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MUSICAaradhna: The Soundtrack of Our SoulsBack on US stages for the first time in nearly a decade, the Porirua singer talks Sam Cooke, the Apollo, and the cave studio where she layers Samoa and India into every song.Queenie Taua'a
MUSICBuilding Bridges Through Beats: Kiridox on Collaboration, Culture, and Coming Full CircleThe Wellington artist on linking with Poetik for “PO’ SOME.”, self-funding a video across two cities, and what #TokoUso unity means right now.Queenie Taua'a
COMMUNITYTreaty Principle Bill SubmissionSubmissions closed on a bill written without Māori consultation. In Auckland, a sub-a-thon concert turned music into advocacy and brought in 661 of them.Aliyah Tautuhi-Fraser
MUSICOne Love NZ: Aotearoa’s Biggest Reggae FestivalTree opened with a siva Samoa, Corella brought a haka, and Layzie Bone wore the Tino Rangatiratanga flag. Inside the Pacific’s biggest reggae gathering.Aliyah Tautuhi-Fraser
MUSICDJ K-Swizz: Legend in the MakingAt 21, Kalib Strickland has 11 world titles. The Cook Islands turntablist from Aotearoa on studying his opponents and bringing back old-school turntablism.Keilani Mayo
MUSIC20th Annual Pacific Music Awards RecapTwenty years of honouring Pacific music, celebrated at the Due Drop Events Centre in Auckland — plus the full list of 2024 winners.Queenie Taua'a