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Untitled – Nukutawhiti

  Mai i te Kore ki te Pō ki te whai-ao ki te ao Marama tihei mauri ora   I whakawhiti i te Moana nui a Kiwa  mai i Hawaiki   We settled amongst ngahere  and awa  maunga and moana ka ora te whenua ka ora te tangata  ...

Aroha – Nukutawhiti

[Previously published in Landfall 227)   Haere mai, Aroha.  Is that your true name?  It ripples like spirits over my tongue and onto    my shores:  where I will gift you one hundred kina  every day, even though the limit is fifty,  where I will scrub your soles with...

Kia Nukutawhiti Te Reo – Nukutawhiti

Heke nuku mai Heke rangi mai Huihuia mai  Te reo Māori Ki te mata o taku arero Hei reo kawe ki te anamata   Heke nuku mai Heke rangi mai Huihuia mai  Te reo Māori Ki te kāuru o te hirikapo Hei reo kawe i ngā tikanga   Heke...

Darts and Crafts – Issue 17

Disco and pot go hand in hand. You can even pot a pot plant in your disco plant pot.    Materials A small, styrofoam disco ball Craft knife Sturdy twine or chain Potting mix A plant of your choice Cup hook or S hook to hang   Method  ...

Slightly Stoned Chef – Issue 17

If you’ve had a ruff night, you might be tempted to grab a hot dog. But you’d be barking up the wrong tree, my friend. What you really need is the hot, cheesy, noodle-y goodness of some Noodle Poodles in your belly. As well as having a totes adorbs...

Slightly Stoned Chef – Issue 14

Ingredients   Eggs  S & P Bread Tortillas Cheese Butter or oil Other shit from your fridge   Recipe 1: Basic Omelette for Basic Bitches Method Start with a cold pan and add some butter or oil, let it heat to a midpoint. Don’t use the cooking spray that...

Darts and Crafts – Issue 14

So, you’ve arrived to a sad, antisocial pre-drinks on their tenth round of Four Kings? You don’t want to be stuck on the Bus for an hour? Now you can craft the pain away with an infinitely more inventive drinking game.    Materials Jenga blocks A permanent marker Method...

Slightly Stoned Chef – Issue 13

Does anyone else think that Shepherd’s Pie is a weird title for something containing lamb? Like isn’t the entire job description protecting sheep. How do you explain that to your boss?    “Did you look after the sheep?”  “Yeah except the one I minced and ate.”  This isn’t like...

Darts and Crafts – Issue 13

It is time to give up the dream. Stop kidding yourself, you are not organised enough to take the crate back to Liquorland and get a discount for restocking it. You are the person who is going to remember crate day, the day before it happens and drive frantically...

Slightly Stoned Chef – Issue 12

It’s time to wake and bake. This week’s pancake recipe is super easy and can be enjoyed with maple syrup and bacon or last night’s root.   Ingredients: 1 cup self raising flour 2 Tbsp white sugar ½ tsp finely grated lemon zest (optional) 1 cup milk (or soy/rice...

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