Fashion! Flowers! Fun! For this DIY farewell shoot, friends of Ensemble help us toast five magical years.

REBECCA WADEY

Rebecca wears a Harris Tapper dress, $889.

When I was a uni student in the 90s I bought a Jean Paul Gaultier bikini with a mesh skirt and tank from Zambesi (with my student loan – which I finally paid off in 2020 – obviously). I wore that bikini for years, snorkelling around various rock pools and hauling myself onto barnacle-clad rocky outcrops. I had a very clear view back then, that I still hold, that nice clothes are meant to be worn, not hidden away and kept for special occasions. I love clothes that are stained, pilled, wrinkled. Same with our bodies and faces – they tell a story of a fucking great time, free of perfectionism. I adore Harris Tapper, they cut their clothes so well for my body. This is my ode to walking barefoot on the beach, with my expensive dress hiked into my undies so I can paddle in the ocean, not a shred of makeup, my hair in knots from swimming all day. The fact my best friend was visiting from the States and could take the photo in Ōpito Bay, my favourite place in the world, makes it all the more special and perfect.

Ensemble has been the privilege of a lifetime. We launched it fueled by a belief that people (mostly women) deserved more from ‘lifestyle’ media and the tributes our closure have generated prove we were right. A love letter to Zoe, the best editor and writer in all the land, and all the other Ensemble girlies including contributors and readers. Let’s never forget to agitate, fuck shit up and have fun doing it.

ZOE WALKER AHWA

Zoe wears a Daylight Moon dress, $498, Penny Sage taffeta bag, $90 with flowers from the dairy, vintage Prada sunglasses and Cayumas ballet flats.

There's been a lot of whimsy discourse in 2025, but when we launched Ensemble back in the depths of 2020 with the Rebecca Wadey-coined tagline ‘for both intelligence and whimsy’, it was never that deep. It was really just another way of saying high/low, and an eye-roll at the fashion and media worlds’ snobbishness towards humour and fun and the binary view of ‘women's issues’. But then, and right now, joy, pleasure and whimsy can feel like a small but personal way to forget (for a bit; ignorance is not cool) the general bleakness and chaos of the world.

Whimsy is wonder. It's a playful, childlike curiosity of the young and young at heart. It’s earnest, but not naive. It's my creative and style heroes Amy Sedaris and Julio Torres. It's confident and awkward, sincere and silly. It is the slightly more chaotic cousin of twee (if it's not your vibe, it might just scream rebranded manic pixie dream girl ¯\_(ツ)_/¯).

Style-wise, it's embracing clothes that make you, and others, smile (like this roomy floral Daylight Moon dress, hot pink Penny Sage bag and my huge, old Prada sunglasses that get comments every single time). It's not just about prints, bows and colour, though they help. That's all been a big part of Ensemble, and how Rebecca and I dress too. When we planted the first seeds of Ensemble back in mid-2020, we made a moodboard of imagery, colours, typography and tone for our designer, Nicole Miller-Wong, and five years later, it still visually embodies what we wanted Ensemble to be – and what it became. A celebration of fashion that's fun, and fashion for imperfect, messy, beautiful real life.

TYSON BECKETT

Tyson wears a Twenty-seven Names dress, $520, vintage skirt and a Dehei bag, $40 

I'm in my mid 30s and still don't have a real grasp on my signature style. Some may consider that a pinch point for someone whose job title was literally Style Reporter for a number of years. Clothes don't make a person, but they reflect them and actually nothing feels more me than the fact I'm figuring it out and laughing at my stumbles.

There's always been an air of the contrary in the things I'm drawn to wearing. As a queer person my shoulders haunch when I'm told "I couldn't tell you were gay because you dress straight", but more codified costumes also feel like just that.

Increasingly I reckon how other people perceive me and my appearance is akin to that back part of my hair I can't see or tame – none of my business. This big kid energy ensemble is a wearable worship to one of the most formative periods of my life (so far) – when I worked under this masthead with its visionary femme founders.

There is of course a Twenty-seven Names piece. In true Ensemble style it brought to mind a film reference – the seersucker fabric is sweetly similar to the candy striper uniform Amy Adams wears in Catch Me If You Can. Tucked underneath the roomy ruff are two necklaces: A treasured string of hand dyed imperfect Meadowlark pearls that were my leaving gift from Zoe and Rebecca, and a plastic fantastic pink floral choker that I nabbed for $10 at Good Stuff on Symonds Street. On top of the dress is an icy blue brocade skirt from Alexa Chung's defunct line; I bought it at Goodbyes on a recent trip to Melbourne. My sunglasses are from Waves Vintage, my tote is Dehei's everyday bag and the garden holdall is old Deadly Ponies.

