Personalities
Wellington Silver Screeners: Lola McLeod-Riera and Flynn Biara Allan
Following two girls trapped in a war zone who are suddenly confronted by a film crew wanting to exploit their trauma, Tuned Out was awarded the overall winner of the 2023 New Zealand Youth Film Festival. I caught up with the filmmakers of tomorrow, Flynn Biara Allan and Lola McLeod-Riera.
How music feeds the soul
This September, Music Therapy New Zealand will celebrate their 50th anniversary with a two-day conference. We caught up with speaker and music therapist Carlos Riegelhaupt Landreani about his journey to the profession – and the intersect between music and psychedelic therapy.
Wellington Silver Screeners: Ana Scotney
Actress and filmmaker Ana Scotney has her branches stretched out across Aotearoa’s creative scene. With plenty of past projects laying the groundwork for her future endeavours, watch this Wellingtonian continue to bloom.
Raising the bar
We caught up with 20-year-old Petone local Tiaki Freeman, who heads to Malta this month to represent New Zealand at the World Classic & Equipped Sub-Junior & Junior Powerlifting Championships.
Get on board
New Zealand’s current Scrabble champion Howard Warner gives us tactics, tricks, and the inside Scrabble scoop.
Trips down memory lane
Henry Brittain of Wellington Tramway Museum has been awarded a King’s Service Medal. Read on for fascinating stories about how life in Wellington used to be: when nary a car was in sight and everyone rode the tram to work.
Revel in the ultimate night out
We caught up with aerialist, pianist, and accordionist Jackson Cordery about his new variety cabaret and sky-high career soaring through venues of all shapes and sizes across Pōneke, Aotearoa, and beyond.
Wellington Silver Screeners: Adi Parige
During the pandemic, filmmaker Adi Parige dove deep into a rabbit hole about Indians in the Antipodes. This led him to reconnecting with his birth country of Aotearoa and embarking on a journey across the Pacific to shoot his short film The Lascar along Wellington’s South Coast.
On words, comedy, and community
We caught up with stand-up comedian and MC Jerome Chandrahasen about all things comedy, including his upcoming NZ International Comedy Festival solo show On Words.
Wellington Silver Screeners: Kristy Grant
Providing educational opportunities and production spaces for filmmakers across the Wellington Region, it comes as no surprise that Lane Street Studios director Kristy Grant received a nomination for Wellingtonian of the Year.
Working with Mother Nature
We caught up with Yotam and Niva Kay about their organic market garden and farm Pākaraka Permaculture, their books The Abundant Garden and The Abundant Kitchen, and Yotam’s upcoming appearance at the Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival.
Because you asked for it
We had the pleasure of catching up with Annie Crummer MNZM about the upcoming reunion of When the Cat’s Away and her prolific career as one of Aotearoa’s best-loved and most-travelled voices.