In this exchange we reflect on rainbow capitalism, and unpack this image and statement as examples of pinkwashing, a strategy that is employed to obscure ongoing violence, tug on our belongingness ...

This Sunday, millions of people across North America will draw their curtains, turn off their cellphones and force their children outside, locking and bolting the doors behind them. In Britain and ...

Turncoat by Tīhema Baker (Raukawa au ki te Tonga, Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai, Ngāti Toa Rangatira) is a satirical sci-fi novel set in a universe where humans have been colonised by aliens – aliens who ...

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 ...

For the last decade, Live Live Cinema has been breathing new life into forgotten classics of independent and cult film. Their dynamic, breakneck productions marry projected film with music, Foley ...

At its core, Losing Face is about family: how we fuck it up and what we must give and take to make it right. There are universal questions about parent–child reconciliation that speak to anyone whose ...

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 ...

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 ...

“It’s about creating a space for our own kōrero, our own Queer kōrero,” says Michael Giacon, a poet and long-time board member of the samesame but differentliterary festival. Established in 2015 by ...

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 ...

‘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 ...

Going out to a club night where pulling a risky look is expected, harassment isn’t tolerated, a genuinely diverse DJ line-up is booked and playing sets of high-energy genre-bending bangers is kinda ...