Laumata LauanoLaumata Lauano

Laumata Lauano is a freelance journalist. A kiwi of Samoan descent, from the villages of Saleilua, Falealili in Upolu and Patamea in Savai’i, Mata has a passion for fair and balanced reporting and for getting more Pasifika stories out into the world.

The songs in Insecure that hit just right

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From Twin Peaks to The OC, a great soundtrack can elevate any TV series. Insecure is just the latest example – and with all its seasons now streaming on Neon, Laumata Lauano talks us through her favourite needle drop moments. Straight up: the Insecure soundtrack is fire. I’ve known this since Issa Rae’s character Issa … Read more

Inclusivity for all: The return of women-in-music festival Milk and Honey

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Milk and Honey Festival organisers Lani Purkis and Teresa Patterson on celebrating women in the New Zealand music industry on International Women’s Day.  What’s the Milk and Honey Festival? A platform for women to celebrate women in the NZ music industry on a day internationally set aside for women, a platform for younger women to … Read more