Ētita’s Note: This piece was provided to us by the incomparable Benjamin Doyle, on the premise that we make you, the reader, aware it’s the startings of an incredible thesis being written. With that in mind, it’s still unfinished and a work in progress. A huge thank you e mara.
*Ētita’s Note: I want to preface this entire piece by saying that this is in no way any promotion of hate speech, but rather a fraction in time. There’s moments throughout the kōrero that steered into the realm of hate and harmful topics, but it’s missed on purpose. There’s no
Dream song – Sharkboy and Lavagirl Taylor Lautner has a grip on all of our throats and we need to respect his wishes when he tells us it’s time to sleep. He says close your eyes, close your fucking eyes. The entire movie is a fucking vibe but it’s
Ok, ok. I’m sure you’ve heard it harped on about countless times before: 8 hours, 8 hours, 8 hours, blah, blah, blah. Clearly the lab coats that deemed this rule to be true never heard of a quick mocha after an all nighter. Not so smart anymore, are ya? Well
E pehea ana koe? How are you? This isn’t some surface how are you, but a genuine question of how you’re coping at the moment. And in all honesty, I really do want to know. As people, we sometimes find it hard to communicate exactly what it is we’re
Shine on You Crazy Diamond – Pink Floyd Now, I was raised on Pink Floyd. So, I’ve got to put at least one in here. This one is about their lead guitarist – Syd. His mental health severely deteriorated after battling with drug addiction, so in an ode to him,
This week, Ētita Hōata sat down with Waikato artist Theia, to discuss her project Te Kaahu o Rangi. They both were able to have an important kōrero around being Māori and producing mahitoi and a wider space. If you want to be able to check her out, head over to
In the summer it appears as a rainbow of NBA singlets inspired by recent playoff darlings and all-stars. Then autumn comes, bringing out the more authentic Super Rugby swag around home games and local pubs. Winter encourages combos like the hoodie-NFL jersey marriage, and spring breathes life into the endless
Since we’re for sure best mates now, let’s have a kōrero about drugs, aye? Every week, I talk about the topic and issue we’re discussing as a magazine, with the understanding that I can only understand most of the topics to a certain point. I’ve never once claimed I’m a
