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Performance30.05.23

Auckland Pride Review Project: Round-up #3

The final round-up of Tāmaki Makaurau’s 2023 Pride Festival - featuring coverage from local darlings Bad Apple, Theatre Scenes, Rat World Magazine.

Society

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Society03.05.23

Tusiata Avia turns into evil-poet-werewolf, and responds to the complaints against her in the New Zealand Media Council ruling, re: The 250th anniversary of James Cook's arrival in New Zealand.

Society22.03.23

Khadro’s Guide to Surviving Ramadan

Khadro Mohamed shares her tips and reflections for observing the 30 days and 29 nights of Ramadan in Aotearoa.

Society10.03.23

Everything I Know about Heartbreak

Grace Ko, one of the darlings from Re: News series Dating While Asian, shares her bank of knowledge for getting through breakups.

Literature

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Literature26.03.23

Queer Magic and Queerevolutions

samesame but different is one of the most exciting Queer literary festivals out there! Naomii Seah reflects on the festival’s beginnings as she attends its diverse spread of offerings as part of Auckland Pride.

Literature23.02.23

Between Dreaming and Living

Mununjali poet Ellen van Neerven responds to Montreal-based artist Vikky Alexander's surreal photographic series, currently showing for the first time in Tāmaki Makaurau this week.

Literature09.02.23

Raumati Reading Roundup

Need an extra boost to finish your summer reading goals? Jordan, who runs the much-loved Instagram page Māori Lit Blog, offers the perfect books to round off raumati.

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Art

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Art20.05.23

Sita Narsai walks through Aisha Khalid’s exhibition I Am And I Am Not at New Plymouth’s Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, and reflects on its relationship to colonial histories, migration and being in the South Asian diaspora.

Art03.05.23

Living and Ripening: Turumeke Harrington

Turumeke Harrington is a refreshing force in Aotearoa and Te Waipounamu. This Kāi Tahu artist makes the type of big-picture, approachable art that plays in the background of people’s minds as they are falling asleep, dreaming big. Mya Morrison-Middleton sits down to interview Turumeke about her career so far.

Art27.04.23

A Garage Holds Infinite Worlds

The teine of Malae/Co are back with their exhibition switch, code, reverse at The Magic Queen Fiapoto Bus. Breanna Tugaga-Rogers learns the beginnings of the collective and walks us through the opening night.

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Performance

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Performance30.05.23

Auckland Pride Review Project: Round-up #3

The final round-up of Tāmaki Makaurau’s 2023 Pride Festival - featuring coverage from local darlings Bad Apple, Theatre Scenes, Rat World Magazine.

Performance25.05.23

Te Tīmatanga

Whiro Walker takes us on a journey to three events they visited as part of Te Tīmatanga, Auckland Pride’s first ever Takatāpui Festival.

Performance22.05.23

Fringe Review: The Culture

Two friends enter morally grey territory in a show about an ‘unlikely victim’ of domestic violence. Janhavi Gosavi reviews The Culture at the New Zealand Fringe Festival.

News

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Loose Canons25.04.23

Loose Canons - Sinead Overbye

Introducing our new kaiwāwahi Kaupapa Māori editor - Sinead Overbye! Check out her Loose Canons to learn the 5 things that make her tick!

News31.01.23

We're on the hunt for a fantastic social media savvy to join our dedicated team.

News30.01.23

The Next Page – Editors

Announcing The Next Page – Editors. An early-career mentorship programme we're partnering with is now accepting applications!

Screen

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Screen15.05.23

In partnership with All My Friends, we have invited four writers to reflect on the themes, locations and stories explored in the video series Niu Gold Mountain. First off, Ruby Macomber responds to the music video Movin’, by Gwen Lin, Tyrun Posimani and Yin-Chi Lee, set in Lim Chhour Foodcourt.

Screen19.10.22

Horror and Hagsploitation

Rachel Barker reviews X, a squeal-inducing slasher filmed in Aotearoa, and what it has to say about our fears of elderly bodies.

Screen02.08.22

Faith and Feeling in A Boy Called Piano

Tulia Thompson goes behind the scenes of Nina Nawalowalo's directorial debut in film, 'A Boy Called Piano: The Story of Fa’amoana John Luafutu',
and the mana and trust necessary when working with stories of trauma.

