Culture
I took one of those DNA test kits to find out who I am | Māori and the City
In every child without a relationship with their father exists the melodramatic question: who am I?
K-pop helped me accept myself as non-binary
“I felt very alone, I felt very isolated. And then I discovered K-pop.”
Māori Silver Scroll nominees on what it means to be an indigenous musician
Māori Silver Scroll nominees on what it means to be an indigenous songwriter or composer in 2020.
Paris Hilton made me realise I had an unhealthy relationship | Māori and the City
As a child-genius pop culture historian, Tayi Tibble has closely watched Paris Hilton since she was six. But Paris’ new documentary showed something Tayi had never…
Breaking down misconceptions about Middle Eastern women
"A lot of Iranian women are some of the most glamorous people I've ever met." Ghazaleh Golbakhsh is breaking down the stereotypes of the 'terrorist' or…
My Indian family celebrated my period
When Sudha Kandarpa first got her period, her parents threw a celebration.
My Māori new year’s resolution is to stop spending time with people who drain my mana
In this month’s edition of Māori and the City, Tayi Tibble talks about ways to protect your wairua and mana.
The first time I ever heard the…
Finding freedom in Sweet Lolita fashion
"On days when I don't feel confident in myself... I can put on this piece of artwork. To me Lolita is a form of building up…
As attitudes shift, more wāhine are carrying moko kauae
More wāhine are carrying moko kauae as we work to dismantle the impacts of colonisation.
Troy Kingi spent a year researching his Taite Award-winning album, then wrote it in two weeks
Troy Kingi has committed to writing ten albums in ten genres in ten years. Fresh off a Taite Music Prize win - one of the most…
Black New Zealanders on how hip hop finally gave them a place to belong
“When I was growing up in primary school, they weren’t used to the African face or the African features. The only people I saw who looked…
The 'Bob Ross' of Māori carving has become an overnight streaming sensation
Twitch streamer Broxh loves his culture and his art form, and he wants to share it with the world. During lockdown, he started streaming his whakairo…
Sound Check: Merk carries on
We check in with artists who were on the verge of breakthroughs - before a global pandemic happened.
‘We failed her’ - Young ACT vice president resigns after sexual harassment
The vice-president of Young ACT has resigned, saying she faced months of sexual harassment.
Yes, Tiger King is misogynist, but there’s more to it.
The men in Tiger King couldn’t hate women more if they tried, argues Jean Sergent. But our obsession with whether Carol Baskin killed her husband is…
The space we need to feel seen
In episode two of the podcast He Kākano Ahau, Kahu Kutia travels to Ōtautahi to look at what it's like for Māori moving to the city…
Here's 10 of the best sustainable, non-problematic outfits from Splore
You could be forgiven for thinking the theme for this year’s Splore Festival was ‘Wear a Rain Poncho, But Make it Sexy’.
But it was actually ‘Infinity’,…
What's with our love of pop culture tattoos?
Tattoos can be a marker to everyone else of who you are, and a reminder to yourself of the things you love.
One Couple, Two Cultures: In Photos
It might seem strange in 2019 to write an article about cross-cultural relationships. But even today, many of us still partner up within our own culture.
In…
Planning for Growth - Resilient
A CBD apartment feels terrifying in an earthquake. But a house in the suburbs could be cut off by a landslide and isolated from vital services.…
Te Matatini 2019
It's the world cup of kapa haka, bringing together Māori performing artists from across Aotearoa and Australia. So what exactly can you expect from this year's…
Brekfist: Culture
You say culture, we say... ballet? Fashion? Individualism? What exactly is culture anyway? Saraid and Johanna hit the streets to ask what culture means to you.
'Merry Christmas' in different languages
With a myriad of cultures and language making up Kiwi culture, let's take a second to learn how to wish holiday greetings to everyone!
3 generations of Asian women talking about Chinese New Year
Enough with Christmas, let's take a peek at Chinese New Year and get to the bottom of what's really inside those little red packets.
Does NZ need to rethink our public holidays?
We love to celebrate our multiculturalism here in Aotearoa, but looking at our holiday calendar, you mightn't think this is the case. Should we do more…
The evolution of the family sitcom
Come with us as we look back at the family sitcom. From nuclear beginnings to the introduction of the dysfunctional family and now more and more…
This online meme has a dark backstory
We've all seen the memes but do you know the weirdly detailed backstory behind this set of stock images?
Mukbang: food, fetish or both?
Mukbang videos have been clocking up millions of views across the internet in recent years...what exactly is it about people eating masses of food that is…
Lucy Zee makes dumplings & talks Asian supermarkets
Have you ever wondered how they get the soup inside the dumpling?? No worries, Lucy Zee is here to share her secrets and talk about the…