Falepipi he Mafola foundational members in 1994. Back row, L-R: Olive Makahili, Malia Ikitule, Lotomoka Fanovaha, Taela Lavakula, Manatagaloa Palalagi, Molima Molly Pihigia, Fataiki Pihigia.

Ruminating in the broad histories surrounding land sales and development in Hawke's Bay, and the Hawke's Bay Native Lands Alienation Commission report published in 1873, the kaupapa of this moving ...

There will be minor spoilers here. Not about the ending (I haven’t finished the series yet), but I’ll touch briefly on plot elements. If you’re like me and love to know as little as possible before ...

All this in the middle of the New Zealand Fringe Festival. This year BATS had 30 shows scheduled as part of the Fringe. Most of those shows completed their seasons while Covid-19 was still a distant ...

Seven doesn’t just walk, she struts, crawls and cartwheels increasingly closer to that edge. In a truly great bit of physical comedy (read: slaughtering French citizens), we witness Seven taking a ...

In early June we held a launch event for our Pantograph Pals (and a celebration of our 13th birthday) at Season in downtown Tāmaki Makaurau. We invited a few contributors to speak to our journal’s ...

I grew up on a pā in the backblocks of Waimarino National Park. I’m a country boy at heart, a hōri who dropped out at the age of 15. I failed School C because I was playing Spacies with my mates and ...

Kiaaaa ooooora Te Waipounamu, we're heading your way! In partnership with Ōtepoti Writers Lab and thanks to support from Dunedin City Council, we're excited to be heading to Ōtepoti Ofor a publishing ...

When I sit down to watch a play where young women are written by a young woman, I know I’m in for a treat. To All the Friends I’ve Lost Before is a delightful 40-minute play written and directed by ...

DJ and Musician Brown Boy Magik's curated playlist for Issue 6: Vibe shift. It kinda goes HARD.

In my early teens, brown actors from the UK were a long way off from Bridgerton and The Little Mermaid. My acting school put me forward for the role of Susan in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the ...

Victoria Wynne-Jones ruminates on the fruitful intertwinings of neck adornment and contemporary art through the practices of Sione Monū, Renee Bevan and Lisa Walker.