From arriving in New Zealand with no money, to being honoured for her service to Kiribati culture and community in Aotearoa, for Louisa Humphry being armed with te rabakau ensures I-Kiribati expertise ...

Sāmoan tatau began with women. Two women. Taema and Tilafaiga, the goddess-twins who swam to Fiji to learn the art of tatau. When they returned to Sāmoa as the first tufuga ta tatau (master tattooists ...

Adam Goodall investigates the complicated, contentious history of the Pathway to Arts and Cultural Employment programme ...

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?” ...

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

Delilah Pārore Southon on the Artistic Essence and Wairua of Emily Karaka, in response to Matariki Ring of Fire.

Reuben Friend's thoughts on Brett Graham’s Tai Moana Tai Tangata at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery / Len Lye Centre.

From millennial writers to the most successful playwright in New Zealand, Adam Goodall digs into the mistakes that Aotearoa playwrights keep making when they write stories about old age for the stage.

On half-forgotten histories, kinship and the paradoxes of homeland. Divyaa Kumar on the strikingly impactful works in There Is No Other Home But This at Govett-Brewster Art Gallery telling stories of ...

Pacific Arts Legacy ProjectWe are proudly independent, committed to fair pay for contributors, and to commissioning work that meaningfully contributes to the conversations our nation is having. This ...

Thomasin Sleigh considers contemporary New Zealand artists pushing the boundaries of embroidery – a medium that traverses craft and contemporary art contexts.

Sinead Overbye (Te Whānau a Kai, Ngāti Porou) is a writer, editor, researcher and our current Kaiwāwāhi Kaupapa Māori - Kaupapa Māori Editor.