Writing – Comms Co-op Aotearoa

Sustainable Business Council portfolio

A selection of writing, video and design work managed by Catherine for the Sustainable Business Council.

When ‘she’ll be right’ won’t cut it: On the temptation to soldier on through a virus

A rare occasion of tapping into the zeitgeist in time to get a piece published. Published in The Spinoff.

Who owns the art on the street?

You wouldn’t use the riff from ‘Slice of Heaven’ to spruik your products without permission, so why is visual art any different? Catherine Jeffcoat looks at a recent initiative to let street artists know about their copyright protections and comes up with some useful tips for the communications profession. Published in The Spinoff.

Citizen scrutiny of local government

All the scorecards being put out by our emerging election watchdogs – piece for The Spinoff

Call to climate action

Yes, it is possible to forget fear and take real action against climate change – opinion piece for Stuff

Is New Zealand the best place in the world to be a child?

I worked with Andrew Becroft, Children’s Commissioner, and staff members at the Office of the Children’s Commissioner, to bring this chapter together.