Sarah Daniell embraces the fear and learns to love stunt driving.

Weekend Drive: Ford Mondeo HEV
The writing is not on the wall, but all over the car. "Hybrid Mondeo Ford".

Revealed: The new Cheryl West
Sarah Daniell meets the teen version of Kiwi icon Cheryl West.