{"product_id":"be-brave-barbara-dreaver","title":"Be Brave - Barbara Dreaver","description":"\u003cdiv data-v-330cd4a9=\"\" class=\"product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e• Candid, startling, hugely engaging memoir\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e• Barbara Dreaver appears nightly on 6pm 1News\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e• Author has won many awards – and faced death threats\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e• Rare unvarnished account of life on the Pacific frontline\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBarbara Dreaver has covered the Pacific for over 30 years. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring this time the vast ocean’s many island nations and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eterritories have gone from being largely ignored by world \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eleaders to the focus of big-power rivalry. Dreaver has \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egone from a reporter struggling to get a job to one of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eworld’s leading Pacific correspondents. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith warmth, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehumour and astonishing honesty, she takes you inside her \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egruelling life as she and her TV team attempt to stay \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eahead of power plays, coups, resource grabs, criminal \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eactivity and natural disasters. Fearless and determined, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eshe reveals what goes on behind the scenes as she faces \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eher biggest challenges, both personal and professional.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Bio\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBARBARA DREAVER has received multiple journalism awards. Born in Kiribati, she moved to Aotearoa at the age of eight. She has reported for Cook Islands News, Cook Islands Press, New Zealand Listener, National Business Review and Radio New Zealand. In 2002, she joined TVNZ’s 1News and in 2003 became its Pacific Correspondent. She was named Reporter of the Year at the 2022 New Zealand Television Awards and in 2024 became an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for Investigative Journalism and Services to Pacific Communities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e293 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"EmmasatOxford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47493648351386,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/9024\/8009\/files\/be-brave-9781927249932.jpg?v=1772155858","url":"https:\/\/emmasatoxford.pro\/products\/be-brave-barbara-dreaver","provider":"EmmasatOxford","version":"1.0","type":"link"}