I am a widely published travel writer, a culture and current affairs journalist, a TV and film reviewer, a content writer and social media copywriter, and a highly experienced sub-editor and editor.

Hi, I’m Catherine McGregor.

I’ve been an editor, sub-editor and writer-for-hire for nigh-on 15 years, both in-house and freelance, working for editorial and commercial clients and across print and digital. While I’ve written about a broad array of topics, my specialisms include travel, food, social affairs, pop culture and politics.

Need a content writer or copywriter? Looking for an editor for a short-term contract? Want to commission an article or forward a press trip invite? I’m all ears, always.

Travel writing

I’m an experienced travel writer with bylines in most major New Zealand outlets including the NZ Herald, The Listener, North & South, Kia Ora, Metro, BusinessDesk, The Spinoff and Stuff. My work has also appeared in Cruise & Travel (Australia) and Oakland magazine (US).

My niches include river cruising, rail journeys and culinary travel.

Newsletter writing

I’m the editor of the World Bulletin, a weekly global affairs newsletter for paid supporters of The Spinoff (15k+ subscribers).

Previously, I was a writer on The Bulletin, one of New Zealand’s most popular daily politics newsletters (40k+ subs), and an editor of Rec Room, The Spinoff’s weekly pop culture newsletter (5k+ subs).

An experienced user of Mailchimp and Substack, I’m available to create, write and run your own newsletter product.

Commercial writing and editing

I’m the former commercial content editor at The Spinoff and editor of Wanderlust, a white-label quarterly print product for Flight Centre NZ. I write regularly for clients in both New Zealand and Australia.

B2C niches include:

  • Travel & tourism

  • Energy & fuel

  • Fashion & home interiors

I also have extensive experience in B2B writing, social media copywriting, and sub-editing for reports, proposals and white papers.

Editing and sub-editing

I’m the former deputy editor of The Spinoff, New Zealand’s leading culture and news website, and a former staff writer and digital editor at the veteran magazine Metro.

I’ve editorial, design and photography contacts throughout the NZ media community, am experienced in pagination and InDesign, and have edited thousands of pieces of writing over the course of my career.