NEWS | ISSUE NINE | WHAKAKATA / HUMOUR Written by Caeden Tipler (they/them) | @caedentipler | Contributing Writer The time is now for Aotearoa cinema. Recent films, such as Mārama and Big Girls Don’t Cry, are garnering international attention. And films like Caterpillar and The Weed Eaters have become instant cult classics for audiences at home. It seems intuitive, then, that our largest film festival, Whānau Marama: New Zealand International Film Festival, would embrace this new cohort of...

SATIRE | ISSUE FOUR/20 | RONGO Ā / DRUGS Written by Caeden Tipler (they/them) | @caedentipler | Contributing Writer Last month, entrepreneur Sir Rod Drury was named as the 2026 New Zealander of the Year. He is most well-known for founding Xero, the cloud-based accounting software for small businesses. Drury is also known for supporting the New Zealand Citizenship application of Peter Thiel, co-founder of Paypal and Palantir, after Thiel invested in Xero during its start-up days in the early...

NEWS | ISSUE THREE | WHENUA Written by Caeden Tipler (they/them) | @caedentipler | Contributing Reporter It’s the biggest entertainment news story of the decade - Warner Bros. put itself up for sale late last year, leading to a public bidding war between two industry giants: Paramount Skydance and Netflix. The ensuing battle was worthy of Hollywood. Paramount successfully launched a hostile takeover, backed by the billionaire Ellison family. The studio and its very determined chief...

NEWS | TUAKIRI / IDENTITY Written by Caeden Tipler (they/them) @caedentipler | Contributing Reporter Photography by Michelle Beard On January 31st, thousands gathered in Tāmaki Makaurau under the banner Toitū Te Aroha . The rally and hīkoi from Te Komititanga Britomart to Te Waihorotiu Meyers Park focused on countering hate toward a range of demographics, including migrants, refugees, LGBTQIA+ people, faith groups, and tangata whenua. The diversity of the group was shown in the flags they...

REVIEW | PŪRĀKAU / MYTHOLOGY Written by Caeden Tipler (they/them) | @caedentipler | Contributing Writer Cannes is a prestigious...

DEBATE X NZIFF | REVIEW | WEB EXCLUSIVE Written by Caeden Tipler (they/them) | @caedentipler | Contributing Writer In his opening...