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Fact or Fiction: On Finally Falling In Love With Aotearoa’s History

Madison Brokenshire

Sep 96 min read

Fact or Fiction: On Finally Falling In Love With Aotearoa’s History

I was learning—really learning—huge things about Aotearoa that my school had never mentioned to me; I was discovering who I was.

Phoebe Robertson

Sep 93 min read

Crosswords? Blake knows her.

Blake’s journey into crossword-making kicked off in March last year after reading a particularly scathing anonymous letter to the editor.

Salient Mag

Aug 303 min read

Tattoo Artist Profiles

Artist Profile: @rosehutattoo Words by Phoebe Robertson (she/her) Rose Hu’s journey as an artist began in the most unlikely of places: an...

Songs of Liberation: A History of Musical Resistance

Xavier Farrow-Francis

Aug 305 min read

Songs of Liberation: A History of Musical Resistance

Words by Xavier Farrow-Francis , Charlie Doble At a certain stage in one’s life, there comes a time where you get a jolt. A realisation...

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Bottom of the World

Salient Mag

Aug 307 min read

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Bottom of the World

Words and Photographs by Aylin de Campo & Lottie Stevenson Five scientists walked into a bar… But we're not joking when we say we were in...

Abby Saywell

Aug 123 min read

Conversations with Strangers

I remember moving to Wellington for university, realising the last time I had to make friends was when I was five years old.

Ryan Cleland

Aug 124 min read

The Quest for the Best

I have scoured the far outer eaches of Wellington, in my quest for the ultimate sandwich.

Will Tickner

Aug 128 min read

Why I Don't Drink Gin

Let it be clear—I’m a man of many mistakes.

Salient Mag

Aug 123 min read

Review - Lizzie

Words by: Angela Pelham (she/her) Content Forecast: This review has mentions of death/ murder. Please take heed of the show’s other...

Groove Garden Special : Immigrant Spotlight

Xavier Farrow-Francis

Aug 53 min read

Groove Garden Special : Immigrant Spotlight

Early tracks like “Bucky Done Gun” and “Sunshowers” contain cheeky clapbacks at microaggressions, and nuanced references towards revolution.

Ali Al Omari

Aug 52 min read

OCCUPIED: From Guernica to Gaza

In my hands, the echoes of Picasso’s ‘Guernica’ take on new life, and transform into a testament to the resilience of the Palestinian people

Interview: The Girls in the Red House are Singing (Tracey Slaughter)

Phoebe Robertson

Aug 59 min read

Interview: The Girls in the Red House are Singing (Tracey Slaughter)

The most moving part of the book, for me, is how much of herself that Slaughter gives to the audience.

Izzy Christie

Aug 52 min read

Review: Guru of Chai

At the beginning of Guru of Chai, a storyteller chai-wallah promises a night of absurdity, magic, and escapism. Guru of Chai delivers

Rose Merlini

Jul 295 min read

The Underdogs of the Olympics

I’d like to take a moment to raise awareness and count down the most promising banned athletes.

Xavier Farrow-Francis

Jul 293 min read

Groove Garden: April-June

Xavier Farrow-Francis takes you through their album picks for April-June

Guest Writer

Jul 221 min read

A Guide To: Pasi Bangers 🎶🕺🏾

Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynold

Jul 224 min read

Akamai Night 2024

There are pockets of incredible promise when I’m just given a little morsel of something to hold out for. Akamai Night was one of those.

Guy van Egmond

Jul 193 min read

Review: Limbo

Guy Van Egmond (he/him) Having sold-out its development season, Limbo is back for a second run at BATS Theatre. Produced by Keane As and...

A Night At San Fran: Feshh, Macho Macho, Dale Kerrigan, and Ringlets

Jia Sharma

Jul 183 min read

A Night At San Fran: Feshh, Macho Macho, Dale Kerrigan, and Ringlets

Words by Jia Sharma (she/her) Last Friday’s show at San Fran had an unbelievably exciting lineup. Kicking off the night were local bands...

LITIA TUIBURELEVU - WRITER & DIRECTOR OF STILL HERE

Danielle Kionasina Dilys Thomson

Jul 83 min read

LITIA TUIBURELEVU - WRITER & DIRECTOR OF STILL HERE

Words by: Danielle Kionasina Dilys Thomson Litia Tuiburelevu (Fijian Pākehā Tongan) is the writer and director behind the wave-making...

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