FAFSWAG
@fafswag.nz
Critically acclaimed NZ Arts Laureates & Queer Indigenous, Interdisciplinary Arts Collective from the Moana. Based in Tāmaki Makaurau - SOUTH AKL
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FAFSWAG
@fafswag.nz
· Nov 4
Go behind the scenes with acclaimed Arts Collective FAFSWAG, 🤩 We give you an exclusive look at our collaborative practice and the development of our powerful new work, FALE SĀ / SACRED HOUSE, for the Manchester International Festival 2025 (MIF25).
Full video on YouTube
youtu.be/QtwaUs16nok?...
Full video on YouTube
youtu.be/QtwaUs16nok?...
Ever wondered how the collective shares space and resources? Watch the team prepare for our 2025 commission with the Manchester International Arts Festival, in this short behind the scenes video. In the Studio with FAFSWAG Arts Collective.
youtu.be/QtwaUs16nok?...
youtu.be/QtwaUs16nok?...
February 16, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Ever wondered how the collective shares space and resources? Watch the team prepare for our 2025 commission with the Manchester International Arts Festival, in this short behind the scenes video. In the Studio with FAFSWAG Arts Collective.
youtu.be/QtwaUs16nok?...
youtu.be/QtwaUs16nok?...
We often get asked by folks how they can support our work, so last year we opened a donation portal. This allows people to become direct patrons of our work. If you wanna support Queer Indigenous arts practitioners from the global south, please consider making a donation. X
www.fafswag.nz/donations
www.fafswag.nz/donations
SUPPORT ARTISTS — FAFSWAG
Support the work of FAFSWAG Arts Collective by making a donation. Your support goes towards helping the sustainability of our collective cultural and artistic practice. Enabling us to do the work we l...
www.fafswag.nz
February 16, 2026 at 5:00 AM
We often get asked by folks how they can support our work, so last year we opened a donation portal. This allows people to become direct patrons of our work. If you wanna support Queer Indigenous arts practitioners from the global south, please consider making a donation. X
www.fafswag.nz/donations
www.fafswag.nz/donations
Distorted Dreamlands - The Warrior was also featured on the winter 2022 cover of Art News - New Zealand. There's a beautiful spread and artist profile of Pati Tyrell and his portrait photography. You can still pick up copies from their website.
artnews.co.nz/artnews_wint...
artnews.co.nz/artnews_wint...
February 16, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Distorted Dreamlands - The Warrior was also featured on the winter 2022 cover of Art News - New Zealand. There's a beautiful spread and artist profile of Pati Tyrell and his portrait photography. You can still pick up copies from their website.
artnews.co.nz/artnews_wint...
artnews.co.nz/artnews_wint...
Our group exhibition TIDES is closing this month on the 27th. If you're in Oahu, Hawai'i please be sure to go check it out before it comes down. There are some incredible artists involved. Thanks to everyone that has been to see it so far.
Much Alofa xx FAFSWAG
ehcc.org/content/tide...
Much Alofa xx FAFSWAG
ehcc.org/content/tide...
February 16, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Our group exhibition TIDES is closing this month on the 27th. If you're in Oahu, Hawai'i please be sure to go check it out before it comes down. There are some incredible artists involved. Thanks to everyone that has been to see it so far.
Much Alofa xx FAFSWAG
ehcc.org/content/tide...
Much Alofa xx FAFSWAG
ehcc.org/content/tide...
We often get asked by folks how they can support our work, so last year we opened a donation portal. This allows people to become direct patrons of our work. If you wanna support Queer Indigenous arts practitioners from the global south, please consider making a donation.
www.fafswag.nz/donations
www.fafswag.nz/donations
SUPPORT ARTISTS — FAFSWAG
Support the work of FAFSWAG Arts Collective by making a donation. Your support goes towards helping the sustainability of our collective cultural and artistic practice. Enabling us to do the work we l...
www.fafswag.nz
February 16, 2026 at 4:32 AM
We often get asked by folks how they can support our work, so last year we opened a donation portal. This allows people to become direct patrons of our work. If you wanna support Queer Indigenous arts practitioners from the global south, please consider making a donation.
www.fafswag.nz/donations
www.fafswag.nz/donations
'Distorted Dreamlands' created by Pati Tyrell and Ahsin Ahsin, is currently part of a window installation at Baily Nelson for Victoria Pride and Midsumma Festival.
This trio remain some of our fave images of Pasifika futurism. Clock it!! Peep Ahsin Ahsin's website for more SWAG!!
ahsinahsin.com
This trio remain some of our fave images of Pasifika futurism. Clock it!! Peep Ahsin Ahsin's website for more SWAG!!
ahsinahsin.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:23 AM
'Distorted Dreamlands' created by Pati Tyrell and Ahsin Ahsin, is currently part of a window installation at Baily Nelson for Victoria Pride and Midsumma Festival.
