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Behind the Zines

Tauranga Zinefest is back with an excellent array of zines, as well as workshops, cartoons, art prints, makers’ table and more. Feast your eyes on these extracts from some of our favourite zines.

Tauranga Zinefest is back with an excellent array of zines, as well as workshops, cartoons, art prints, makers’ table and more. Feast your
eyes on these extracts from some of our favourite zines.

​​Zines are short-run, self-published (maga)zines that can cover any subject — from music to politics, be written or drawn, serious or hilarious. Historically zines have been an outlet for content that‘s considered to sit outside the mainstream, and they can provide a platform for underrepresented, marginalised voices.

Each year, Tauranga Zinefest welcomes young and old to celebrate this unique subculture, so gather your whānau and head on down for some good times. Tauranga Zinefest is at Tauranga Art Gallery, 10am–3pm, Saturday 15 October @taurangazinefes

This is George by Amanda Gray

The Book of Letters, created by 8-year-old Cove Sattler (above and below).

Phobias, 2019 (above and below), by Hannah Wynn, director of Tauranga Zinefest. A graphic designer, Hannah also has a few beautifully designed zines that celebrate te reo Māori.

A Polite Backhand, 2015 (above and below), by Loryn Engelsman

Tandem Tandem (“Snack Size” second edition), by Ezra Whittaker