Jessica Wynne Lockhart is an award-winning Canadian journalist, editor and fact checker, who specializes in adventure and sustainable travel content. 

A columnist for the New Zealand Herald's travel section, she also regularly contributes to the Toronto Star. As a full-time house-sitter in New Zealand, she has lived as far north as Mangonui and as far south as Balclutha -- an experience that has allowed her to gain an intimate understanding of the country's people, landscape, and culture.