William Slingsby
Melodownz shows us how to make his banana pancakes | Party Trick
Hip hop artist and hot sauce maker Melodownz shows us his banana panikeke recipe.
Watch out for NZ rap competition winner RAAJ
Meet RAAJ, an upcoming talent in our underground hip hop scene. The Red Bull Next winner joins Church and Smoke in the studio to cook up…
Pop duo Foley show us their hidden talent: ranking Birkenstocks
Auckland indie-pop duo Foley exercise their footwear critiquing skills, and review a handsome selection of Birkenstocks. Which Birk comes on top in Comfort, Utility and Fashion?
Many…
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…
Benee's bandmates on the hunt for the next pop star
Tiare Kelly and Dylan Clark play guitar and bass for one of New Zealand’s biggest pop stars, Benee, at the same time as being third-year music…
Bailey Wiley on the power of your family calling you out for your bullsh*t
Last year, Bailey Wiley won the NZ Music Award for Best Soul/RnB Artist. At the time, her baby girl was five weeks old. We join Bailey…
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…
Revealed: New Zealand's top five underground rappers, judged by Smoke and Church
Red Bull is searching for the next big thing in New Zealand hip hop. Here's an exclusive look at the five finalists chosen by Church (Church and…
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…
How to make a beat with SWIDT producer Smokeygotbeatz
Whether it's some snare drums or a packet of Yum Yum noodles, SWIDT producer Smokeygotbeatz knows how to use sounds to create a bouncy, catchy beat.…
New Zealand lifts its lockdown after seven weeks
Here are some scenes about town as we emerge from our cocoons. We visit a cafe and hair salon to see how they're switching up how…
Behind the scenes as a small business opens up after lockdown
The folks at Electric Chicken show us what it's like to be a small business operator transitioning into a new, post-lockdown world.
Small businesses tell us how we can support them during the pandemic
How they are adapting during lockdown and what we can do to support them.
Here's what you need to know about washing groceries
Many of us will have wondered what to do with our groceries when we get home from the supermarket. Do we need to wipe down our…
We spoke to the first person in New Zealand's Covid-19 quarantine hotel
Sam Saw is the first person to enter New Zealand's Covid-19 quarantine hotel. To be honest, the digs are pretty sweet, but the only human interaction…
Homeless at lockdown
The key message being enforced nationwide is that we need to stay home. So what do you do if you don't have a house to call…
Streamers tell us the best games to play while social distancing
What are gamers doing during this time of physical distancing? Well, to be honest, some of them don't really reckon much has changed ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
An ambulance driver tells us what he sees at a drug-related crash
95 people died in drug-related crashes on New Zealand roads in 2018. St John Ambulance Officer Cuan van Zyl shares his experiences of dealing with drug-related…
Students tell us the most racist thing about New Zealand
Students at Victoria University talk about the insidious nature of racism in New Zealand, and how the classroom is the key place to produce change.
The best bowl skaters in New Zealand
The best bowl skaters of Aotearoa come together each year for the Mangawhai Bowl Jam.
A cop tells us about the crashes she can't forget
"In 2017, drugs overtook alcohol for their amount of fatal crashes," says Charmaine Smith, a police officer and Black Fern. We join her as she clocks…
Re:hearsal Room: Mazbou Q
Mazbou Q (formerly Unchained XL) talks tapping into Pan-Africanism in his music, being united against imperialism and, really, just being a dope rapper.
International comic book artist Michel Mulipola is a mean wrestler in his spare time
Michel Mulipola is a comic book artist and a wrestler, AKA Liger, the Smash Mouth Samoan. And that combo gives him a pretty unique perspective...
Farewell to Auckland’s creepy Santa
It's the end of an era. Aucklanders say farewell to 'Creepy Santa', that giant icon with the rather unsettling winking eye.
Auckland’s Long Lost Slice of Gaming Paradise
Three years ago Auckland’s best arcade shut down. Will Slingsby reminisces on Yifans, the best place to play games in Tāmaki Makaurau.
I’ll never forget the first…
A cartoon about Samoa with love
"As a Samoan, I feel what happens to other Samoans." Comic artist Michel Mulipola talks about the illustration he's created to process the Samoan measles epidemic.
Re:hearsal Room: Swizl Jager
Swizl Jager is all about using as much te reo in his music as he can. He talks about "keeping it reo" and the joys of…
The Only Kiwi at PAX Melbourne Takes on Australia’s Best Gamers
This Marvel vs Capcom gamer is competing overseas for the first time - and he's the only Kiwi around. Isaac ‘IsaacFromDC’ Bishop is putting New Zealand…
Why we love fighting games
Gamers talk about their love for Street Fighter V, Mortal Kombat and just fighting games in general while they're in Auckland to compete at Southern Crossup…
Michel Mulipola is the 'Bloody Samoan' comic book artist
Michel Mulipola is the 'Bloody Samoan'. It's a derogatory term he heard a lot growing up, but he's now reappropriated it as a moniker in his…