Imagine packing up everything you’ve ever known, getting on a boat with your mother and eleven siblings, then sailing over fourteen thousand kilometres. One quick stop, and then you’re on
Imagine packing up everything you’ve ever known, getting on a boat with your mother and eleven siblings, then sailing over fourteen thousand kilometres. One quick stop, and then you’re on
Te Paea Parengaio Maurirere Parliament just made it legal to kill protected wildlife. Last week, the government rushed the Wildlife (Authorisation) Amendment Bill through under urgency. It was a direct
It goes without saying that when you have a ‘unique’, or really, non-Western name, you are probably familiar with the inevitable pause before someone says your name. For some, a
English I was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, into a uniquely diverse heritage. My mother is of Sundanese and Melanesian descent, while my father is a Singaporean of Chinese and Indian
Once, it felt like everyone in Aotearoa knew the same few songs. You could chuck on a bit of Stan Walker, Aaradhna, or Six60 at a party, and guaranteed, someone’s
The music world is constantly evolving, with a new wave of up-and-coming artists redefining genres and pushing creative boundaries. Finding the newest singer-songwriter or rock band is a daunting task,
My stomach was churning. The three beers I downed for courage were at war in my bladder, sloshing around with the valour and stubbornness of two battling nations. I could
My girlfriend blinks to awake as I roll over, the gloomy smog peering in through the slit in the curtains. “Good morning, how did you sleep?” Alexa asks, I mumble
Donna Tartt’s The Secret History is a masterful exploration of human ambition, moral decay, and the intoxicating allure of beauty and knowledge. Set in the cloistered world of Hampden College,
MAKE TRASH THE ART TO YOUR INNER PICASSO Flatmate a good cunt? Then you gotta treat them with a taster of your beautiful magnum opus – Trash: That’s not a
