‘Whetūrangitia’ is a verb used in whaikōrero to describe the transformation of loved ones who have passed away – Ki a rātau kua whetūrangitia, haere, haere, haere – which speaks of those who have left ...

Karen Hu and Sherry Zhang chat with Kiwi-Asian musicians on culture, identity and how we can have more diversity and inclusion in the Aotearoa music industry.

When individuals are all operating in aroha, the positive energy and intention given out by each person (aroha atu) into the shared space – perhaps a sharing of their own wairua that spirals through ...

As one of the first national celebrations of Asian writers, Naomii Seah reflects on the anthology filled with the taste of home, memory and a renewed refusal to remain silent.

As a non-binary person interacting on dating apps – Bumble, OKCupid and Tinder – Ellie Lee-Duncan got asked the same thing a lot: “Do you have a cock?” ...

For Koanga, spring equinox, the assembled collaborators have created a weather report from Haupapa Tasman Glacier, Aotearoa’s fastest growing body of wai, a glacier formed from a deep exhalation of ...

Molima Molly Pihigia shares her insight as a founding member of Falepipi he Mafola: the award-winning Niuean handicraft group bringing together a community of older persons.

At a time when artists from all industries are still struggling with postponements and setbacks, these productions show what magic can happen when we’re given the space, time and funding to do what we ...

As the earth crumbles into manmade catastrophe, the summers are getting hotter, longer and more unbearable. It barely rains through the holiday season and when it does there are small tornadoes and ...

Once upon a time, a group of brothers set out to go fishing. They tried to go without their brother Māui-tikitiki-a-Taranga. Māui hid in the bottom of his brothers' waka, quiet as they took off out to ...

Water, the body, cultural survival and life itself are inherent within Māori beliefs and traditions. This ideology is reflected in the recent development of rivers being granted legal personhood in ...

There are two pieces in particular that Katki tells me he views as “the closest I get to having created a historic document.” Each work in the diptych of Diaspora Series (2018) features an ornate ...