This week, Lyttleton singer-songwriter Mel Parsons has landed a big milestone - after seven albums, she’s hit the top spot on the Kiwi charts.

Castle Hill has debuted at number one on not only the Top 20 Aotearoa Albums Chart, but the Top 40 Albums chart.

She says she's happy to see people enjoying it - and her kids appreciate how high it got on the charts. 

"The kids all think that we're rich now, that's their kind of marker. They're like - you're bigger than Olivia Dean! And I'm like - well, this week we are." 

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This week, Lyttleton singer-songwriter Mel Parsons has landed a big milestone - after seven albums, she’s hit the top spot on the Kiwi charts.
Castle Hill has debuted at number one on not only the Top 20 Aotearoa Albums Chart, but the Top 40 Albums chart.
She says she's happy to see people enjoying it - and her kids appreciate how high it got on the charts.&nbsp;
"The kids all think that we're rich now, that's their kind of marker. They're like - you're bigger than Olivia Dean! And I'm like - well, this week we are."&nbsp;
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Mel Parsons: Kiwi singer-songwriter on the success of her new album 'Castle Hill'

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Famed Kiwi outdoorsman Sam Gibson's found some more stories in the bush - and he's turned his findings into a new book.

Sam is deeply passionate about hunting, foraging, trapping, fishing and conservation, and even spent some time working for the Department of Conservation. 

A Bushman's Book of Yarns aims to teach readers about New Zealand's unique ecosystems and wildlife. 

"Now that I'm a Gisborne District Councillor, I do speaking gigs around the country, I've got young kids - like, a bit of time in the bush just by myself would be amazing." 

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Famed Kiwi outdoorsman Sam Gibson's found some more stories in the bush - and he's turned his findings into a new book.
Sam is deeply passionate about hunting, foraging, trapping, fishing and conservation, and even spent some time working for the Department of Conservation.&nbsp;
A Bushman's Book of Yarns aims to teach readers about New Zealand's unique ecosystems and wildlife.&nbsp;
"Now that I'm a Gisborne District Councillor, I do speaking gigs around the country, I've got young kids - like, a bit of time in the bush just by myself would be amazing."&nbsp;
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Sam Gibson: hunter, trapper and conservationist talks new book, A Bushman's Book of Yarns

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The Unselected Journals of Emma M.Lion by Beth Brower. This is a series of journals published by a writer purporting to be a 20 year old woman, in 1883 London, writing about her family, her housing situation and the events of her days. They’re charming and whimsical and become quickly very moreish with two books in the series just published and many more apparently to follow. Emma’s father has left her his London house in his will but her cousin Archibald is entitled to live there until she comes of age and he’s not best pleased at her inheritance. The books have a touch of An Unfortunate Series of Events, along with Anne of Green Gables and the Victorian era of Georgette Heyer. Once you start it’s hard to stop. 

Agrippa by Robert Harris – who is one of the finest contemporary writers, known also for his trilogy of Roman novels about Cicero. This new one is subtitled A Novel of Ancient Rome’s Descent into Dictatorship. Julius Caesar is dead, and the lives of two teenaged boys are about to be changed forever. One is Caesar's 17-year-old nephew, Octavius, whom he has made his heir; the other is Octavius's closest friend, Agrippa. Now aged 50, Agrippa presents this novel as his memoir remembering their eventful lives which were so intertwined, for better or worse, with fascinating history and insight. 

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The Unselected Journals of Emma M.Lion by Beth Brower. This is a series of journals published by a writer purporting to be a 20 year old woman, in 1883 London, writing about her family, her housing situation and the events of her days. They’re charming and whimsical and become quickly very moreish with two books in the series just published and many more apparently to follow. Emma’s father has left her his London house in his will but her cousin Archibald is entitled to live there until she comes of age and he’s not best pleased at her inheritance. The books have a touch of An Unfortunate Series of Events, along with Anne of Green Gables and the Victorian era of Georgette Heyer. Once you start it’s hard to stop.&nbsp;
Agrippa by Robert Harris – who is one of the finest contemporary writers, known also for his trilogy of Roman novels about Cicero. This new one is subtitled A Novel of Ancient Rome’s Descent into Dictatorship. Julius Caesar is dead, and the lives of two teenaged boys are about to be changed forever. One is Caesar's 17-year-old nephew, Octavius, whom he has made his heir; the other is Octavius's closest friend, Agrippa. Now aged 50, Agrippa presents this novel as his memoir remembering their eventful lives which were so intertwined, for better or worse, with fascinating history and insight.&nbsp;
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Whitcoulls Recommends: The Unselected Journals of Emma M.Lion and Agrippa

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During Megan Singleton's big group holiday in Fiji, she visited a local school in order to give them some much-needed supplies.

She'd contacted the head teacher prior, and her group brought over reams of coloured paper, pens, pencils, learning posters, books, stickers, paints, scissors and more. 

She revealed her tips for carrying out a similar exercise, including how to find a school, how to reach out, what types of things they want - and how to get a free extra suitcase on the plane to take the gifts over.

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During Megan Singleton's big group holiday in Fiji, she visited a local school in order to give them some much-needed supplies.
She'd contacted the head teacher prior, and her group brought over reams of coloured paper, pens, pencils, learning posters, books, stickers, paints, scissors and more.&nbsp;
She revealed her tips for carrying out a similar exercise, including how to find a school, how to reach out, what types of things they want - and how to get a free extra suitcase on the plane to take the gifts over.
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Megan Singleton: BloggerAtLarge.com writer on how you can donate resources when you travel

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Mel Parsons: Kiwi singer-songwriter on the success of her new album 'Castle Hill'

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