Te Rā, the only remaining Māori sail, has temporarily returned home. Mya Morrison-Middleton visits Te Rā, asking questions of its origins and future, while highlighting the work of those who are ...

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 ...

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 ...

Day 3: “This is Israel’s 9/11,” the Israeli Ambassador to the UN says. The unapologetic anti-Arab sentiment they peddle to accompany this is invoking a lot of post-9/11 memories in us Arabs. I am 12 ...

Mokonui-a-rangi Smith (Te Arawa, Tainui, Takitimu, Horouta) is a tā moko artist reviving traditional Māori hand tools known as uhi. The work made with the tools draws on traditional and contemporary ...

Loose Canons is a series where we invite artists we love to share five things that have shaped their creative practice. Playwright, theatremaker and performance poet Nathan Joe shares five pivotal ...

Brook Konia on the exhibition Unhinged: Opening the Door to the Dowse Collection, which features and celebrates the diverse range of art pieces in The Dowse Art Museum collection.

Curated by Serenity Wise, Rituals: Healing Through the Black Imagination was an immersive exhibition that celebrated Black artistry and power. Jennifer Onyeiwu responds to this exhibition, which was ...

Loose Canons is a series in which we invite artists we love to share five things that have informed their work. Ruby Macomber, poet, researcher and teina of Te Moana-Nui-a Kiwa; shares her favourite ...

In partnership with All My Friends, we have invited four writers to reflect on the themes, locations and stories explored in the video series Niu Gold Mountain. First off, Ruby Macomber responds to ...

A bright neon green against a fuchsia sunset The flowers all in bloom. In the painting, people gather around a lotus pond, where dragonflies are suspended over white wreaths. A procession of people ...

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 ...