by Jason Eli | Jun 8, 2026
Creativity, culture, confidence, and collaboration came together at the Mahurangi Hope Community Hub holiday programme, where Kaotia, Betty, Anarisi, Iraihi, Tomi, Mangura, and Katera worked alongside their inspiring mentor Noah Slee to create an original song and...
by Jason Eli | May 4, 2026
Island Base FM Uplifts Rangatahi Through Music and Storytelling in Warkworth Island Base FM recently held a two-day holiday programme in Warkworth at Mahurangi Hope Community Hub, bringing together over 20 young pasifika rangatahi for a creative space grounded in...
by Jason Eli | Nov 20, 2025
Confidence Navigating New Waters – Lura Macc’s Re-Exploration of Her Musical Artistry Lura is a soulful emerging artist with an incredibly poignant view of the world around her and a story to be told of love, loss and history. As someone currently working in...
by Jason Eli | Sep 10, 2025
In collaboration with Manurewa High School, Island Base delivered the Next Wave programme to students over the course of Term 3 for the first time ever! Next Wave sessions covered beat-making, DAWs, live performance and mic techniques, songwriting, recording and...
by Jason Eli | Apr 29, 2025
Island Base and The Fringe District are teaming up to bring Take It To The Streets 2025 to Kingsland Village for New Zealand Music Month. Now in its 4th year, Take It To The Streets is gearing up for an electrifying showcase with a diverse lineup of talented...
