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This Reading Life with Rick Gekoski
Writer and former lecturer Rick Gekoski's new book Guarded by Dragons dives into the murky world of the rare book trade. Rick sat down with our This Reading Life questionnaire ahead of his appearance at Verb Wellington's first winter warmer event on July 28.
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Matariki - Te Whāngai Hau
In our second look at Matariki, Tama Ale Samoa takes us through the celebration of te Whāngai hau.
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Pūrākau Poto: Matariki
In our short story this week, Tama Ale Samoa looks at the significance of the rising of the Matariki cluster.
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This Musical Life: Cory Champion
Sonic artist and composer Cory Champion of Clear Path Ensemble (among many others) stopped by to take our This Musical Life questionnaire ahead of his headliner performance at the St Peter's Series in the Wellington Jazz Festival next week.
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Pūrākau Poto: Hygiene
As he continues to unpick the Māori genesis story, Tama Ale Samoa explains the origins of Māori conceptions of hygiene.
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This Theatrical Life: Jacob Rajan
Beloved playwright and actor Jacob Rajan kicked off a nationwide tour of his new show Paradise or the Impermanence of Ice Cream in Wellington last night. In between playing seven different characters in a production the NZ Herald called "charming, engaging, often profound and beautifully crafted piece of theatre", Jacob took our inaugural This Theatrical Life questionnaire.
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Five Questions for Umar Zakaria
Bassist and composer Umar Zakaria is one of the talented musicians bringing his music to the St Peter's Series at the Wellington Jazz Festival this June (9 - 13). His new work Sun Song Suites will bring a day of solar-inspired jazz to audiences familiar with jazz and classical music alike.
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Pūrākau Poto: Knowledge
In this week's Window into te Ao Māori, Tama Ale Samoa dives into how Māori customs around learning are informed by proverbs and mythology.
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Meet the Makers: Ruby Solly
Ruby Solly, composer, poet, cellist, music therapist, taonga pūoro practitioner, and general chameleon, is busy composing new music for the 2021 Wellington Jazz Festival. Her work Te Karanga o ngā Whetū (the stories of the stars) will be a new suite blending jazz with taonga pūoro (traditional Māori instruments), pūrākau Māori (Māori myths and legends) and Māori kōrero tuku iho (oral traditions).
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