THIRD AND FINAL DJ X POET DUO FOR ✨𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙦𝙪𝘼𝙍𝙏𝙚𝙧 ✨
AAKI & DANIELLE O’HALLORAN
AAKI
Honey Brown
They/Them
(Taranaki Iwi, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Tūwharetoa)
AAKI comes from the word manaakitanga: hospitality, respect, generosity and care for others.
As AAKI, local takataapui creative Honey Brown conjures up vivid, swampy soundscapes that move the body and wairua. At times a wash of noise and karakia; at times a relentless thump of bass and pixelated synths.
Their sound is a mihi to the swampy environment that lies dormant under Ōtautahi, the place they call home - seamlessly interweaving ancient oro (vibrations) with a contagious kind of high-fashion futurism.
AAKI uses the decks as a tool to tap into something deeper - an opportunity to manaaki, connect and transform.
Danielle O’Halloran
(She/Her/ia)
(Sāmoan/Irish/English)
Danielle O’Halloran - performance poet & FIKA Writers co-founder / activator / curator. Ōtautahi born, of Samoa (Malie, Mulifanua) and Pākehā (Irish, English) roots.
You can find Danielle’s poems in collections like Rapture, an anthology of performance poetry from Aotearoa NZ and No Other Place to Stand, a local collection of climate change poetry. Recordings of her poems can be found on the Christchurch Art Gallery website or via Soundcloud and in the recently released compilation album by th’Orchard, Conversations on the Edges of Rooms with 12 Christchurch Pacific artists sharing original songs across a variety of genres and spoken word.
TONIGHT
Wednesday 4 February
📍Christchurch Art Gallery Foyer
@chchartgallery
Image credit:
Image one: @abigailhauu
Image two: Sarah Amazinnia - Botanical Art
SECOND DJ X POET DUO FOR ✨𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙦𝙪𝘼𝙍𝙏𝙚𝙧✨
TOM PLUM & SOLOMONA DAVIS
Tom plum
they/them
(Ngāti Hako)
Rising from the swamplands of Ōtautahi and rooted in the marshes of Hauraki, tom plum (Ngāti Hako) is a dj and promoter seeking to build community through sound. After cutting their teeth in the queer club scene, their recent explorations have led them deep into the realms of downtempo—weaving ambient textures together with triphop, atmospheric breaks and hiko māori. Inspired by the movement and various forms of their awa, they will guide you on a journey through shifting soundscapes, building a world on the shores of a distant dream.
Solomona Davis
He/him
(Sāmoan/English/Irish)
Solomona works with words. He’s a singer-songwriter and poet, a teacher and advocate of te reo Māori, a comms advisor and a learner of his own Pacific heritage language, le gagana Sāmoa. Of Sāmoan, English and Irish heritage, he’s grown up in the tight-knit Ōtautahi arts scene and sees it as his home; a familiar face and a rising voice around the city’s various alt music and poetry gigs. He performs with his band as Mona Vasa (@monavasamonavasa ), conjuring a lyric-driven blend of indie folk, alt rock, baroque pop… And sometimes he MC’s events – like Queer Horizons’ last Matariki gig
Wednesday 4 February, 6-9pm
📍Christchurch Art Gallery Foyer
@chchartgallery
Image credit
Image one: @mothballarchive
Image two: @abigailhauu
FIRST DJ X POET DUO FOR ✨𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙦𝙪𝘼𝙍𝙏𝙚𝙧✨
RŌREPO & PAIGE WALKER
Rōrepo
She/Her/They
(Ngāi Tahu, kāti Mamoe, Waitaha, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Toa & Ngāti Tamatearā)
Rōrepo (Ngāi Tūāhuriri) is from Ōtautahi. Raised by the creatures of Ōtākaro, Rōrepo listens to the rhythms, echoes and whispers of the environment, transforming them through mixing to tell the stories that have shaped their identity. Currently, Rōrepo works as a Visitors Host at the Christchurch Art Gallery, a role that continues to inform and inspire their approach to music.
