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Arizona Leger

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Arizona Leger is a Spinoff contributor writing about Pacific communities. Public interest journalism funded through NZ On Air.

Sarah Hirini, Portia Woodman and Kelly Brazier embrace after winning Olympic gold in 2021 (Photo: Dan Mullan/Getty Images; Design: Tina Tiller)

Leave mana in your wake: a new story of the Black Ferns Sevens

A rugby superfan reviews Sevens Sisters, the new book by star broadcaster Rikki Swannell.

By Arizona Leger | 9th August, 2022

Contributing writer

Ali Afakasi (Image: Scratched / Archi Banal)

Ali Afakasi is one of boxing’s forgotten giants

He should be in the conversation around the sport's greatest of all time. Instead, his story is one of what ifs.

By Arizona Leger | 9th June, 2022

Contributing writer

Tana Umaga: Good listener, good talker (Photo: Getty Images; additional design: Archi Banal)

Tana Umaga knows how to listen

The All Blacks legend carries the Sāmoan title Fa’alogo, meaning 'to listen' – something he does expertly on his podcast Teem Talks.

By Arizona Leger | 20th May, 2022

Contributing writer

Raroboys are rewriting the narrative in the art scene in Tāmaki Makaurau. (Image: Tina Tiller)

Raroboys are putting young Pasifika artists on the map

Arizona Leger meets some of the creatives taking part in the collective's first major exhibition, Raroboys and Friends.

By Arizona Leger | 25th March, 2022

Contributing writer

‘Wheke Fortress is more than an arts initiative,’ says Tokerau Brown (left). (Image: Archi Banal)

It takes a village to build a fortress

A new Onehunga art space for Māori, Pasifika and marginalised communities in central Auckland aims to be more than just an art initiative.

By Arizona Leger | 4th March, 2022

Contributing writer