Where to now for the NZ fashion industry?
The industry gets honest about its value, challenges and future in a new and important report from Mindful Fashion NZ.
Women’s pandemic experiences can’t be lost to ‘lockdown amnesia’
Covid was a ‘gendered pandemic’, with women carrying different burdens. A NZ research project aims to overcome the urge to forget.
Why is New Zealand struggling to support arts journalism?
Arts media is under critical pressure, but a new report explores how to strengthen its future.
The curious case of the Kiwi designer and the duplicate dresses
Fashion designer Adrian Hailwood has conceded some items in his latest range are not his own designs.
About last night at Peach Pit
We pull up a chair at the bar to witness the last hours of an Auckland nightlife institution.
Advocates fear further deaths after four women killed in a fortnight
Homicide statistics "tell the story" of a much tougher Covid-19 lockdown experience the second time around.
Instagram knows that it’s failing teens
As a report exposes Instagram’s harmful impact on teenage girls, we ask local teens about their own complex relationships with the platform.
Upping the game in women’s sport coverage
A recent report has analysed the coverage of women’s sport in NZ media - and the results are not great.
The NZ music industry's #MeToo reckoning
Respected broadcaster and music industry veteran Charlotte Ryan on recent allegations, and her own personal experiences.
Lonely lingerie's descent into QAnon
How Lonely lingerie’s brand built on feminism has been shaken by QAnon, allegations of mistreatment of staff & a refusal to acknowledge BLM.
NZ fashion confronts culture of silence as fresh misconduct claims surface
Concerns have been raised about alleged patterns of inappropriate behaviour by two fashion photographers towards young women.
