On assignment for Stuff in 2020, Stuff Journalist Dana Johannsen and I did a long form story on Netball NZ and The Mystery of Mrs Muir.
"When netball historians set out to learn more about the first coach of the Silver Ferns, they didn’t even know her first name. Their journey took them from the netball courts of Wellington to the Central Otago goldfields, revealing a story of immigrant labour, poverty, marginalisation, and a young woman finding her sense of self through volunteer sport. National Correspondent Dana Johannsen and video journalist Abigail Dougherty tell the incredible story of one of netball’s earliest pioneers."
Abigail Dougherty won 'Best Feature' Video for this project at the 2021 Voyager Media Awards - "a story with a terrific and unexpected twist" that left the audience wanting more."
Photos and video: @ Copyright Stuff
