Culture
A love letter to the Pacific heart of Central Auckland
Director Litia and producers Torisse and Ursula reflect on the journey of making STILL HERE S2.
The Grey Lynn home where Niuean culture thrives | STILL HERE S2 | Episode 1
Watch the first episode from the new season of STILL HERE now.
Saving Samoa House on Karangahape Rd | STILL HERE S2 | Episode 2
“It’s important that we move quickly to restore the mana of this fale.”
Grey Lynn’s last kava club | STILL HERE S2 | Episode 4
“The strength of the Tongan culture is in the kava.”
Drag performer Misty Frequency on three outfits that define them
“Black, white and red is all I wear”
NZ women tell us how France’s abaya ban makes them feel
Young Muslim women in Aotearoa say it adds to the exclusion of Muslim women from society.
How a film about getting hit in the balls is tackling toxic masculinity
“I think boys and men both just struggle with being open in general."
You can blame your bad behaviour on childhood friends, science says
They can even help determine what your beliefs and morals are.
My life as a trans wahine sex worker
“Even if society rejected us, it didn’t matter. We had our own society.”
Yes, volunteering overseas can do more harm than good: new research
“It was for the school's ego and our own egos more than anything.”
How Reece Campbell champions music, Tā Moko and reo Māori, in Australia
“Anything to do with our culture, I love seeing it.”
Why young gay men love posting their nudes on Twitter
Despite big changes to Twitter lately, one facet has remained resolute - gay dudes posting nudes.
Good strip club etiquette means you tip
Strippers tell us how you can get the most out of a fun night at a club.
High school students tell us how many hours they work
“The most hours I worked in a week would approximately be 47.”
Why NZ loves doing spots so much
“It appeals to the New Zealand DIY spirit."
The vital role of harvesting kai for hautapu
"Matariki serves as a unifying force, bringing people from all walks of life together."
‘No curries’: How Indian NZers experience racism from venues
“[It] constantly reminds you of the fact that you might be an outsider and that you don't fit in."
Pay secrecy is hurting Pacific and Asian women the most
Māori women can miss out on more $400K compared to Pākehā men over a 40-year working life.
The joy and pain Ōtautahi has brought a Pakistani family
“I started wearing the hijab because I felt proud showing that I was Muslim after 15th of March."
NZ’s first queer kids show: Why these characters need to be centre stage
This local show is making sure queer characters take centre stage as complex, relatable heroes.
Wellington is the first place in NZ to be 'friendly city' with Palestine
A friendly city is the step before a sister city.
I think I was drink spiked at Mama Hooch
But years of slut shaming kept me quiet.
A Palestinian whānau on land, sovereignty and Shortland Street.
"We are loud and we are proud to be Palestinian.”
‘We back our kaiako’: Why students say their teachers should be paid more
In this opinion piece, student Jessica Licht says it’s time the Government to listen to teachers.
We built an off-the-grid life but it took a lot of privilege
“I'm trying to do things now that are going to be helpful for our descendants in like 200 years"
Reclaiming our traditions by not using a surname
“The thing that I don’t agree with is that Māori have to have a last name, that is wrong”.
Off The Grid Week: What happens when you ditch the rat race
It sounds freeing. But what would it actually take?
Hawai’ians natives inspired to learn language by Māori
"If people do not use the Hawai’ian language, it will cease to exist."
Does Invercargill deserve the title of ‘NZ’s Shittest Town’?
“It kind of sucks here, but at least we’re not Gore.”
Brown Pride: The South Auckland gym ‘by the people, for the people’
Part of the gym's funding was facing the axe as part of Auckland City Council budget cuts.