By Jennifer Little Reading time: 12 minutes The poetry and rhythms of American rap and hip-hop were Samoan actor Shadon Meredith’s intro to the power and magic of language. He loved English as a subject at St Patrick’s College in Wellington, but it was the sound reverberating...
By Philippa Hadlow Reading time: 13 minutes Not many animals have engendered such radical turn-about-faces in societal position as the cat. Its early halcyon days in the Near East as a revered symbol of justice, power, and fertility established the creature as a must-have accessory to ancient...
By Hayley White Reading time: 12 minutes “Where words fail, music speaks” – Hans Christian Andersen The Romantic era brought forth some of the most beloved music from the most prevalent classical composers. European Romanticism was a stylistic movement that related to literature, music, and art, but Romantic...