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Mark Amery considers the value of public art collections while visiting three very different exhibitions in the North Island this summer

For many years she cultivated queer Indigenous nightlife in Tāmaki Makaurau and beyond. This year she took a break. What did it bring her?

In the school holidays, she worked in a record label's distribution warehouse. Now she leads Ka Korokī Ka Maranga, the Māori Music Industry Collective.

Some artists are getting paid when their work is resold, and some are ignoring emails from the organisation trying to give them money. Frances Libeau checks in one year into the scheme.

Ōtautahi band There’s A Tuesday found a new way to think about their craft in Seoul. Samantha Cheong was there for the ups and downs of their first serious step outside Aotearoa.

Damien Levi reflects on his responsibility as a mentor to a fledgling critic.

Tunmise Adebowale speaks to festival director Dione Joseph about why the local festival centreing Black joy, abundance, and innovation came together.

Eda Tang interviews Maioha Ki Te Ao Tūroa Allen, the kaihāpai reo Māori and translator of the play.

John Armstrong reports back with key takeaways from the PAYPA Hui 2025.

Lizzie Tollemache interviews 20 established theatre artists on making work for children.

This month, Prayas Theatre celebrates its 20th year lighting up stages with South Asian storytelling. Sam Brooks talks to co-founders Amit Ohdedar and Sudeepta Vyas about the company’s journey.