Michaela Pointon is a Multimedia Journalist for the Rotorua Daily Post.
Michaela Pointon is a multi-media journalist for The Rotorua Daily Post and Bay of Plenty Times, based in the Bay of Plenty region. She began working for NZME in 2023 after graduating with a Bachelor of Arts double majoring in Communications and Media, Film and Television at The University of Auckland. In 2022 she worked as a feature writer for a magazine company based in Ōtautahi, Christchurch. She moved back to the North Island to work in the daily newsroom in the Bay of Plenty in 2023.
Sausage secrets: How butchers came up with banger sangers
"They sliced it open … [and saw] it had all these fresh ingredients"
'Huge loss': Spring celebration planned in nature-lover's memory
'He was recycling before anyone knew what it was.'
'It’s very exciting': Three new species of beetles discovered in Rotorua
Pest control is believed to have played a major role in improving biodiversity.
'Sold out': Pie eaters taste test duck pie awarded NZ's best
One man has been taking trips to the bakery for more than 25 years to taste the pies.
'I saw red': Gun owner, 72, says new online firearm registry system is too hard
“[We] should be able to go into the police station and register over the counter.”