Personalities
Transcendent, Twirly dance
Emma Memma is boarding her Green Plane and bringing her Twirly Tour to New Zealand! We chat with the Australian dancer, singer, filmmaker, actress, author, and former Yellow Wiggle Emma Watkins about the show and her prolific career in children’s entertainment.
Wellington Silver Screeners: Thomas Coppell
In this edition of Wellington Silver Screeners, Alessia Belsito-Riera chats with Wellingtonian Thomas Coppell about becoming a filmmaker in the capital, their TVNZ show Little Apocalypse, and the importance of queer representation in all its forms.
The perpetual learner
Jack Giles has been accepted to the prestigious Barcelona Academy of Art to study classical drawing and painting. He can’t wait to see all the old masters in person and immerse himself in the culture.
Wellington Silver Screeners: Halaifonua Finau
In this edition of Wellington Silver Screeners, Alessia Belsito-Riera chats with Wellingtonian Halaifonua Finau, writer and producer of Red, White and Brass.
The winding road so far
Australian soul blues band The Teskey Brothers are on their Winding Way to New Zealand with their expansive new studio album. We caught up with Sam Teskey ahead of the tour.
A queer pirate punk Shakespearean musical
What if all the Antonios that Shakespeare wrote were in fact the same person? Ania Upstill’s original queer pirate punk Shakespearean musical Antonio! asks that very question.
Wellington Silver Screeners: Tin Whistle Collective
In our new Wellington Silver Screeners series, Alessia Belsito-Riera shines a spotlight on the movers and shakers working in the film capital of New Zealand.
Pathos, punchlines, and one purple puppet
After puppeteering a colossal career in stand-up comedy, Randy Feltface is bringing his latest show Feltopia to Wellington.
Into the light – ki te marama
Urban Art Foundation creative director Andrew Hagen has had a long and successful career in music, film, and now the arts! He tells us about Urban Art Foundation’s newest venture with Parliament TV, bringing art to screens across Aotearoa.
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.