An ode to Auckland (or, the people I’ve shared it with)
“Nine years I’ve lived in the super city, through which time I’ve seen it grow and change almost as much as I have.”
Thoughtful gifts for your newly single friend
A special something for every stage of heartbreak.
On youth
"I’m discovering how much more accessible happiness is when it’s not contingent on my girlhood."
Launching our Ensemble hair bow at our third birthday lunch
We invited an ensemble of friends for yum cha, leaving our souls and bellies full.
Gifts for your chic-but-falling-apart-friend
Ideas for that classy-but-chaotic friend who’s just topped up the designer air-freshener in their car, yet their WOF expired 8 months ago.
The dream girls painting magic all over town
Meet Miriama Grace-Smith, Xoë Hall and Gina Kiel - the unstoppable wāhine carving out their own path in the local street art scene.
Five cool things we learnt from Layplan
Amongst a backdrop of the incredible Pacific feminist art exhibition at Auckland Art Gallery Layplan provided insight to their brand success
These dreamy weddings were a celebration of imperfect nuptials
We’re launching Ensemble Weddings, and we want to hear from you.
Spice World is an incredible, must-see film 25 years on
Why the Spice Girls’ iconic film is a truly important and criminally underrated masterpiece.
An ode to the close girl summer
Annabel Hawkins traces the course of a summer heartbreak and the healing power of female friendship.
How to be a great friend to someone diagnosed with breast cancer
Our essential guide to supporting a loved one through a breast cancer diagnosis. You hopefully won't ever need it, but sadly, likely will.
