Culture
Saturday night at Huntly International Speedway
“They’re like my second family.”
Is Wellington’s nightlife dying?
Some say the vibes are off in Wellington’s most popular nightlife spot.
Why do I keep f**king up the bro handshake?
Is there something wrong with me? 😖
Alien Weaponry: The world is embracing Māori, why can’t Aotearoa?
We sat down with the band after they opened for Guns N’ Roses in Wellington.
Bombs, back slaps and the V shape: at the Manu World Champs
“I started manuing as soon as I was conscious.”
A NZ Wikipedia writer answers your questions
Who writes NZ’s Wikipedia entries? And what do they get out of it?
A night out on Great Barrier Island
“Nightlife on Barrier is consistently inconsistent. Fantastic if you’re a morepork.”
Music is my big brother: Poetik and Kumbaya in studio
“Music became my big brother. It raised us up when we didn't have no one there for us.”
What it’s like running an off-grid bakery on Great Barrier Island
"Everybody knows your business."
Surviving on Great Barrier Island means living off the land
”Grandad always said, you gotta be a useless bugger if you go hungry here.”
How your corn chips are made
New Zealanders spend over $1 billion a year on snack foods, but do you know how they are made?
Connecting to the Pacific through tā moko
“We have the responsibilities to our tūpuna (ancestors) to uphold."
‘I have 2 different lives’: finding my chosen whānau | Queer Academy
Watch the second episode of Queer Academy now.
How clothes help queer people find themselves | Queer Academy
Watch the third episode of Queer Academy now.
‘I’m a slut for love’: why non-monogamy works for me | Queer Academy
Watch the fifth episode of Queer Academy now.
The traditions connecting rangatahi to the Māori Land Wars
“When they step into that realm, they feel a shift, a movement in the wairua.”
Is tattoo the new wellness trend?
“I have a guy who comes to me every six weeks and it’s like his therapy.”
The wharenui connecting Hawai’i to Aotearoa
“The people back home, who built this whare, you can still feel to this day.”
How social media is changing tattoo
The rise of social media has had a huge impact on the art of tattoo – both positive and negative.
Why the Richmond Rovers mean so much to the Pasifika community
“History, culture, family. Loyalty.”
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”
How Reece Campbell champions music, Tā Moko and reo Māori, in Australia
“Anything to do with our culture, I love seeing it.”
High school students tell us how many hours they work
“The most hours I worked in a week would approximately be 47.”
The vital role of harvesting kai for hautapu
"Matariki serves as a unifying force, bringing people from all walks of life together."
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."
A Palestinian whānau on land, sovereignty and Shortland Street.
"We are loud and we are proud to be Palestinian.”
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”.