Local Produce: What’s Hot? Moewai Rauputi Marsh

Posted 11:25am Sunday 13th September 2026

Some flowers bloom loudly; others take their time, unfurling petal by petal. Moewai Rauputi Marsh feels like the latter.  An artist and arts facilitator based in Ōtepoti, Moewai is rooted in whakapapa, community and creativity. Of Kāi Tahu, Kāti Huirapa, Ngāti Kahungunu Read more...

Drawing Out The Inspiration

Posted 12:31pm Sunday 23rd August 2026

Art Week is back and better than ever. Walking through the Link-turned-art-gallery, Ōtepoti students’ talent was on clear display. The OUSA-run Art Week competition had five sections: photography, illustration, sculpture, painting, and other, as well as a separate photography and poetry Read more...

TIB’s ‘What I Was Wearing’ Exhibit A Success

Posted 4:04pm Saturday 8th August 2026

Content Warning: Sexual violence, child sexual abuse, rape, intimate partner violence Thursdays in Black’s (TiB) ‘What I Was Wearing’ exhibit was held last week, and after an incredibly powerful and confronting walk through, Critic Te Ārohi sat down with a few members of Read more...

Local Produce: Emily Esplin

Posted 10:24am Sunday 10th May 2026

Emily Esplin (she/they) is an emerging Ōtepoti artist carving out a sound that feels raw, honest, and distinctly their own. Her music sits somewhere between vulnerability and distortion, a space where soft introspection collides with an ever-growing rock influence. She’s also Read more...