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Sasha Borissenko

(She/Her)
  • Journalist, Editor, PR Specialist and Consultant, Freelance
Brooklyn
As seen in: MSN New Zealand, The New York Times, Issuu, The Guardian, Al Jazeera English, Broadly, Stuff.co.nz, The Nelson Mail, VICE, New Zealand Herald and
Covers:  Hard news, social issues, health, fashion, lifestyle, culture, art, design, performing arts, food, film, law, investigations
Legally inclined. NZH biz columnist. @AccessMediaNZ champion. Freelance work seen via VICE, NYT, Al Jazeera, & more. Thoughts = mine. Errors are a ironic joke.

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My name is Sasha Borissenko and I am a New York-based freelance multimedia journalist, editor, and communications, marketing, and PR consultant. My work has appeared in Al Jazeera, the New York Times, VICE, the NZ Herald, Broadsheet, WOMAN magazine, LawTalk, NZLawyer, Australasian Lawyer, Lawsociety.org.nz, Stuff.co.nz, TVNZ.co.nz, 95BFM, Radio One, Fresh FM, Radio New Zealand, and more. In 2023, I produced, directed, and hosted a 10-part audio documentary podcast series, Chewing the Facts.

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Siouxsie's Saga

Siouxsie's Saga

After a drawn-out hearing, no quick judgment is to be expected in the case taken by academic and science comm…

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Siouxsie Wiles v University of Auckland: Why all businesses should watch closely

Siouxsie Wiles v University of Auckland: Why all businesses should watch closely

The Employment Court case between microbiologist Siouxsie Wiles and the University of Auckland could have wid…

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'No one wants to sit by the fat lady' - how obesity myths take hold

'No one wants to sit by the fat lady' - how obesity myths take hold

In the final episode of her Chewing the Facts podcast, Sasha Borissenko investigates why people are fixated w…

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Book In for a Long Lunch With Boutique Gin and Wine Tastings at The Runholder, Martinborough's El...

Book In for a Long Lunch With Boutique Gin and Wine Tastings at The Runholder, Martinborough's El...

The town's newest - and largest - cellar-door restaurant is geared up to amplify everything the Wairarapa reg…

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The hidden reason why supermarket Coke is so cheap

The hidden reason why supermarket Coke is so cheap

As the government grapples with removing GST from fruit and vegetables but sidesteps any talk of a sugar tax,…

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Trick or treat? Why health star ratings on food aren't working

Trick or treat? Why health star ratings on food aren't working

Fatness is often cited as a personal choice, but are all food choices made equal? In episode eight of Chewing…

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Auckland’s rise

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By Arbin Buenaventura, Sasha Borissenko
| North and South Magazine
Then there’s Auckland’s striking increase in cultural diversity. In 2016, for example, the International Organization for Migration named Auckland as the fourth most diverse city in the world, behind Toronto. Combining his research and StatsNZ projections, Professor Spoonley says Auckland’s Asian community is expected to increase from 17 per cent in 2018 to 44 per cent in the early 2040s.
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Caught in the Web

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By Clare Thomson, Sasha Borissenko
| North and South Magazine
It was a Sunday in late February. I woke up early and managed to sweat off a week’s worth of cortisol at the gym — either that or it was the last of the pinot grigio I had consumed the evening before. Feeling saintly, I turned to Facebook Marketplace, where I’d put a mammoth-sized toaster up for sale, desperate to get rid of it.
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January 2024

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By Sasha Borissenko, Nikki Mandow, David Herkt
| North and South Magazine
‘All Watched Over…’ — Saint Maria De Perpetuo Succursu, or the Madonna of the Perpetual Succour, a 19th Century Chromolithograph, based upon a Byzantine original. The Madonna & I His partner’s faith means this agnostic sleeps amongst icons. By David Herkt
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