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Uplifting New Play Gives Voice To Prisoner’s Perspective On The Treaty
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 11:16 am | Aroha Awarau
The one-man play will debut in March at Te Pou Theatre in Tāmaki Makaurau as part of Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Arts Festival. More >>
Kiwi-Pasifika Film Tackles Religion & Interracial LGBTQ+ Love
Thursday, 13 July 2023, 9:18 am | Aroha Awarau
An interracial gay love story set in New Zealand between an English vicar and his Samoan partner which confronts issues around sexuality and religion, will debut in selected cinemas next month. Mysterious Ways follows the story of an Anglican vicar ... More >>
Acting PM Sepuloni Supports Wāhine Māori Theatre After Tough Week
Monday, 8 May 2023, 9:14 am | Aroha Awarau
Days after she had to deal with one of her Labour MPs defecting, acting Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni ended the week by attending two plays featuring an all wāhine Māori cast. Holding down the fort while Chris Hipkins was in London to attend King Charles’ ... More >>
Māori Film About P Wins Major Award In Puerto Rico
Monday, 29 August 2022, 5:46 pm | Aroha Awarau
(L to R) Aroha Awarau Jennifer Ward Lealand Peata Melbourne. A short film partially in te reo Māori and directed by Jennifer Te Atamira Ward-Lealand about the P problem in Aotearoa, has won Best International Short Film at the Puerto Rico Film Festival. ... More >>
NZ Short Film About P Addiction Wins At Wairoa Film Festival
Monday, 6 June 2022, 6:21 am | Aroha Awarau
A short film directed by Jennifer Ward-Lealand which tackles the growing P epidemic in Aotearoa was named best film by an audience vote at the Wairoa Film Festival on the weekend. Disrupt delves into the devastating effects of methamphetamine on a ... More >>