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Debate catches up with: Jujulipps
by Liam Hansen (he/they) features writer Tāmaki Makaurau’s Jujulipps has only been in the local rap scene for a couple of years, but the...
Liam Hansen
May 8, 20239 min read


The Sound of Success
Words and illustrations by Stella Roper (they/she) Stella Roper speaks to four people from across the music industry in Aotearoa, which...
Stella Roper
May 8, 20235 min read


Dive into ‘Aquatek’, the edge of electronic music in Tāmaki
by Sam Clark (he/him) editor Central Alt Sound is Auckland’s new label connecting experimental producers and artists to a keen audience...
Sam Clark
May 8, 20235 min read
Why the ‘War on Drugs’ Failed —An Inside Story.
by Thomas Giblin (he/him) culture & lifestyle writer Fifty years ago President Nixon called for an "all-out offensive" against drugs and...
Thomas Giblin
May 2, 20237 min read
War on Drugs: Aotearoa Edition
by Vivien Whyte associate editor Amongst news dominated by fervent questions about the cost of living crisis and many head-smacks caused...
Vivien Whyte
May 2, 20235 min read


My Paper Partner
by Emily Smith (she/her) contributing writer From The Kama Sutra, to a 5,000 word Harry Styles x reader fanfic, literary porn is one of...
Emily Smith
Mar 27, 20234 min read
Dirty and Flirty: Six Horny Films
by Thomas Giblin (he/him) culture & lifestyle writer Prepare yourself for six films, dissected and investigated to their horniest ends....
Thomas Giblin
Mar 27, 20234 min read


Flume, a generation's gateway to electronic music is back in Aotearoa
by Thomas Giblin (he/him), photos by Crystal Chen @ccrystal.chen culture & lifestyle writer Deep in the bowels of Spark Arena, through an...
Thomas Giblin
Mar 17, 20235 min read


Up Next, Teenage Dads
by Thomas Giblin (he/him) culture & lifestyle writer Teenage Dads aren't teenage dads (or at least they say so). But they are the next...
Thomas Giblin
Mar 17, 20233 min read


Queer Awakenings in the Media
words by Thomas Giblin (he/him), illustrations by Yi Jong (she/they) culture & lifestyle writer We all remember our first crush, whether...
Thomas Giblin
Mar 9, 20234 min read


Match Point Wayne
by H. Nixon
Haydn Nixon
Mar 1, 20231 min read


You’re not ‘straight-acting’, you’re just gay.
By Joel Armstrong (he/they) ‘Straight-acting’ is a phrase you see all the time on dating apps like Grindr and Scruff. But what the hell...
Joel Armstrong
Feb 27, 20232 min read


The History of Irony and Why It’s Kinda Fucked Up
By Liam Hansen (he/they) Almost every time I’ve walked into a room these past few months, I’ve compulsively blurted out “Howdy!”. I don’t...
Liam Hansen
Sep 19, 20227 min read


Film Review: Muru - 100 years of Ngai Tūhoe and two raids of ancestral land
By Briar Pomana (she/her) “He told his people not to go to war. Let the white man fight the white man’s war.” Rua Kenana & Maungapohatu...
Briar Pomana
Sep 19, 20226 min read


Samoa House Library:An inner city library for the people
By Briar Pomana (she/her) I still remember my first trip up to Sāmoa House Library. My friend Mugiho showed me the spot after a casual...
Briar Pomana
Aug 28, 20224 min read
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