Does it all work? No. So what? In the words of Zoe Walker Ahwa, "moving on".

IMOGEN TEMM

Imogen wears a Daylight Moon T-shirt, $229, Chisel pants, $55 as part of PJ set, from Farmers and Doc Martens mules, $300

Nothing magical happens without a little mess. When Zoe suggested I wear this Daylight Moon ‘Chaos Reigns’ T-shirt to farewell Ensemble, I thought it was perfect. 

Ensemble has always owned their place in the “Chaotic Good” section of that alignment chart we’re all familiar with as extremely online people. 

Being guided by strong instincts, not getting bogged down in boring bureaucracy and never straying from your core idea can mean parts of the creative process are challenging and haphazard. We’re all so lucky Ensemble embraced the chaos – since it’s a necessary part of making something truly original, whimsical and worth having. 

Zoe and Rebecca’s dedication to making something unique meant I was always happy to say “of course” when I got a slightly frantic but always fun and friendly email about a cool idea with a tight turn around. Because who wouldn’t want to contribute to the Ensemble story. I feel so lucky to have played a small part in something so wonderful.

I will miss those surprise emails. I will miss the movies. I will miss the publication where I can read important stories like, “Five things a lesbian learned at a blow job class”. CHAOS REIGNS. ENSEMBLE FOREVER. THANK YOU ZOE AND REBECCA.

YAWYNNE YEM

Yawynne wears a Rhoda Nunn bikini top, $190, Caitlin Snell hair clip, $65, Swedish Stockings lace tights, $81, from Underlena and a vintage skirt.

Sometimes you can spend 57 minutes on a deadline trying to edit the wrinkles of your skirt (and double chin) out on Canva, but if there’s anything Ensemble has taught me – it’s that the wrinkles of life are what make you whimsical. Zoe and Rebecca have taught me this lesson many times over the past five years. It’s arrived in many forms: a warm and bow-tiful bath at NZFW, a compliment from a stranger at Neck of the Woods about my break-up essay as we’re both blackout, an accidental walk/trip/fall into a cake in a white-dress… It’s all in the spirit of whimsy.

This outfit represents to me the magic of Ensemble. There’s local magic from Caitlin Snell (so sorry babe, I accidentally stole this), Rhoda Nunn and Underlena. But also, a terribly wrinkled skirt with sequin flowers, which I first wore as a dress to the Priscilla screening. It’s a fun memory, and perhaps encapsulates exactly what New Zealand media is losing. Before that screening, my fashion industry bestie stylist Annabel Dickson came over to get ready with my ‘real life’ besties. I can still see us in my Mount Eden flat, light streaming in as we collectively put on more eyeliner. From this, the favourites in my wardrobe, the words (!!!), and in simply choosing to celebrate life instead of wasting time trying to steam out creases that don’t matter – Ensemble lives on 4eva.

TANYA BARLOW

Tanya wears a Selkie dress, $605.

As I’m currently in Japan, I’m cheating a bit with this but I do think it definitely falls under whimsical/Ensemblecore! This was one of the incredible promo photos taken by the very cool and talented Frances Carter for my new podcast/YouTube channel, Hello Tanya. The cloud dress is from Selkie (and yes I had it altered to add pockets!), I bought it for myself for my 41st birthday last year and wore it to a private screening of Chicago at Silky Otter, where we also played Mario Kart afterwards. Dreamy, princess vibes, and I’m so glad I had another excuse to wear it. 

What does whimsy mean to me? Whimsy is joy personified. It’s delight, surprise, the unexpected, sometimes impractical. It pulls at the corners of your and others mouths, at first a little sly smile of recognition, and eventually a big, cheesy, grin. A wink, a nudge, an inside joke! And what does Ensemble mean to me? The world, actually. It’s thanks to Ensemble that I got to explore being a reviewer, a writer, a bingo host, a model, pitching editorials (that turned into a puzzle!?) heck, even interviewing one of my heroes!! Zoe and Rebecca have consistently believed in my abilities before I knew I had them – pushing me, with love, to try scary new things, and experiences that I will forever be grateful for. Love u Ensemble 4eva xoxox

METTE-MARIE KONGSVED

Mette-Marie wears a Sylvester dress, $289, Connor Ives t-shirt (“supporting what’s good and right”), Ensemble purple socks (“because duh, have to represent”) and ankle wellies from Gardenweir.

This dreamy, silky-soft Sylvester dress represents a real full circle moment of supporting an incredible NZ brand that was founded by the amazing Kate Sylvester, who worked with Rebecca at the beginning of her career and has remained a supporter and dear friend to her – and Ensemble – through all these years.

