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Matariki 2023 at Waipapa Taumata Rau

3 July 2023

Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland is hosting a range of events that acknowledge and celebrate the Māori new year, Matariki.
Sam Mitchell artworks highlight female creativity and achievement

1 July 2023

Sam Mitchell’s paintings are a far cry from the traditional oil portraits that spring to mind when one thinks of the portraiture genre.
Breaking down barriers for disabled musicians

1 July 2023

Instruments are out of tune with the needs of disabled musicians. PhD candidate Drew McMillan wants that to change.
Powerhouse poet heading to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

1 July 2023

Carrie Rudzinski has a lot going on both in and out of the office. Next month, she'll perform at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, supported by a $50,000 Creative NZ grant.
Telling more Asian stories on screen

30 June 2023

More Asian screen practitioners are better equipped to tell their own stories, thanks to a ground-breaking programme run by the Pan Asian Screen Collective (PASC) and hosted by the University of Auckland.
The value of playing with waste

25 June 2023

Opinion: Alex Bonham describes how, when a group of artists were asked to reimagine waste creatively, different mindsets and goals led to some surprising tensions.
Soprano Larissa Kent awarded significant overseas study scholarship

6 June 2023

School of Music alumna Larissa Kent has been awarded a 2023 Kia Ora Foundation Patricia Pratt Scholarship to support her study at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM).
Gagana Sāmoa: a foundation for Sāmoan architecture

2 June 2023

Sāmoan language is more than just a means of communication, says Lama Tone. It’s a key part of a new fale he designed for Glen Eden Primary School
Ron Te Kawa artwork celebrates fun, colour and magic of te ao Māori

2 June 2023

Ron Te Kawa’s unmissable quilted wall-hanging is a recent addition to the University of Auckland art collection.
Morag Atchison's debut album celebrates her high-school teacher David Hamilton

1 June 2023

Morag Atchison is one of New Zealand’s top operatic talents. Her debut album is testament to how it all began.
Tina Turner: The blues, the resilience and the legacy

30 May 2023

Opinion: Tina Turner’s death reinvigorates the need for public acknowledgement of the black roots of rock ‘n’ roll, writes Kirsten Zemke
A short history of the kitchen

27 May 2023

Opinion: The kitchen is associated with routine and gendered activities, but it's also the site of a shift toward the ‘democratisation’ of domesticity, says Gina Hochstein.

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