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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.

Home Sweet Home

We’re a nation of lolly lovers. But what makes a killer candy — and why are we so obsessed?

Sweet Somethings

Remembered sweetness is the best sweetness.

OUT OF THE TUBE

Tasting toothpastes.

There's a Cake for That.

The best cakes in Tāmaki Makaurau for all the best occasions.

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.

Pot Luck — Thursday 27 September

With thanks to Atomic Coffee Roasters!

Open for Business

An impressive debut novel from a writer standing out from the IIML pack.

Australia said 'No'. New Zealand must say 'No Further'.

Lessons to learn from Australia’s Indigenous Voice to Parliament defeat.

Going to seed

A landlord introduces a needy flatmate.

Pot Luck — Friday 6 September

with thanks to Atomic Coffee Roasters

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?

Wooden Heart

Priscilla, from director Sophia Coppola, is one of the films of the year.

The Archivist : … Ah, Wilderness! Bob Harvey goes to Whatipu

A story about West Auckland. From Metro N°98, August 1989.

Uneasy Money: Under the Hammer

In the third of a series on the ways arts are funded in Aotearoa, we look at the secondary market — fine art auctions, the new resale royalty and the commercialisation of taonga.

The Day Everyone Showed Up

Maaori came together in Tuurangawaewae in January. But what happens next?

All Dressed Up

Tasting supermarket salad dressings.

PUNCHED OUT

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

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