Growing spaces for independent publishers - Auckland's bookstores with a difference

US ICE raids - two Americans in New Zealand reflect on the immigration crackdown in their hometowns

Mandy Bell fled the immigration crackdown in the US with her Kiwi husband and their two children, and Sara Gibson watched from Auckland as protestors in her Minnesota hometown were killed by ICE agents. Gwen McLure speaks to them in this episode. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details [https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/voices?share=4c6915f1-0bbe-4bd3-a383-4b9a68fa61d9]

Growing spaces for independent publishers - Auckland's bookstores with a difference

Creating platforms where independent writers' works can be amplified and shared, is what drives spaces like Spoor and Nowhere, some of Auckland's up and coming bookstores featuring writers from across Asia. In this episode, Blessen Tom chats with the people behind the bookstores. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details [https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/voices?share=b9ace5b6-559a-4340-95c7-68553d500ff9]

Beyond surface level - Francesca Contaldo's exploration of Daunian tattoo

It wasn't until Francesca Contaldo lived in New Zealand that she actually began to explore the realms of ancient tattoo art from her part of Italy, Puglia. In this second episode on tattooing, she joins Kadambari Raghukumar to chat about how that came to be. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details [https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/voices?share=cae51cbb-b31a-49c4-b19b-f7e7b4c500bd]

Beyond surface level - Buntheun's exploration of Khmer tattooing

The Khmer connection runs deep for Cambodia-born tattooist Buntheun who joins us in this episode to talk about exploring the ritualistic art in his homeland. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details [https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/voices?share=cbc6af6b-df14-4144-8efe-ddaff4d59202]

Being Big Buddy

Brothers Tapan and Donny Mukerji became part of the Big Buddy programme to mentor boys without father figures in their lives and found their lives changing for the better, alongside. There are currently more than 100 boys across Auckland waiting to be matched with a Big Buddy through this programme and the brothers hope more men will consider stepping forward. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details [https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/voices?share=2adc119b-7000-4e42-9961-d34c6bb28429]