Category: Interview

DOMINIC HOEY: The Underground Voice Of Aotearoa

DOMINIC HOEY: The Underground Voice Of Aotearoa

Nov 25, 2025

Words and Images by Robecca Leyden. If you don’t know the name ‘Dominic Hoey’ chances are, you’ve heard the viral 2016 song John Key’s Son’s…

Catherine Cooke: Kiwi Women Are Being Denied Funding For Life Saving Cancer Drug

Catherine Cooke: Kiwi Women Are Being Denied Funding For Life Saving Cancer Drug

May 28, 2025

By Robecca Leyden. Catherine Cooke is a remarkable woman. You can see that as soon as she enters a room. For me, that room was…

5 Minutes with Natalia Bertolo

5 Minutes with Natalia Bertolo

Nov 14, 2023

Originally from Brazil, Natalia moved to Italy to pursue her Master’s degree at IED Milan. Eventually moving to NZ, Natalia founded AURAI SWIMWEAR, which since…

Interesting Women: Brooke From Let’s Not Date

Interesting Women: Brooke From Let’s Not Date

May 1, 2023

We got to chat with the VERY cool Brooke from the viral group Let’s Not Date. If you’re not already aware of LND it’s a…

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Interesting Women – Cecilia Kang

Mar 5, 2023

Photography and Words By Robecca Leyden @sans_pareil_online I first met Cecilia Kang last year when I was invited to attend a Gala fashion show in…

Interesting Women: Emma John of Sisterhood of Style & Overcoming Cancer

Interesting Women: Emma John of Sisterhood of Style & Overcoming Cancer

Nov 8, 2022

By Robecca Leyden This is a different Interesting Women article today. The majority of this series thus far, have been looking at some incredible women…

Interesting Women: The Beer Baroness

Interesting Women: The Beer Baroness

Jul 5, 2022

We are starting a new series of interviews on Sans Pareil: Interesting Women we interview. This is a space where we will (starting with New…

Cool People Doing Cool Stuff: Eleanor Dorn

Cool People Doing Cool Stuff: Eleanor Dorn

Feb 26, 2021

It’s that time of week again! I sat down with the very talented Eleanor Dorn and talked to her about her new and exciting freelance…

Cool People doing Cool Stuff: Hawkeye Vintage

Cool People doing Cool Stuff: Hawkeye Vintage

Feb 25, 2021

Hawkeye Vintage is not your average vintage boutique. All of the items are exquisitely hand-picked couture, carefully curated by a team lead by Danielle Goodwin.…

Cool People Doing Cool Stuff: Artist Chris Pemberton

Cool People Doing Cool Stuff: Artist Chris Pemberton

Feb 14, 2021

I sat down with artist Chris Pemberton, the artist behind the popular photography blog Human’s Of K Rd, and spoke to him about his upcoming…

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