Samuel Te Kani

Guest writer

Samuel Te Kani (Ngāpuhi) is a part-time generator of erotic science fiction, critical essaying on cinema, opinion pieces ranging from innocuous to blasphemous, and seriously good times (ask anyone). When he's not watching horror movies or stuffing his face with fried chicken, he's writing or waiting tables. He originally hails from Northland but currently resides in Auckland on Karangahape Road.

(Image: Getty, additional design: Tina Tiller)

On the job: three people on using drugs at work

'I’ve worked in 12 different industries now and drug use in the workplace is prevalent in most of them.'

By Samuel Te Kani | 11th August, 2023

The Sunday Essay: Imposter on the beach

The Sunday Essay: Imposter on the beach

An essay on growing up gay, brown and pretentious in Northland.

By Samuel Te Kani | 23rd July, 2023

Takurua weaves together Māori and Pacific stories in a defiant display of unity (Image: supplied)

A feast for all senses: The making of pan-Pacific food and theatre show Takurua

What do you get when you combine a five-course banquet with pan-Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa performance? Find out at this month's Elemental Festival.

By Samuel Te Kani | 9th July, 2021

‘Litmus: Nelson 2019 – A Measure of Health’, Shannon Novak, installation,
part of Sympathetic Resonance, The Suter Art Gallery, Nelson.

To queer or not to queer: What can galleries do to address homophobia?

Writer Samuel Te Kani tracks the issues and digs into the complications below the surface of the erasures of a queer NZ art history.

By Samuel Te Kani | 5th April, 2020

Thousands march up Wellesley St, Auckland to rally against racism on March 24, 2019. Photo by Fiona Goodall/Getty Images

Who was the racism march really for?

Writer Samuel Te Kani attended Sunday's Love Aotearoa Hate Racism march in central Auckland, and found a confusing mix of love, solidarity, conspiracy theory and violent rhetoric.

By Samuel Te Kani | 26th March, 2019