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Kneading sovereignty

How did bread come to occupy such an immovable and essential place on the Māori plate?

Pulse Check

Another trip around as many Auckland galleries as possible in a week or so.

New Zealand’s next top gallery director

Auckland Art Gallery is on the hunt for a new leader. Who’s in the running?

Fit for a king

The Karangahape Rd bakery that created a spectacular six-foot cake in 1897 and sent it deep into the Pacific for the wedding of Tonga’s monarch.

Muting The Arguments

When you can’t watch the show, but can’t not watch the show, either.

Pot Luck — 28 Februrary 2025

No spoilers + The cutlet of change + SkyCity Golden Hour

Rosanna Raymond

Artist, storyteller and ‘indigenerd’ ROSANNA RAYMOND talks collectivism, re-indigenisation and the vā, the space between.

A Day In The Life of Auckland

What do people do all day? Metro set out to chart the community fabric of Tāmaki Makaurau and the rhythms of isthmus life over one ordinary day — Wednesday, 30 October 2024 — from dawn till dusk.

The 2 selves of 3 Body Problem’s Jess Hong

JEAN TENG talks to JESS HONG about 3 Body Problem, her two selves and what might be her notable first.

The best SWEET THINGS in Tāmaki Makaurau

Appearing as they often do at the end of a meal, or as an incidental snack, the sweet dishes of this city are easy to overlook.

Hard to Recommend

In 2021, a website called Narrative Muse created a stir in the arts community after receiving $500,000 from the government. SAM BROOKS talks to the platform’s co-CEO about what, if anything, it has achieved since then.

COMMISSION of INQUIRY

As the Waitangi Tribunal nears a half century and urgently investigates possible Treaty breaches by the new coalition government, how far has it really come?

Lost my Heart in Māoriland

A weekend at an international indigenous film festival.

PUNCHED OUT

Another mainstay of arts media has hit the mat. Sam Brooks writes on the rise and hiatus of The Pantograph Punch.

First, Catch your Ika.

A taxonomy of raw fish in Tāmaki Makaurau.

Can the Grand Old Dame be Saved?

The continuing efforts to rescue the St James Theatre.

Pot Luck — Friday 12 April

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My Life in Clothes — Dan Ahwa

Editor, stylist and sustainable fashion advocate DAN AHWA has developed a personal style, balancing mindfulness with not taking it all too seriously.

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Metro N°447 is Out Now

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Metro N°447 is Out Now

In the Winter 2025 issue of Metro: Our Annual Schools Report Card for Tāmaki Makaurau, plus sage advice on choosing a school, how to meet the unspoken dress code, and a peek behind the curtains of Kelston Boys Samoa Group’s efforts at Polyfest 2025. PLUS: Metro’s Top 50 Baked goods in Auckland, choice tips on how to lose all your money quickly and easily with your smartphone, a deep dive with a soft landing on puffer jackets, the restoration efforts of the SS Toroa, the sweet taste of history and more!

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