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An American living in New Zealand, I write whenever I get the urge about life, music, books, comics, movies, and more.

Clippings: Collected Journalism 1994-2024
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Hi, I’m Nik. I’m an American journalist who emigrated to New Zealand in 2006. My work has been published by Radio New Zealand, The New Zealand Listener, the New Zealand Herald, Australian Associated Press, The Spinoff and much more. My new book gathering up work from across my career is now available on Amazon as a paperback or ebook: Clippings – Collected Journalism 1994-2024. I am also the creator of the small-press comic book Amoeba Adventures! You can find free PDF downloads of pretty much the entire series elsewhere right on this very site and two book collections of classic and newer material are also available on Amazon!

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Clippings: Collected Journalism 1994-2024
Amoeba Adventures
The Best Of Amoeba Adventures
Stories I’ve written
Contact
About Me

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