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 ...

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.

Legend has it that when the sky and the ground were not yet split, and the first chaos was just becoming discernible, a magical root formed … 3000 years to bloom, 3000 years to bear fruit, another ...

Prime-Time posits that artists are often caught between two choices: to use the tools of the master’s house or to not build anything at all. By highlighting these two limited choices, it reveals a ...

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?” ...

Ankita Singh and Naomi Simon-Kumar chat with South Asian and West Asian Kiwi musicians you should be listening to, about their craft, advice they have for other artists and what’s on their playlist.

Individuals are responsible for their actions, but the shuttering of these venues does not lie at a single person’s feet. An under-resourced mental health sector, rising rents, noise control, drug ...

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.

Faith Wilson: Tell me about the ideas behind Filemu and what urged you to start this zine. Lofa Totua: ‘Filemu’ is a Sāmoan word and, growing up, it’s a word that I would hear from my mum, nana and ...

I found a version of the kōrero in a manuscript in te reo Māori by an unknown writer in the library’s collections. In the same folder was an accompanying note and translation by Hone Tūwhare, who ...

Along with Pearl’s own age and appearance getting in the way of un-lived dreams, her veteran hubby Howard also provides a road-block to happiness – they can’t have sex anymore, for fear of his heart ...