ABOUT ZEALANDING
New Zealand, told through the people who live it.
Zealanding is an independent editorial publication exploring New Zealand through its people, ideas, culture, society, food and places.
We are not trying to cover everything that happens or compete with large newsrooms for speed. We are interested in stories worth finding, perspectives worth hearing and conversations that help us understand the country a little better.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
Stories before noise.
Journalism, essays, interviews, photography, cultural criticism, travel writing, food stories and opinion can all belong in Zealanding when there is something worth saying behind them.
The goal is not to fill pages. It is to publish work worth reading, remembering and sharing.
This reflects the founding idea that Zealanding should discover stories often left outside the usual conversation rather than trying to reproduce everything already covered elsewhere.
ONE COUNTRY, TWO LANGUAGES
English / Español
Zealanding publishes in English and Spanish, but the two spaces are not intended to mirror each other.
Some stories may appear in both languages. Others will belong only to one side of the publication.
The English and Spanish editions should develop naturally according to the stories, contributors and audiences they attract.
The Spanish side can become a window into New Zealand for people across Latin America, Spain and the wider Spanish-speaking world, while also giving Spanish speakers already living in New Zealand a place within the broader national conversation.
WHAT WE COVER
Arts & Culture
Writers, artists, music, film, photography and the ideas shaping New Zealand culture.
Society
Politics, identity, migration, communities and the changes shaping everyday life.
Food
The people, kitchens, growers, producers and tables telling the story of how New Zealand eats.
Travel
Places worth travelling for — and the people and stories that make them worth knowing.
THE PEOPLE BEHIND ZEALANDING
Founded in New Zealand. Looking across it.
PORTRAIT FORTHCOMING
Cesar Carvajal
Co-Founder & Editor
Founder biography forthcoming.
PORTRAIT FORTHCOMING
Santiago Bonhomme
Co-Founder & Writer
Founder biography forthcoming.
THE NEXT CHAPTER
Zealanding is still becoming.
The publication will grow through the stories we find, the people who contribute and the conversations that develop around them.