Personalities
Celebrating 200 issues
We can’t quite believe it, but this is our 200th issue! We’re so thrilled to be marking this milestone and wanted to take this opportunity to share more about how we got here.
A whale of a tale
16-year-old Kapiti Coast local Arlo Kelly has been announced as one of the youngest-ever finalists in the 2023 New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults for his debut novel Echo.
Of monsters and men
A new creature feature called The Tank has joined the ranks of New Zealand’s filmmaking legacy. We caught up with writer, director, and producer Scott Walker to hear what he had to say about making a horror film in the middle of the pandemic completely.
Emerging theatre companies of Wellington – PopRox
Next up in our emerging theatre companies of Wellington series, we meet PopRox.
A perfectly pitched page-turner
Lauren Keenan (Te Āti Awa ki Taranaki) is a writer, reader, and doer of new things who has just won the 2023 NZ Booklovers Award for Best Junior Fiction Book for Amorangi and Millie’s Trip Through Time.
190, flirty, and thriving
Ahead of his NZ International Comedy Festival appearance, we interviewed 190-year-old vampire Deacon about what he does in the shadows.
10 out of 10cc
We caught up with 10CC frontman Graham Gouldman ahead of the Ultimate Greatest Hits Tour in Wellington, where the UK legends will play I’m Not In Love, Dreadlock Holiday, and more.
Emerging theatre companies of Wellington – Squash Co Arts Collective
Next up in our new emerging theatre companies of Wellington series, we meet Squash Co Arts Collective.
Meet Lynley Dodd and Friends
We had the pleasure of interviewing Dame Lynley Dodd, known the world over for her beloved series Hairy Maclary and Friends, about her illustrious career and upcoming appearance at Featherston Booktown.
Stand-up and self-love
Award-winning comedian and actor Kura Forrester talks about dogs, hearing aids, dating, and more in her new show Here If You Need this NZ International Comedy Festival.
Emerging theatre companies of Wellington – Knot Theatre
Next up in our new emerging theatre companies of Wellington series, we meet Knot Theatre.
The maker of dreams
Glitter, queerness, and whakapapa combine in a beautiful “world-bending” practice to make up renowned Kiwi artist Reuben Paterson’s largest exhibition to date.