Last Election, The Auckland Central seat was won by the Green Party’s Chlöe Swarbrick , the second Green MP to win an electorate seat.
Recent Polling has shown National Candidate Mahesh Muralidhar only two points behind the incumbent Chlöe Swarbrick.
Leading up to the election, Nicholas will be speaking to the Auckland Central Candidates from Labour, National, ACT and the Green Party about issues facing this electorate.
Nicholas asked the candidates questions about housing security and affordability, public transport policy, working relationship with the Auckland Council and climate resilience.
In this interview Nicholas speaks to Auckland Central Candidate Oscar Sims from the Labour Party.
Footprint is a collection of art submitted by the community of Titirangi. The artworks encourage dialogue about the future and what we’d like to leave to the next generation.
Beth caught up with the co-directors of the Upstairs Art Gallery, Carlos Toalii and Tatiana Harper, about Footprint and how the art comments on the sustainability of art and our way of living.
The exhibition opened on the 23rd of February and closes on the 17th of March. You can catch it at the Upstairs Art Gallery at Lopdell House in Titirangi.
Beth had a kōrero with Whangārei-based artist Andrea Gardner about her exhibition When Mauve Does the Tango, currently on at The Arts House Trust.
Sofia spoke with Kathryn Tsui about cloud ribbon, an exhibition currently showing at Object Space that explores Kathryn’s own cultural heritage and craft practice by reflecting on intersections of Asian and European cultural histories.
Sofia spoke to Tia about Tūhononga (Cluster and Connection) as well as Huarere: Weather Eye, Weather Ear.
Plus, a bit of Angel Olsen, Elliott Smith and Soccer Mommy to soundtrack your rainy arvo. Does it get better?!
New Zealand is a first world country, and to be of such a presumption would require us to believe that electricity and heating should be basic right of life in our country. This, however, is not the case for all New Zealanders who endure power hardship, especially so during winter months. The cause for this is the privatisation of these power companies causing them to pursue money which in turn controls their policies and costs. Unfortunately a large portion of New Zealanders experience power hardship, which ultimately is a cumulative issue of inadequate housing on top of expensive rental prices. Sasha spoke to Jodi Gardner, professor of Law from the University of Auckland about power companies' unregulated control, as well as the problems lower and middle income New Zealanders face related to heating and electricity.
Beth had a kōrero with ceramicist Peter Derksen about The Portage Ceramic Awards 2024. The exhibition is showing now at Te Uru Waitakere Gallery.
Pushing Parallels is a new group exhibition on at the Arts House Trust, Pah Homestead. Sofia had a kōrero with the co-curators, Abbie La Rooy, Kiki Hall, and Michael Prosee about the exhibition and the curation process.
Alice Canton joins us in-studio to chat to George Fowler about Naughty! A Christmas Drag Extravaganza is on at Basement Theatre from the 17th to 21st December. You can get tickets from basementtheatre.co.nz.
Charles Ninow is a new gallery space that has recently opened at 102/203 Karangahape Road.
Ninow is a dealer, auctioneer, and promoter of fine art in Aotearoa who draws inspiration from the first-principles approach of New Zealand’s earliest commercial galleries of the 1960s and 1970s, believing in the transformative power of art by committing to expanding its audience.
Ralph Paine: Leaves from a Pillow Book is Ninow’s first and opening exhibition in this new space, continuing on from some of the less well known artists and projects he worked on and championed at his former boutique gallery and auction house, Bowerbank Ninow.
Sofia caught up with Charles about the new space and the exhibition by Paine.
Through the Lens: Gendered Reflections is an exhibition of photography by women artists, spanning a period of over 40 years.
The collection includes visual works by alumni of the University of Auckland Waipapa Taumata Rau, including Yvonne Todd, Lisa Reihana, Marti Friedlander, Ann Shelton and Fiona Pardington. The works highlight the seminal role that women have played in the evolution of photography in Aotearoa.
Beth spoke to Ross Deans, Jodie Yawa McMillan and Madi Macdonald about the exhibition and curatorial process.
RSVP to a special preview of Gendered Reflections at Old Government House on October 2nd, 5:30pm: through.the.lens.exhibition@gmail.com.
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