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A Walk Down Memory Lane: My Cinematic Misadventures
By Thomas Giblin (he/him) Culture and Lifestyle Writer There's an innate value attached to the shared screen experience, which isn't...
Thomas Giblin
Aug 11, 20236 min read
‘Bating’, the online community finding connection through jerking off
By Chris Murphy (he/him) Contributing Writer The internet is a weird place for ‘communities’. The global scale and relative anonymity of...
debatemagnz
Aug 11, 20237 min read
Fairy Kisses from Shooless
By Hannah Grace-Nott (she/her) Contributing Writer Genre-bending Tāmaki five-piece, Shooless have just released their first, eponymous...
debatemagnz
Aug 11, 20233 min read
Papaiti Records: The Flying Nun of Aotearoa Emo
By Liam Hansen (they/them) Associate Editor As the youngest of three kids, I can’t deny the privilege I had – being blissfully unaware of...
Liam Hansen
Aug 11, 20239 min read
Theatre Review - Basmati Bitch
By Vanessa Elley Basmati Bitch, written by Ankita Singh and directed by Ahi Karunaharan, is a non-stop hour and a half packed with quirky...
debatemagnz
Jul 31, 20232 min read
Good thing I'm "fluid" in Chinese
by Vivien Whyte (she/her) associate editor I recently saw Joy Ride, directed by Adele Lim, and was completely captivated by the horny...
Vivien Whyte
Jul 31, 20234 min read
Salomons, Dickies and boiler suits - stamping art onto plastic at Holiday Records
by Liam Watters (he/him) contributing writer At Holiday Records, we’ve had countless writers, interviewers and videographers through our...
Liam Watters
Jul 31, 20235 min read
Laugh Now, Cry Later:The Downfall of YouTube Pranksters
by Phoebe Robertson (she/her) contributing writer It's 2014 and you're watching YouTube on your parents' computer in the family's...
Phoebe Robertson
Jul 31, 20234 min read
A Guide to the Good Life
by Ella Frapwell (she/her) contributing writer Emma Frapwell takes us through a few student-friendly ways you could volunteer your free...
Ella Frapwell
Jul 31, 20233 min read
Māori Cinema: A New Dawn, with Hiona Henare
by Thomas Giblin (he/him) culture & lifestyle writer Whānau Mārama: The New Zealand International Film Festival has once again rolled...
Thomas Giblin
Jul 17, 20234 min read
What Does Matariki Mean To Us?
by Vivien Whyte (she/her) associate editor July 14th marked the second time Matariki was celebrated as an official public holiday in...
Vivien Whyte
Jul 17, 20235 min read
Kua haehae ngā hihi o Matariki; The rays of Matariki are spread.
By Briar Pomana ((Ngāti Kahungunu, Rongomaiwahine, Ngāti Rakaipaaka) contributing writer Illustrations by Charlie Ratahi McFarland...
Briar Pomana
Jul 17, 202310 min read
Theatre Review: King Lear
by Vivien Whyte (she/her) associate editor Associate Editor, Vivien Whyte, reviews Auckland Theatre Company’s 2023 season of King Lear....
Vivien Whyte
Jun 29, 20232 min read
Eight Great Films About Nature
by Thomas Giblin (he/him) culture & lifestyle writer Cinema has always been fascinated with the power and mythology of the wilderness....
Thomas Giblin
May 22, 20235 min read
Robinson on the Power of Music & What it Means to 'Make It'.
by Thomas Giblin (he/him) culture & lifestyle writer In the pantheon of famed New Zealand artists, Robinson is an anomaly. With 700,000...
Thomas Giblin
May 8, 20233 min read
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