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Tulia Thompson

Guest writer

Tulia Thompson is of Fijian, Tongan and Pākehā descent. She has a PhD in sociology. She is currently on The Spinoff's The Next Page cadetship for developing feature writers.

The pay gap is hurting our workers, and Pacific people are feeling it most (Image: Toby Morris)

Could transparency help fix our pay gap problem?

In the fight for fairer pay and better working conditions, mandatory pay gap reporting is vital.

By Tulia Thompson | 8th August, 2022

Don’t miss Auckland Art Gallery’s breathtaking Pacific feminist exhibition

Don’t miss Auckland Art Gallery’s breathtaking Pacific feminist exhibition

It features work from 12 artists – including one stunning piece being performed live one time only.

By Tulia Thompson | 6th May, 2022

Image: Tina Tiller

Can you really trust your measuring spoons?

Are you actually bad at baking, or are your utensils to blame?

By Tulia Thompson | 15th April, 2022

Colin Hunter’s son Elijah enjoying spaghetti and meatballs (Photo: Supplied; image design by Archi Banal)

As food prices soar, how are Aucklanders adapting in the kitchen?

Some inspiration for how to avoid a diet of toast and instant noodles.

By Tulia Thompson | 10th April, 2022

Jack Trolove. Image: Rebecca Swan

Along the mangroves: The in-between space of Jack Trolove’s paintings

Tulia Thompson talks to Paparoa painter Jack Trolove and considers her new body of work, Mangrove.

By Tulia Thompson | 13th June, 2020

Zac Langdon-Pole, Cleave Study (ii), 2019, anatomical human tongue cross-section, Xenophora shell.

My God, It’s Full of Stars! Two Auckland art shows on bodies colliding with space

Visiting the Audio Foundation and the Michael Lett Gallery, both just off Auckland’s K' Road, Tulia Thompson finds herself considering the galaxy and what it means to be human.

By Tulia Thompson | 29th February, 2020

Mulame comprises nine hand-embroidered works and a video reel (Photo: Samuel Hartnett)

A meditation on exile: an embroidery project draws us nearer to the Congo

Artist Lema Shamamba highlights the threads that connect cellphone use to violence and exploitation in the Democratic Republic of Congo in her first solo exhibition at Auckland's Objectspace.

By Tulia Thompson | 13th November, 2019