Recent Contributors

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Ruby Macomber
Kaituhi Tūtahi | Contributing Writer
Whiro Walker
Kaituhi Tūtahi | Contributing Writer
Sita Narsai
Kaituhi Tūtahi | Contributing Writer
Cameron Ah Loo-Matamua
Kaituhi Tūtahi | Contributing Writer
Breanna Tugaga-Rogers
Kaituhi Tūtahi | Contributing Writer
Mareikura Whakataka-Brightwell
Kaituhi Tūtahi | Contributing Writer
Eric-Rangi Hillman
Kaituhi Tūtahi | Contributing Writer
Naomi Simon-Kumar
Kaituhi Tūtahi | Contributing Writer

Music

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Music13.02.23

Reflections of a Lover

V-Day themed playlist! Danya Yang reflects on the love we receive, and the love we give.

Music20.10.22

It's All About the Drama, Really

Mya Morrison-Middleton in conversation with Fully Explicit founder Creamy Mami, who took DJing and partying out of the boys’ club by catering to the freaks.

Music09.10.22

Aroha Soundtrack: Love/Desire

Interdisciplinary artist Selina Ershadi has made a curated playlist for Issue 07: Aroha. Fall in love.

Pacific Arts Legacy Project

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Pacific Arts Legacy Project04.06.22

“Let the world know what it took.” Rita Seumanutafa and her father Seumanutafa Falema‘a Seumanutafa share the legacy of their music.

Pacific Arts Legacy Project24.03.22

More Than Bilas

For musician Tali Enjalas Jenkinson, aka Vallé, pursuing and treasuring his Papua New Guinean identity has been vital in shaping the way he creates music.

Pacific Arts Legacy Project24.02.22

For master artist Misa Emma Kesha, weaving feeds our mental, physical and spiritual wellbeing. With the help of her family, Misa Emma remembers her journey, all centred on the art of sharing and teaching.

Loose Canons

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Loose Canons10.05.23

Loose Canons - Janaye Henry

Gorgeous, hilarious and crush-worthy, Janaye Henry shares the five things that inspire her as a comedian, actor and writer.

Loose Canons25.04.23

Loose Canons - Sinead Overbye

Introducing our new kaiwāwahi Kaupapa Māori editor - Sinead Overbye! Check out her Loose Canons to learn the 5 things that make her tick!

Loose Canons19.04.23

Loose Canons: Alex Stronach

Meet writer, editor, cryptid, and our new Comms Manager, Alex! She shares five things that have informed her work, for Loose Canons.

Society

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Society03.05.23

Tusiata Avia turns into evil-poet-werewolf, and responds to the complaints against her in the New Zealand Media Council ruling, re: The 250th anniversary of James Cook's arrival in New Zealand.

Society22.03.23

Khadro’s Guide to Surviving Ramadan

Khadro Mohamed shares her tips and reflections for observing the 30 days and 29 nights of Ramadan in Aotearoa.

Society10.03.23

Everything I Know about Heartbreak

Grace Ko, one of the darlings from Re: News series Dating While Asian, shares her bank of knowledge for getting through breakups.

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Become a Pal of Pantograph

Logo and image design by
Haz Forrester

We don’t exist without our readers, nor do we exist without our Pals. Join the newly launched Pantograph Pals, and help to build a thriving and colourful future for arts publishing in Aotearoa.

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Literature

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Literature26.03.23

Queer Magic and Queerevolutions

samesame but different is one of the most exciting Queer literary festivals out there! Naomii Seah reflects on the festival’s beginnings as she attends its diverse spread of offerings as part of Auckland Pride.

Literature23.02.23

Between Dreaming and Living

Mununjali poet Ellen van Neerven responds to Montreal-based artist Vikky Alexander's surreal photographic series, currently showing for the first time in Tāmaki Makaurau this week.

Literature09.02.23

Raumati Reading Roundup

Need an extra boost to finish your summer reading goals? Jordan, who runs the much-loved Instagram page Māori Lit Blog, offers the perfect books to round off raumati.

Pantograph Punch

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The Pantograph Punch publishes urgent and vital cultural commentary by the most exciting new voices in Aotearoa.

Loose Canons25.04.23

Loose Canons - Sinead Overbye

Introducing our new kaiwāwahi Kaupapa Māori editor - Sinead Overbye! Check out her Loose Canons to learn the 5 things that make her tick!

News31.01.23

We're on the hunt for a fantastic social media savvy to join our dedicated team.

News30.01.23

The Next Page – Editors

Announcing The Next Page – Editors. An early-career mentorship programme we're partnering with is now accepting applications!

News15.12.22

Meet Our New Kaiwāwahi!

