Auckland

Sam Te Kani meets renowned photographic artist Fiona Pardington to discuss death as a central theme in art and learns how to make a memento mori.

Sam Te Kani spends the morning at a natural funeral home learning about what it means to have a natural funeral before heading out to Aucklands largest cemetery to learn about natural burials.

Sam Te Kani heads out to the rural town of Katikati in New Zealands north island where he meets a welcoming group of older people who make and hand decorate their own coffins.

Inside the lives of West Aucklanders affected by the highly addictive and gravely dangerous synthetic cannabinoid drug known as “synnies”.

Angad Nayyar moved to Auckland as a seven-year-old, and immediately the city’s diversity meant he felt at home.

VICELAND talked to 70 young people about what it means to be a young person in New Zealand, discussing key issues around housing, immigration, university, drugs, equality, the environment—and the electoral candidates.

VICE steps inside Yun Jae Lee’s Auckland home to talk about why a sense of belonging is so important.

From practising superhero poses to punching out 80's power ballads on the bus, meet Filipino funnyman Roland Mirabueno.

Somewhere in Onehunga, fried chicken meets hip-hop. VICE goes with SWIDT for the rap collective’s choice for their last meal on Earth.

Step inside Awataha Marae to meet Kings, the New Zealand producer and rapper whose track ‘Don’t Worry ‘Bout It’ spent more time at number one in the New Zealand singles charts than any other track. Ever.

Murray Cammick aspired to take “un-rock-and-roll” photos of the musicians that would become some of the world’s biggest stars in the 70s and 80s, capturing poignant moments in intimate settings.

Paitangi Ostick is one of the first females to practice tā moko – the Māori art of tattoo. She travels from New Zealand to Tokyo, where she meets Japanese tattoo artist Megumu Kamata to compare notes on their shared craft.