‘Who the hell am I?’: An identical twin’s hair identity crisis
A change of hair splinters Amber Older’s foundation of self – and sisterhood.
The allure of the domestic goddess: Tradwives, Nara Smith and Gen Z
Complex gender implications aside, the rise reveals a collective yearning for stability and simplicity – regardless of how illusionary.
Rocking out in the rain at a Coromandel bush wedding
Guests enjoyed hangi, live music and mudslides at this Glastonbury-style ceremony.
How it felt to find love in the age of social distance
Athena Zhu reflects on getting married far away from home to someone her birth family had never met.
Hanbok, waiata and glamour at a modern Māori wedding
Maia Tapsell and Jooyeon Park's wedding day was a unique coming together of cultures.
Art, family and reinvention: On finding a home in the arts
In her new exhibition, the poet and arts leader asks: how can we keep making and keep ourselves in the process?
Lessons in loneliness, from an 'adjusted' only child
We aren’t all self-obsessed or lacking in social skills.
Salome Tanuvasa’s art explores what it means ‘to be at home’, on this island
“My parents are my inspiration... They are strong individuals who left their homes and families, to seek a better life in Aotearoa.”
Unpacking and healing from my mild case of mummy issues
"Her pain of being an immigrant meant her discomfort and displacement gave me freedom."
Inside a backyard fairy fantasy wedding
In a ballerina-esque dress and blue eyeshadow, the bride carried a flower wand.
The bride wore head-to-toe vintage at this intimate garden wedding
Once Solange Francois found the 1970s Vinka Lucas Maree de Maru ivory wedding gown that fit like a glove, everything else fell into place.
White Sunday is a highlight sartorially, and spiritually
Photographer Geoffery Matautia took his camera to church to document the impeccable looks and what they represent.
