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Hineruru, The All-Knowing One
Saskia Sassen births forth Hineruru, the All-Knowing One, as a visual art entry into the ‘future ANCESTORS’ collection. Accompanied by kupu that build the world around her.
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Red, White and Brass: The Play — A Response
ASB Waterfront Theatre is transformed into Tonga’s number one supporter with its staging of ‘Red, White and Brass: The Play’. We sent Danielle Kionasina Dilys Thomson along and she reports back with her heart feeling full.
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Te Whāriki Aroha
In this personal and vulnerable essay for ‘future ANCESTORS’, Rangimarie Sophie Jolley reflects on whānau, whakapapa, and takatāpuitanga. Carrying these thoughts with her, she writes to future mokopuna with love in her heart.
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The Gaza Dialogues — An Interview with Hone Taukiri
Tate Fountain sits down with Hone Taukiri, one of the core organisers of ‘The Gaza Dialogues’, to discuss the festival fundraiser, its roots with ASHTAR Theatre and ways everyday folks can support the Palestinian people.
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slip / knot
Josiah Morgan explores the responsibility we have not just to our material ancestors and descendants, but also to language itself, and our responsibilities to indulge or eschew our own cultural contexts.
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SOMETHING OF YOU
The world is so vast, so small and filled with the knowledge of those before us. From the moana to the whetū, in this long-form piece Liam Jacobson travels through these places to find the voices calling us home.
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Hector — A Response
Hannah Patterson attends Cadence Chung’s sophomore play, ‘Hector’, where men carrying the name meet in unexpected ways.
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Germaphobe
In this piece, Zen explores their struggles with germaphobia and how that tied into their experience of depression and self loathing.
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A Hopeful Ancestor
For ‘future ANCESTORS’ Jessica Hinerangi T.C reflects upon what kind of ancestor she is right now, what kind her mokopuna will see her as, what kind she would like to be and what kind she will inevitably end up becoming.