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Will Pollard

Kaituhi Tūtahi | Contributing Writer

Will Pollard is a writer living in Auckland. He has worked in news and commentary for radio and television, and online, and has written about art for organisations including Artspace, Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts and The Audio Foundation. He is scared of black holes and he just wants you to like him.

Everything By: Will Pollard

Features12.03.14

A Portrait of the Researcher as a Patient Man

J.C Beaglehole's towering work on the travels of Captain Cook and the early European footsteps in Aotearoa made him a student staple for centuries - but as Will Pollard discovers, a new book of letters suggests he didn't always find it that fun.

By Will Pollard
Read Time: 22 mins

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