A barking success - The artist who quit teaching to paint portraits of pets full time

Thanks to pet owners paying big bucks to have portraits of their much-loved animals painted, Bernadette Ballantyne was able to ditch her teaching career to be a full-time artist. And it wasn’t a hard decision for the 40-year-old mum-of-two to make. “Teaching’s been getting harder, it’s changing so much.” Ballantyne, now based in Morrinsville, grew up in Eltham, Taranaki, where her father, Alex Ballantyne, once served as deputy mayor. 26 September 2023 [View in Browser]( Hello and welcome to your morning briefing from Stuff, bringing you the top stories and news you'll want to read. [A barking success - The artist who quit teaching to paint portraits of pets full time]( [A barking success - The artist who quit teaching to paint portraits of pets full time]( [Thanks to pet owners paying big bucks to have portraits of their much-loved animals painted, Bernadette Ballantyne was able to ditch her teaching career to be a full-time artist. And it wasn’t a...]( [Advertised salaries and applications per job 'reach record levels']( [Advertised salaries and applications per job 'reach record levels']( [Advertised salaries and job applications are reaching record levels despite it being an election year, job advertisement website Seek says. The Seek NZ Advertised Salary Index (ASI) showed...]( [Cafe worker told 'shut the shop and go home, you're fired' awarded $25k]( [Cafe worker told 'shut the shop and go home, you're fired' awarded $25k]( [A cafe worker who said she was bullied by management, then sent a text that told her to “shut the shop and go home. You're fired” halfway through her shift has been awarded $25,000 compensation....]( Newsable: the news worth talking about Join Emile Donovan and Imogen Wells for your daily dose of exclusives, analysis and fresh perspectives on news. The podcast drops each weekday from 6am on [newsable.co.nz]( or listen on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. [Listen to the latest episode of Newsable →]( [Home and Away Kiwis: I regret having a child overseas]( [Home and Away Kiwis: I regret having a child overseas]( [Name: Sarah Winsnes Age: 45 years old. Background: I met my husband Björn in July 2001, and we were married three months later. We've been married...]( [Why World Cup hero's likely ban could be blessing in disguise for Football Ferns]( [Why World Cup hero's likely ban could be blessing in disguise for Football Ferns]( [Phillip Rollo is a sports reporter for Stuff OPINION: Hannah Wilkinson’s days as the Football Ferns’ first-choice striker could be numbered. The...]( [Weather live: Strong winds in upper south and lower north islands, Interislander trips cancelled until Thursday]( [Weather live: Strong winds in upper south and lower north islands, Interislander trips cancelled unt...]( [Follow all the latest weather updates after an “atmospheric river” of heavy rain hit the North Island’s east coast.]( [Drilling near Bluff could lead to underground storage of carbon emissions]( [Drilling near Bluff could lead to underground storage of carbon emissions]( [A company is drilling holes on land near Bluff with the view to storing carbon dioxide emissions in underground rock formations, in a manner never...]( [Countdown launches new Low Price programme]( [Countdown launches new Low Price programme]( [Countdown has announced a new "low price” programme, which includes fresh vegetables, dairy and bread products for the first time. But data shows...]( [Quiz: Morning trivia challenge: September 26, 2023]( [Quiz: Morning trivia challenge: September 26, 2023]( Enjoying this email? [Check out Stuff's other daily and weekly newsletters](. ['Gutted' Eddie Jones apologises with Wallabies' World Cup in tatters after record loss to Wales]( ['Gutted' Eddie Jones apologises with Wallabies' World Cup in tatters after record loss to Wales]( [At OL Stadium, Lyon: Wales 40 (Gareth Davies, Nick Thompkins, Jac Morgan tries; Dan Biggar con, Gareth Anscombe 2 con, 6 pen, drop goal) Australia 6 (Ben Donaldson 2 pen). HT: 16-6 Eddie Jones has...]( [Watch Rugby World Cup 2023 on Sky Sport Now →]( [Feedback]( [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy]( Stuff, 4 Williamson Ave, Ponsonby, Auckland, 1021, New Zealand