FEATURE | ISSUE FIVE | PUORO O AOTEAROA / LOCAL MUSIC Written by Polly Wenlock (she/her) | @p0lly2001 on Substack | Contributing Writer Local music surrounds us constantly, though it may not be in forms we tend to celebrate or even acknowledge. I’m not just talking about your classic Kiwi chilled-out-summer-vibes garage-band, though they too deserve their accolades… I’m talking seasonal mall carollers, your optimistic main-street busker, the man who plays the bugle at your local Anzac dawn...

The value of physically experiencing environments FEATURE | ISSUE THREE | WHENUA Written by Polly Wenlock she/her | @p0lly2001 | Contributing Writer Australia looks to be a land of sun-baked influencers. It looks like rolling surf, blue skies, gold sand. It looks just like the reels you scroll endlessly and wistfully on your 30-minute lunch break. But how does Australia feel? Australia feels like sand in every crevice, under every nail. Australia sounds like the chatter of kookaburra...