Profiles Archive

Obituary: Sir Ian Barker KC, one of New Zealand’s most respected judges and legal innovators, has died aged 88.

It was by chance that Westpac New Zealand CEO David McLean found himself filling in for his banker colleague, only to find he had changed occupations altogether.

Twenty-four-year-old Andrew Row talks about his journey from scraping through high school English to tackling all things law-related.

Gerard Dombroski on architecture, art, and furniture design.

Nanaia Mahuta, the daughter of Māori royalty who entered Parliament at 26, has been shaped by her Indigenous background.

From minimum wage to pay-wall success: how an OnlyFans star closed the wage gap at 19.

From client lists to admin tasks: what life really looks like as a dominatrix working in New Zealand.

How one industrial designer redefines cabinet-making with refined thinking and bold colour.

From photography graduate to master shoemaker: Lou Clifton’s journey turning leather, lasts, and hammers into art.

Meet Dr Diana Sarfati, the public-health physician and cancer researcher now leading New Zealand's health sector.

Meet the woman behind Wellington’s biggest foodie festival: her story of food, hustle and hospitality.

The story behind Anne O’Brien’s leadership of the Auckland Writers Festival, and what comes next.

Actor Nazanin Boniadi on championing justice, women’s rights, and Iran’s freedom movement.