Paige Walker
She/Her
(Ngāi Tahu & Ngāti Koata)
Paige Walker is a writer born out of Wairau and based in Ōtautahi. She has a Bachelor of Health Science (Public Health) and is an ongoing student at the Hagley Writers’ Institute (2025&2026). Paige’s poem Non-Apology can be found in PŪHIA lll.
Wednesday 4 February, 6-9pm
📍Christchurch Art Gallery Foyer
@chchartgallery
Image one: Bri Leone-Rhea Lawrence
The Quarter X Queer Horizons present a night of ambient music, poetry, and hapori in response to ‘Whāia te Taniwha’. 🌅
Soak up the waiata of DJs AAKI, Rōrepo and tom plum as you relax in comfy spaces, enjoy kai and inu from food trucks, and experience this exhibition in a whole new light.
Wednesday 4 February, 6-9pm
📍Christchurch Art Gallery Foyer
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Photo by Bri Leone-Rhea Lawrence
GREMVERSE PIKITIA BY @b_lrl ❤️🔥
NGĀ MIHI NUI TO ALL THAT MADE THE GREMVERSE AT SPECIAL AS IT WAS ‼️🥹
WE CAN’T WAIT TO RETURN ❤️
LINK TO GREMVERSE PIKITIA IN OUR BIO AND ON OUR STORY 🔗 (CREDIT @b_lrl )
🔥 HOT MOOCH PICS - 11 OCT 25 🔥
TYSM to everyone who made our first ever show in Te Upoko o Te Ika a massive hit. These sexy film pics by @abigailhauu thank you Abi!
Let's hear it for the DJs:
🕷DJ Thank U So Much @impressery
💥Mr Meaty Boy @mrmeatyboy
🐲 AAKI @honeykbrown
🎶 Oil Grace @oil_grace_
TY to @valhalla.nz y'all are the best!
TY to all who came! Esp to friends who came up from Ōtautahi 🥰😭🐯
More pics to come xx
#hotmooch #queerhorizons #clubnight #filmphotography #freepalestine #queerclubnight
ENTER THE GREMVERSE AFTERMOVIE by @r05am 🖤
It was an absolute pleasure to welcome to you into the Gremverse ❤️🔥‼️
What a fkin delicious evening that was… who’s keen to enter the Gremverse again 👀
GREMVERSE 101: INFO 4 TONIGHT 🌟‼️
Tonight, we enter the Gremverse. Here is all the info you’ll need on all things door and entry, coat check, accessibility, kaitiaki, and line-ups 🔼
See you in the Gremverse ⛪️‼️❤️🔥
BY ENTERING THE GREMVERSE, YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE A GREMLIN ‼️🤝
Being a Gremlin means you respect the venue, DJs, performers, staff, and your fellow Gremlins. Discriminative and anti-social behaviour has no place in the Gremverse, including unwanted attention and micro aggressions. If any form of non-Gremlin behaviour occurs, staff reserve the right to remove you and associated parties from the venue.
We will have kaitiaki roaming around the Gremverse, who are there for your support. If you need someone to talk to, notice some unsatisfactory behaviour, or would like a lollipop at any point in the night, our kaitiaki have got you sorted - just look for the Gremlins in hi-vis ‼️
Look out for your haumis, take care of those around you, and be aware of the space you occupy. As Gremlins, we are all responsible for ensuring that the Gremverse as the greatest space it can be ❤️🔥
SECOND RELEASE TIX SELLING FAST 💨 get ur tix to the Gremverse with our link in bio 🔗 or on @undertheradarnz
In the Gremverse, we believe in building community, supporting each other, and sharing what we have to make resources more accessible! This Saturday, Gremlins will be fundraising for two amazing people in our community, with funds going towards access to life-affirming care ‼️
We’ll have a chop shop table with some gremilicious prints, garbs, and other goodies, which have been lovingly donated by these incredible local artists. We’ll also be running a coat check fundraiser, so you can wear whatever your heart desires without letting the Ōhinehou sea breeze get in your way 🧥
So wrap up in your warmest chunky coat, bring your overnight bag, your hoodie for the ride home, and a generous attitude. Make sure you check out our Mutual Aid Fund art table when you need a break from the dance floor 👯♀️
Here is a lil preview of some of the artists whose work will be available for purchase. Ngā mihi maioha to you all <33
