Rongo Whakapā: From a Sense of Touch to a Shared Connection
In a time of disconnection, Rongo Whakapā invites us to slow down, lean in, and feel the quiet power of collective presence through the language of touch.
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Review: THERAPY at The Basement
A musical comedy performance at The Basement Theatre showing between 8th - 12th July 2025. THERAPY was awarded the New Zealand Fringe Touring Award (2024).
Not All Heroes Wear Capes – Some Just Disappoint
James Gunn’s Superman reboot tries to go bold but lands flat. With awkward jokes, confusing world-building, and forced emotional arcs, it's hard to care – except maybe about Krypto the dog. A few fun moments saved it, but overall, Super... meh.
NZIFF 2025 Craccum Coverage | DJ Ahmet
Sparks fly when TikTok meets Folk Tale in rural North Macedonia.
Auckland Writers Festival
A review of the Auckland Writers Festival 2025 events.
Interview with Brian & Eda | Co-Editors of Craccum 2021
I asked Eda & Brian a few questions about their time as Craccum's Co-Editors for 2021, and asked them for a bit of advice they'd pass on to future Editors as well.
Doc Edge 2025 Craccum Coverage | Child of Dust
Review of Child of Dust Documentary (Dir. Weronika Mliczewska). Doc Edge 2025 Craccum Coverage.
Interview with Cam & Dan | Co-Editors of Craccum 2020
I asked Cameron & Dan a few questions about their time as Craccum's Editors in 2020, and asked them for a bit of advice they'd pass on to future Editors as well.
DIVA Exhibition Review @ Auckland Museum
Auckland Museum’s latest exhibition, Diva, celebrates icons from Whitney to Björk, exploring 400 years of diva history. Direct from London’s V&A, this bold, moving showcase reclaims diva as a symbol of empowerment. With 280 dazzling pieces, it’s a must-see.
Doc Edge 2025 Craccum Coverage | The Promise
Colonised, abandoned, and silenced, The Promise shatters the myth of progress and exposes the price of forgotten liberation struggles.
Doc Edge 2025 Craccum Coverage | Food Delivery: Fresh from the West Philippine Sea
In seas claimed by giants, Filipino fishermen and soldiers fight not for glory, but survival—abandoned, resilient, and tragically expendable.
Theatre review: Black Faggot
Black Faggot is an award-winning play written by Victor Roger in 2013. The show has returned to Auckland, on stage at Q Theatre until 29 June.
Film Review
Doc Edge 2025 Craccum Coverage | A Letter to David
Devotional art(washing) at its propagandistic nadir.
Film Review
Doc Edge 2025 Craccum Coverage | The Dating Game
Where love is a product, men become consumers—lonely, desperate, and trapped in a game rigged by capital, class, and performance.
Review
She Goes to the Fire: Saint Joan and the Fight for Truth
Bernard Shaw’s Saint Joan comes to Auckland in a bold, stripped-back production. Flyleaf Theatre's Grace Augustine and Aaron Richardson reimagine Joan of Arc’s story as one of resistance, faith, and defiance, with sharp edits, quiet magic, and urgent relevance for today.
Review
I Didn’t Invite You Here to Lecture Me
A short review of I Didn't Invite You Here To Lecture Me, a verbatim comedy based on real lecturers from the writer's time at UoA.
Archive
Craccum Throwback | Is ChatGPT All Talk and No Action?
Craccum Throwback | Originally Published in Issue 2, 2023. Is ChatGPT All Talk and No Action? An expert weighs in on the hype surrounding the AI chatbot
Film Review
Doc Edge 2025 Craccum Coverage | Made in Ethiopia
Promises crumble, farmers vanish, factories stagnate—development devours dignity in this bleak farce of 'economic progress'.
Interview
SURVIVE - HAU Festival 2025
Mini-interviews with the artists performing SURVIVE, a show featuring three performances celebrating Queer identity and authenticity.
Show Review: SURVIVE
A short review of Tuatara Collective's show SURVIVE, performed as part of the HAU Festival.
Review
Documentary: A Good Question
"It is so hard to make a house."
Review
Japanese Breakfast Live at Auckland Town Hall: 'A Dreamlike First'
A short review of 'The Melancholy Tour', the first ever Japanese Breakfast tour to Aotearoa NZ, marking their fourth studio album release 'For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women).'
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Queer PowerPoint: A Review
A Review of Xanthe Dobbie and Harriet Gilles' Queer PowerPoint event for F.O.L.A. [AKL].
Craccum
Craccum People's Choice Edition winner...
After 14 Google Forms and 743 votes cast, we can announce that the winner of the People's Choice theme tournament, and the theme for Craccum Issue #8 will be...