As a storyteller, my family and identity have always been my comedic inspiration, and I’m sure a lot of Pan-Asian creatives can relate. There’s freedom when we put our truth into words – for me, that ...

WORKSHOP: Demystifying Publishing with Sherry Zhang Cost: Free to attend (RSVP Required) Date: Sunday 17th September 2023, 1 – 2:30pm Location: Ōtepoti Writers Lab HQ, Carnegie Centre, 110 Moray Place ...

In early June we held a launch event for our Pantograph Pals (and a celebration of our 13th birthday) at Season in downtown Tāmaki Makaurau. We invited a few contributors to speak to our journal’s ...

"If art provides us a mirror to see ourselves and the world reflected, art criticism helps us archive our collective experiences so we don't risk forgetting. After all, if a gay tree falls in a forest ...

So consider me a bit freaked out when I see her for the first time as Seven – outrageous, violent, and a bit manic – stabbing her way onto the stage. We see her audition for roles over and over as she ...

When I sit down to watch a play where young women are written by a young woman, I know I’m in for a treat. To All the Friends I’ve Lost Before is a delightful 40-minute play written and directed by ...

Auckland Pride Review Project assemble! This project is a badass collaboration between The Pantograph Punch, Rat World, Bad Apple and Theatre Scenes – to bring you the phonkiest, phattest, sexiest ...

Ruminating in the broad histories surrounding land sales and development in Hawke's Bay, and the Hawke's Bay Native Lands Alienation Commission report published in 1873, the kaupapa of this moving ...

DJ and Musician Brown Boy Magik's curated playlist for Issue 6: Vibe shift. It kinda goes HARD.

Service My 28 years of serving the Falepipi he Mafola group has been very rewarding and beneficial. I was 43 years old when I started managing the affairs of Falepipi he Mafola with the governing ...

The year 2009 was busy. First up was the celebration of 20 years of Fatu’s life of two loves – Sāmoa and art – with an exhibition and party at the Sinalei Resort in Sāmoa. We had already held a ...

I was born in Middlemore Hospital in 1982. My childhood was spent in South Auckland, mainly in Papakura and Manurewa. As long as I can remember I’ve always been drawn to creating art but until I was a ...