Breadcrumbs List.
Arts and culture
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Could we celebrate music without the competitiveness?
9 July 2024
Opinion: That New Zealand is hosting a major international choral event, with more than 11,000 choral singers in 250 choirs from more than 30 countries is a tribute to our choral reputation and excellence, says Gregory Camp.
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It's Wikin te Taetae ni Kiribati: Kiribati Language Week
8 July 2024
The theme for Kiribati Language Week (7-13 July) is about thriving and flourishing Kiribati language, culture and knowledge, and building I-Kiribati resilience and prosperity.
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Lisa Reihana’s stunning digital artwork unveiled at University of Auckland
26 June 2024
University of Auckland’s B201 is now home to a large-scale video installation by acclaimed artist Lisa Reihana.
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Shelter for pets escaping family violence: new doco
20 June 2024
A secret haven that shelters pets from fractured households is the subject of a new documentary premiering in competition at the Doc Edge Film Festival from late June.
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Prizewinning Elam student finds comfort in creativity
4 June 2024
James S. Watson’s touching tribute to his late mother, A Quiet Place to Rest, has earned him a major art prize.
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A rising star from Aotearoa: Graduate's path to opera
17 May 2024
Te Ohorere Williams is a masters graduate with a voice to be reckoned with.
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An empathic focus
17 May 2024
Filmmaker Mairi Gunn's journey has always been the same: to strengthen the connection between the audience and the person facing the camera. Her doctoral research takes it one step further.
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Pacific academic makes big hits like sporting great father
16 May 2024
While American Football took Lisa Uperesa’s father around the world, academia allowed her to follow in his footsteps. She will appear at Auckland Writers Festival 17 may.
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Sky’s the limit for Harvard-bound architecture graduate
14 May 2024
Oscar Botha is on his way to Harvard with big dreams to improve people’s lives through architecture.
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A dance of entanglements
14 May 2024
For most dancers, retirement is the first death. But PhD graduate Sarah Knox shows that life after working as a professional dancer can be just as rewarding, even transformational.
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Where the ‘woke’ word fits in a history of racism
14 May 2024
Opinion: The appropriation of the term ‘woke’ by the political right diminishes the struggle of African-American people – and people of colour who feel they need to be watchful, argues Neal Curtis
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Kura kaupapa Māori, where Rangatira are made
9 May 2024
After being immersed in te āo Māori throughout his life, Hikawai Te Nahu reflects on how his kura kaupapa Māori roots have held stong as he navigated the world of mainstream tertiary education.