Aleyna Martinez
Identity
New Zealand’s ‘Third Culture Kids’: Creating Identity From the ‘Other’ Box
"To be African in New Zealand is really trippy... People will drop the n-word left right and centre but are quiet as a mouse when it comes to injustices."
Aleyna Martinez
3.22.23
freemasons
10 Questions You Always Wanted To Ask... A Freemason
New Zealander Rich James on Freemasonry, finding a home, and how secrecy protects knowledge.
Aleyna Martinez
12.17.18
Music
JessB and Half.Queen on the Bond Behind Their Power
In a male-dominated industry, collaboration is leading to success for this New Zealand hip hop duo.
Aleyna Martinez
11.7.18
NZ Music Month
Meet the NZ Producers Making Hits From Their Bedrooms
LMC, Haan808, Villette and Montell2099 are part of the growing professional class of local beatmakers.
Aleyna Martinez
5.29.18
threads
JessB Is Making Space and Finding Bargains
We went op-shopping with the new queen of New Zealand hip-hop.
Aleyna Martinez
4.5.18
History
In Loving Memory of Auckland's Golden Dawn, Tavern of Power
A tribute to the last good bar on the planet.*
Aleyna Martinez
3.26.18
Music
Sharnar's New Video Shows the Murky Line Between Love and Addiction
The New Zealand singer is breaking through with her new release about breaking out of bad habits.
Aleyna Martinez
3.15.18
wellbeing
An Afternoon With A Young Māori Healer
The traditional medicinal practice of rongoā was once outlawed, but it's never gone away.
Aleyna Martinez
3.8.18
protest
Photos from the Glittery March For Consent in Auckland
"I think it’s really important that we normalise nudity as something that doesn’t have to be sexual."
Aleyna Martinez
1.29.18
Photos
Photos of Skating Suburbia On a Baking Hot Auckland Day
As our skateboarding docuseries EPICLY LATER'D hits VICELAND, we hit Flatbush skatepark with twins Shingi and Muche.
Aleyna Martinez
12.13.17
we saw this
Aaradhna and Kings Win Big at Pacific Music Awards
Quality music was the winner at an awards night that honours excellence in Pacific music in New Zealand.
Aleyna Martinez
6.2.17
Tattoo
In Photos: New Zealand Musicians on Tattoos and the Creative Process
"I get bored of this human life sometimes so I often tend to colour my skin to show how I feel inside."
Aleyna Martinez
5.1.17
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