Game of Chairs

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Summer Hiatus

Game of Chairs

Kate Baddock
Kate Baddock likes to be a small-town, rural doctor with a national influence

We are on our summer break and the editorial office is closed until 13 January. We hope you enjoy this article which is part of Summer Hiatus, an eclectic mix from our news and clinical archives throughout the year, The Conversation and other publications we share content with. Please note the comment function has been turned off while we are away. Happy reading

Kate Baddock takes New Zealand Doctor reporter Alan Perrott through her life as a kitten whisperer, stage protégée, boys’ school dux and boarding-hous