Arts • Aotearoa New ZealandBlind brothers turn lived experience into strength through musicThe winners of Creative New Zealand’s Pacific Toa Award, Moni and Ese Aumalesulu, attribute their success to their families, faith, and community.Aui'a Vaimaila Leatinu'uFri, 07 Nov
ArtsCIVIC Festival anchors indigenous artists in Te Whanganui-a-TaraShifting Centre’s pilot event in Wellington highlights local voices, celebrates a creative community, and supports emerging artists.Atutahi Potaka-DewesWed, 05 Nov
ArtsOut the Gate: Touring theatre show shares stories of incarceration, change, and healingA powerful stage production that invites audiences into an honest and hopeful talanoa about life during and after imprisonment.Atutahi Potaka-DewesTue, 28 Oct
ArtsAnne Filimoehala steps up to lead Ōtara’s budding musiciansThe Tongan violinist and educator is the new music director of Sistema Aotearoa, continuing the programme’s mission to make music accessible to all.Khalia StrongThu, 23 Oct
Arts‘Still climbing': Sāmoan tenor Pene Pati on faith, fearlessness, and becoming a LaureateThe 2025 Arts Foundation Laureate says the honour marks a celebration of persistence and plans to pay his $50,000 award forward.Atutahi Potaka-DewesFri, 17 Oct
ArtsFrom adversity to ancestry: Pacific wayfinding through a neurodiverse lensSimone Kāho will spend three months at the University of Hawai‘i exploring ancestral navigation, precision, and her neurodiverse perspective.Atutahi Potaka-DewesWed, 08 Oct
Arts • Niue • Aotearoa New Zealand‘The journey that never ends’: Niuean arts collective celebrates book launch milestoneNiutupu Pulapulaola co-leaders Maryanne Lapana and Margaret Jackson say their first book captures the collective’s four–year journey of reconnecting tagata Niue through arts and crafts.Aui'a Vaimaila Leatinu'uWed, 01 Oct
Arts • TongaFrom sacred comb to family conflict: Tongan play to premiere in South AucklandFā’onelua ‘o Manako Polohiva, written by Seluvaia ‘Iloahefaiva, explores loss, revelation and resilience through a noble family at Māngere Arts Centre.Aui'a Vaimaila Leatinu'uTue, 30 Sep
Arts‘Periodt. You did that’: Teen Siva Afi champion Emillie Pritchard’s cultural journeyFrom lockdown training to world competitions, the 14-year-old Māngere local proves girls can hold their own with fireknives, and then some.Atutahi Potaka-DewesMon, 29 Sep
ArtsMoana voices: Tagata Atamai brings Pacific poetry to the pageThe bookstore-publisher’s latest anthology, Moana: Voices of Our Ocean, gathers 20 indigenous poets to weave connections to Te Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa.Atutahi Potaka-DewesWed, 24 Sep