Road Trip

As classical musicians prepare to perform against the backdrop of the Southern Alps, Jo Mills reflects on the place of the wild in our creative lives.

Sinead Overbye travels through the rich tapestry of Kia Mau Festival 2025 and the threads of Indigeneity that run through its very fabric.

Perched atop a jagged, volcanic plinth, a sci-fi-meets prehistoric creature now towers over Riverside Park in Taupō.

Artist-led and Indigenous storytelling-focused, the Wellington-based festival shapes up for another empowering edition.