Chelsea Winstanley is ready to write her own story

The Aotearoa-born, Los Angeles-based producer of What We Do in the Shadows and Jojo Rabbit is back home to direct her own film – and reconnect with the culture that made her, she tells Stacey Morrison. This story first appeared in Ensemble magazine Styling by Karen Inderbitzen-Waller Photography by Karen Inderbitzen-Waller and Delphine Avril Planqueel … Read more

Asking big questions to make our future better: introducing our new podcast series

From the rubble of 2020 comes the opportunity to create a new future. Conversations That Count – Ngā Kōrero Whai Take will examine what that could look like. Subscribe here, and read host Stacey Morrison’s introduction below. ‘Unprecedented’ is starting to feel like a euphemism for this year. And it’s still only August. But from … Read more

‘It was terrifying’: Surviving breast cancer and lockdown

Stacey Morrison talks to Chloe Irvine about life with breast cancer through Covid-19.  Breast cancer doesn’t wait for anything – not even a global pandemic. The effects and social restrictions of Covid-19 have put immense strain on women (and men) who are receiving treatment for breast cancer, and the pandemic has also caused delays in … Read more

The Unity children’s bestseller chart for the month of November

What’s the best way to get adults reading? Get them reading when they’re children – and there’s no better place to start than the Unity Children’s Bestseller Chart. These lists of the bestselling children’s books at Unity Wellington and Little Unity in Auckland cover the four weeks to November 29 2019. AUCKLAND 1  The Book … Read more

Stacey Morrison on te reo revitalisation: ‘You can be iwi hard and urban Māori proud’

Author, broadcaster, teacher, researcher, māmā and badass, Stacey Morrison.

She’s been a stalwart on our screens and airwaves for two decades and could easily rest on her laurels, but the indefatigable Stacey Morrison is all about giving back to her community. Across Auckland on any given weekday, you’ll find a free te reo Māori class being taught, from Unitec and AUT’s popular classes to … Read more

The Unity children’s bestseller chart for September

What’s the best way to get adults reading? Get them reading when they’re children – and there’s no better place to start than the Unity Children’s Bestseller Chart. These lists of the bestselling children’s books at Unity Wellington and Little Unity in Auckland cover the four weeks to September 26 2019. AUCKLAND 1  My First … Read more