Sherry Zhang 章雪莉 introduces herself and her vision as the new Editor of The Pantograph Punch.

News13.12.22

An End-of-Year Letter from the Kaitohu. Wtf was this year, what are Pantograph up to next, and how you can support our vision of placing people at the heart of our decisions.

News29.09.22

Announcing Issue 07: Aroha

Guest Editor Natasha Matila-Smith introduces Pantograph's latest issue with an editorial on the value which underpins it all: Aroha.

Art

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Art20.05.23

Sita Narsai walks through Aisha Khalid’s exhibition I Am And I Am Not at New Plymouth’s Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, and reflects on its relationship to colonial histories, migration and being in the South Asian diaspora.

Art03.05.23

Living and Ripening: Turumeke Harrington

Turumeke Harrington is a refreshing force in Aotearoa and Te Waipounamu. This Kāi Tahu artist makes the type of big-picture, approachable art that plays in the background of people’s minds as they are falling asleep, dreaming big. Mya Morrison-Middleton sits down to interview Turumeke about her career so far.

Art27.04.23

A Garage Holds Infinite Worlds

The teine of Malae/Co are back with their exhibition switch, code, reverse at The Magic Queen Fiapoto Bus. Breanna Tugaga-Rogers learns the beginnings of the collective and walks us through the opening night.

Recent Contributors

View All 
Ruby Macomber
Kaituhi Tūtahi | Contributing Writer
Whiro Walker
Kaituhi Tūtahi | Contributing Writer
Sita Narsai
Kaituhi Tūtahi | Contributing Writer
Cameron Ah Loo-Matamua
Kaituhi Tūtahi | Contributing Writer
Breanna Tugaga-Rogers
Kaituhi Tūtahi | Contributing Writer
Mareikura Whakataka-Brightwell
Kaituhi Tūtahi | Contributing Writer
Eric-Rangi Hillman
Kaituhi Tūtahi | Contributing Writer
Naomi Simon-Kumar
Kaituhi Tūtahi | Contributing Writer

Performance

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Performance30.05.23

Auckland Pride Review Project: Round-up #3

The final round-up of Tāmaki Makaurau’s 2023 Pride Festival - featuring coverage from local darlings Bad Apple, Theatre Scenes, Rat World Magazine.

Performance25.05.23

Te Tīmatanga

Whiro Walker takes us on a journey to three events they visited as part of Te Tīmatanga, Auckland Pride’s first ever Takatāpui Festival.

Performance22.05.23

Fringe Review: The Culture

Two friends enter morally grey territory in a show about an ‘unlikely victim’ of domestic violence. Janhavi Gosavi reviews The Culture at the New Zealand Fringe Festival.

Screen

View All 
Screen15.05.23

In partnership with All My Friends, we have invited four writers to reflect on the themes, locations and stories explored in the video series Niu Gold Mountain. First off, Ruby Macomber responds to the music video Movin’, by Gwen Lin, Tyrun Posimani and Yin-Chi Lee, set in Lim Chhour Foodcourt.

Screen19.10.22

Horror and Hagsploitation

Rachel Barker reviews X, a squeal-inducing slasher filmed in Aotearoa, and what it has to say about our fears of elderly bodies.

Screen02.08.22

Faith and Feeling in A Boy Called Piano

Tulia Thompson goes behind the scenes of Nina Nawalowalo's directorial debut in film, 'A Boy Called Piano: The Story of Fa’amoana John Luafutu',
and the mana and trust necessary when working with stories of trauma.

Music

View All 
Music13.02.23

Reflections of a Lover

V-Day themed playlist! Danya Yang reflects on the love we receive, and the love we give.

Music20.10.22

It's All About the Drama, Really

Mya Morrison-Middleton in conversation with Fully Explicit founder Creamy Mami, who took DJing and partying out of the boys’ club by catering to the freaks.

Music09.10.22

Aroha Soundtrack: Love/Desire

Interdisciplinary artist Selina Ershadi has made a curated playlist for Issue 07: Aroha. Fall in love.

SHOP

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A fan of our work? Grab some merch! All purchases help to support The Pantograph Punch’s operational costs and enable us to continue dedicating ourselves towards our vision and mission of furthering arts and culture coverage in Aotearoa.

Moana Fresh x Pantograph Punch Scrunchy - Coral Reef

$25NZD
View Product

The Pantograph Punch Pātiki Brooch [Green]

$22NZD
View Product

Moana Fresh X Pantograph Punch Scrunchy - Taro Check

$25NZD
View Product
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