This trio remain some of our fave images of Pasifika futurism. Clock it!! Peep Ahsin Ahsin's website for more SWAG!!
ahsinahsin.com
This trio remain some of our fave images of Pasifika futurism. Clock it!! Peep Ahsin Ahsin's website for more SWAG!!
ahsinahsin.com
Thanks to everyone that was able to join us for Boys Drawing Boys. It was a great night getting to know new people, share food and space, and making some art.
Here's a few of our faves. We love how different everyone's works are. Looking forward to hosting another round next month. Xx FAFSWAG
Here's a few of our faves. We love how different everyone's works are. Looking forward to hosting another round next month. Xx FAFSWAG
February 13, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Thanks to everyone that was able to join us for Boys Drawing Boys. It was a great night getting to know new people, share food and space, and making some art.
Here's a few of our faves. We love how different everyone's works are. Looking forward to hosting another round next month. Xx FAFSWAG
Here's a few of our faves. We love how different everyone's works are. Looking forward to hosting another round next month. Xx FAFSWAG
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John Campbell returns to RNZ as Morning Report co-host on April 13
John Campbell returns to RNZ as Morning Report co-host on April 13
The veteran broadcaster will join Ingrid Hipkiss as the new co-host of Morning Report on April 13.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 9, 2026 at 8:35 PM
John Campbell returns to RNZ as Morning Report co-host on April 13
Wow that took two days to fill up. Thanks to everyone that registered. We're now at capacity.
Be sure to join our "Boys Drawing Boys" mailing list for future workshops. FAFSWAG.nz
We look forward to hosting the community on Friday. Happy PRIDE yall. Xx FAFSWAG
Be sure to join our "Boys Drawing Boys" mailing list for future workshops. FAFSWAG.nz
We look forward to hosting the community on Friday. Happy PRIDE yall. Xx FAFSWAG
February 8, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Wow that took two days to fill up. Thanks to everyone that registered. We're now at capacity.
Be sure to join our "Boys Drawing Boys" mailing list for future workshops. FAFSWAG.nz
We look forward to hosting the community on Friday. Happy PRIDE yall. Xx FAFSWAG
Be sure to join our "Boys Drawing Boys" mailing list for future workshops. FAFSWAG.nz
We look forward to hosting the community on Friday. Happy PRIDE yall. Xx FAFSWAG
Happy Auckland 🌈PRIDE month everyone!! As part of PRIDE, next week FAFSWAG artists Tanu and Pati are hosting a drawing workshop at AFI Studio, Mount Wellington.
Thank you to AKL PRIDE festival, The Rule Foundation and Foundation North for your support to make this happen.
Check thread for details⬇️
Thank you to AKL PRIDE festival, The Rule Foundation and Foundation North for your support to make this happen.
Check thread for details⬇️
February 5, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Happy Auckland 🌈PRIDE month everyone!! As part of PRIDE, next week FAFSWAG artists Tanu and Pati are hosting a drawing workshop at AFI Studio, Mount Wellington.
Thank you to AKL PRIDE festival, The Rule Foundation and Foundation North for your support to make this happen.
Check thread for details⬇️
Thank you to AKL PRIDE festival, The Rule Foundation and Foundation North for your support to make this happen.
Check thread for details⬇️
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ICE Agents Wait At Edge Of Delivery Table To Deport Newborn
January 22, 2026 at 7:00 PM
ICE Agents Wait At Edge Of Delivery Table To Deport Newborn
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Greens put forward member's bill to entrench Māori seats
Greens put forward member's bill to entrench Māori seats
The party announced the bill at Rātana celebrations this afternoon.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 23, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Greens put forward member's bill to entrench Māori seats
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A discussion on the science of climate change, leading to storms in NZ that have cost lives.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Extreme rainfall events a 'peek into the future', climate experts say
One expert says the kind of weather events New Zealand was now experiencing on a regular basis had long been warned of.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 23, 2026 at 4:27 AM
A discussion on the science of climate change, leading to storms in NZ that have cost lives.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Jacinda Ardern joins boycott of top Australian arts festival
Australian arts festival decision to bar Palestinian author after Bondi attack spurs boycott
Dozens of writers have withdrawn from the Adelaide event, which has barred an Australian Palestinian author after the Bondi Beach shooting.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 12, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Jacinda Ardern joins boycott of top Australian arts festival
We started writing on this bullshit. Stay tuned. 2026 FAFSWAG will be publishing all our recons and hot takes. The silence around our experiences with industry and platforms has not served any of us. Starting with these bullshit platforms. You might have the metrics but we got the milestones.
January 13, 2026 at 4:03 AM
We started writing on this bullshit. Stay tuned. 2026 FAFSWAG will be publishing all our recons and hot takes. The silence around our experiences with industry and platforms has not served any of us. Starting with these bullshit platforms. You might have the metrics but we got the milestones.
