Sancy Prabhakar reviews Jeff Kinney's latest book: Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure. This Wimpy Kid story is a whole new awesome, friendly world and gives us another fantastic adventure.
If there’s a name that you are bound to hear on the radio any time soon, that name is ROONIE – or more specifically, Michaela Pointon.The 19-year-old has recently re-established herself on the NZ music scene as pop artist ROONIE – complete with her debut release My Heart, a vibrant track that matches her bright personality to a tee. I sat down with ROONIE to chat music, inspiration and her goals for the future.
Los Angeles based creative Sandra Saad has lent her voice (and entire body as we learnt when we called her) to the much-anticipated upcoming Marvel Avengers video game. Kamala Khan aka Ms. Marvel who is also Marvel’s first Muslim female superhero is brought to life by Sandra and it has been years in the making.
If there’s a name that you are bound to hear on the radio any time soon, that name is ROONIE – or more specifically, Michaela Pointon.The 19-year-old has recently re-established herself on the NZ music scene as pop artist ROONIE – complete with her debut release My Heart, a vibrant track that matches her bright personality to a tee. I sat down with ROONIE to chat music, inspiration and her goals for the future.
Directed by Queernation TV host and Shortland Street writer, Max Currie brings the story of young trans activist Caz Davis to the screen in Rūrangi, premiering as part of the Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival 2020 programme.
People worldwide are debating whether we should take down statues of historical figures associated with colonisation and racism. Here's why removing those statues is essential in standing against discrimination.
The 2020 New Zealand International Film Festival is premiering this weekend - with a twist, this year the platform comes to you! The Whanau Marama programme hosts feature films and short shoots from all over the world including exclusive premieres. We share a couple of our favourite picks from this years jam-packed programme.
Denel has spent the past few years working on music with international and local producers, travelling overseas to create picturesque music videos and playing shows with homegrown talent. We gave him a call to get the low down on his new song Kick It, collaborations and future plans post-Covid.
The Not Your Princess songstress is back with her new mixtape, 99% Angel and we jumped on Zoom with the virtual backdrop queen herself, Theia on release day to talk about her latest project, creating visuals and performing online in virtual concerts during the lockdown.
Up and coming musician Marianne Leigh has been on our radar for quite some time now, establishing herself as an incredibly honest and talented singer-songwriter with a knack for creating soulful yet catchy tunes.
New Zealand music duo Foley are back with fresh tunes and we sat down with Ash and Gabe to chat about their new EP On My Conscience, putting touring plans on hold (for now!) and the journey to becoming Foley.
Kiwi mental health advocate Jazz Thornton has put pen to paper and released Stop Surviving Start Fighting - a raw, honest and important book of stories and knowledge.
While there’s an abundance of courses teaching people how to talk better, faster, smarter, there’s still very few promising to teach people how to listen better.
Known by his project George After James, James Fistonich has seemingly mastered the art of creating personal and cinematic yet accessible and relatable music; his recent show has exceeded any expectations by proving him as not only a strong musician, but as an incredibly strong performer.
"I hope people feel warm, feel heard and feel like they can relate even if they’re listening to a story coming from families with completely different backgrounds to themselves. The stories are all so different and they might not all be what we expect immigrant stories to be."
