A year ago, if Patrick Gower found himself boarding a plane last-minute to London with a bunch of fellow Kiwi journalists, set to cover the biggest news story of the year, he’d have slipped a few UK pub sessions into his itinerary.
Today, though, nine months sober and working 20-hour days on the ground covering Queen Elizabeth’s death, the award-winning journalist is fuelled by adrenaline and the odd Coke Zero instead.
“It’s very different for me,” admits Paddy, chatting to from his hotel, a 30-minute cab ride from Buckingham Palace. “Obviously, there’s the pub culture here in the UK, which is cool, but it’s not much use to a non-drinker.