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Stay and slay
January 12, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Stay and slay
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Holy shit!!! 👀💀, A friend sent me this interview from 2009. Alongside my fave Leilani Kake!! Who the fuck is this guy!!! I don't even recognize him. I miss those days when I just made whatever the fuck I wanted.
youtu.be/xEl-9Nc0Z6s?...
youtu.be/xEl-9Nc0Z6s?...
Two Pacific multi media artists Leilani Lake and Tanu Gago
YouTube video by Tagata Pasifika
youtu.be
January 12, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Holy shit!!! 👀💀, A friend sent me this interview from 2009. Alongside my fave Leilani Kake!! Who the fuck is this guy!!! I don't even recognize him. I miss those days when I just made whatever the fuck I wanted.
youtu.be/xEl-9Nc0Z6s?...
youtu.be/xEl-9Nc0Z6s?...
We can't poll it here. But what do y'all think? In 2026 should we archive our 13 year old FB page with close to 10K followers and dissolve our presence on the platform? Let us know your thoughts.
Not only is FB dead but it still breaches our privacy, feeding us nothing we asked for. As a business tool the platform barely functions unless you feed it money. Organic engagement is damn near paradoxical, with algorithms pushing us further from our audience with every post.
IT'S TIME TO LEAVE!!✌🏾
IT'S TIME TO LEAVE!!✌🏾
January 12, 2026 at 12:46 PM
We can't poll it here. But what do y'all think? In 2026 should we archive our 13 year old FB page with close to 10K followers and dissolve our presence on the platform? Let us know your thoughts.
Not only is FB dead but it still breaches our privacy, feeding us nothing we asked for. As a business tool the platform barely functions unless you feed it money. Organic engagement is damn near paradoxical, with algorithms pushing us further from our audience with every post.
IT'S TIME TO LEAVE!!✌🏾
IT'S TIME TO LEAVE!!✌🏾
January 12, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Not only is FB dead but it still breaches our privacy, feeding us nothing we asked for. As a business tool the platform barely functions unless you feed it money. Organic engagement is damn near paradoxical, with algorithms pushing us further from our audience with every post.
IT'S TIME TO LEAVE!!✌🏾
IT'S TIME TO LEAVE!!✌🏾
Check it.
To our community in downtown Hilo, Hawaii. Please be sure to check out our group exhibition at East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center.
Tides: Gender Beyond the Binary in Oceania
December 6th 2025 - February 27th, 2026
Opening December 5th at 6 pm
East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center
www.ehcc.org/content/tide...
Tides: Gender Beyond the Binary in Oceania
December 6th 2025 - February 27th, 2026
Opening December 5th at 6 pm
East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center
www.ehcc.org/content/tide...
January 7, 2026 at 5:20 AM
Check it.
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To our community in downtown Hilo, Hawaii. Please be sure to check out our group exhibition at East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center.
Tides: Gender Beyond the Binary in Oceania
December 6th 2025 - February 27th, 2026
Opening December 5th at 6 pm
East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center
www.ehcc.org/content/tide...
Tides: Gender Beyond the Binary in Oceania
December 6th 2025 - February 27th, 2026
Opening December 5th at 6 pm
East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center
www.ehcc.org/content/tide...
January 7, 2026 at 5:12 AM
To our community in downtown Hilo, Hawaii. Please be sure to check out our group exhibition at East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center.
Tides: Gender Beyond the Binary in Oceania
December 6th 2025 - February 27th, 2026
Opening December 5th at 6 pm
East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center
www.ehcc.org/content/tide...
Tides: Gender Beyond the Binary in Oceania
December 6th 2025 - February 27th, 2026
Opening December 5th at 6 pm
East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center
www.ehcc.org/content/tide...
For all our new followers curious about the collective. Here's a short 'In The Studio' video profiling the work of the collective for our recent international commission - The Fale Sā / Sacred House.
youtu.be/QtwaUs16nok?...
youtu.be/QtwaUs16nok?...
FAFSWAG's Vision for MIF25 & Pacific Futurism
YouTube video by FAFSWAG
youtu.be
January 7, 2026 at 4:05 AM
For all our new followers curious about the collective. Here's a short 'In The Studio' video profiling the work of the collective for our recent international commission - The Fale Sā / Sacred House.
youtu.be/QtwaUs16nok?...
youtu.be/QtwaUs16nok?...
Auckland can feel extremely insular sometimes. Specifically in the arts that have clear class systems in place. But as Pasifika people from the Diaspora we also understand our earliest immigrants to NZ helped build this city and make it what it is today.
January 7, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Auckland can feel extremely insular sometimes. Specifically in the arts that have clear class systems in place. But as Pasifika people from the Diaspora we also understand our earliest immigrants to NZ helped build this city and make it what it is today.