Whimsy, to me, means to be carefree, childlike and joyful. And I mean childlike in the sense that kids view the world in a different way, through a lens where everything is possible and magic is real. Honestly, whimsy has got to be one of the most enlightened states of being?

Ensemble truly has been an absolute beacon of integrity, good taste, whip-smart writing and unflinching honesty with reporting that centered what’s good, what’s right, but also what’s fun and silly at the same time. Their purple bows and fierce screams* into the wind* will be so missed. 

(the screams* being everything they stood for; the wind* being the dying, patriarchal, capitalist media landscape).

GEORGIE WRIGHT

Georgie wears a Marc by Marc Jacobs dress, previously owned by Rebecca

There’s a lot of definitions on the internet for whimsy, but I like vocabulary.com’s one: “Whimsy is what a person who's a dreamer and out of step with the real world might have lots of.” Obviously Ensemble and the people in its pages are very in step with cool things in the real world, but you’ve also got to have a heady dose of delusion (non derogatory) to put those cool things into the world. To keep making clothes and music and and clothes and poetry and nail art and independent media platforms, even when it feels like everything else – politics and economics and grocery prices and AI bots – are railing against you (they are).

But amongst the apocalyptic carnage, Ensemble’s been a rare corner of the internet that’s championed those beautiful dreamers and doers. They’ve also done lots of other things – had smart takes, lifted new and interesting writers and voices (and paid them), been serious, been unserious, had integrity, thrown brilliant events, built a real community, eaten Costco cake, redefined bows. But I was told to keep this brief, which I’m already not doing a very good job of. What I will say is that I had a brief but glorious stint working with Ensemble, and as well as having so much fun and making two incredible friends, I also saw how tirelessly Zoe and Rebecca worked to make and keep Ensemble what it is. So I’m very sad to see Ensemble say goodbye, but I’m also thrilled they’ll be able to have some decent sleeps. And so proud to have been a small part of their mighty, purple legacy. 

Oh, and the dress! The dress in this photo is special in an extremely Ensemble-coded way: Zoe and Rebecca were throwing a closet sale in The Strand Arcade with some of their many best-dressed friends. I paid $18 for parking in central Auckland and got lost in the mall across the road, before finally locating the sale in an extremely flustered and overwhelmed state. But, in a peak Ensemble way, I was guided to the good things (Rebecca’s vintage, velvet Marc by Marc Jacobs dress) by very smart and stylish people. I tried it on and the shoe fit.

LYRIC WAIWIRI-SMITH

Lyric wears a Kowtow dress, $409.

For the rest of my life, the idea of "whimsy" will forever be associated with "Ensemble" in my brain. I chose this 'fit because it reminds me of my honorary mamas, Rebecca and Zoe: queens of floral frocks, and cosy knits. The only thing that would make this setup more Ensemble-core was if my table was purple.

I'm one of those people who finds taking photos of themselves absolutely unbearable. But between running from my iPhone self-timer to trying to get into some kind of pose where I don't look totally washed, I realised I'm truly living the Ensemble spirit: creating whimsy, fun and beauty in my own space, and stepping into a version of me that can embrace all these good things without feeling hung up on myself. 

I first starting reading Ensemble in 2021 because it felt fresh, real and all the fashion girlies were reading it (shoutout to my old AUT mate and eternal cool girl Yawynne Yem), and was so grateful to be able to share in Rebecca and Zoe's beautiful little world when I started working at Stuff, two years later. I've really adored being able to see the world through Ensemble-coloured glasses, pen some thoughts for this wonderful magazine, and find whimsy and some really fucking awesome people in such a tough industry. Ensemble forever <3.

BILLIE ROGERS

Billie wears a Hollywood hoodie, and Gloria scrunchie, $45

David Lynch said emotion and intellect going together is the solution. Ensemble is being unafraid to be yourself, think for yourself and put a bow on it for good measure. Rebecca and Zoe’s mastery in bringing people together, sharing ideas and throwing the best darn parties will be dearly missed in the form of Ensemble, but we all just have to keep our eye on the donut and not the hole. Can’t wait to see what the future holds for you both because it’s lookin’ bright!

I work hard at The Hollywood and my job is pretty physical so I don’t have a lot of time / can’t get dressed up but a pair of vintage earrings snatched from mums jewellery box, some wicked movie branded tinted lip balm and the softest recycled cotton blend hoodie (brand new from the Hollywood merch store) does the trick. Don’t forget a silk scrunchie by Gloria. Touches of whimsy for a busy lady like me!

CHLOE HILL

Chloe wears a Jimmy D x Priscilla Rose Howe dress, $395.

When Zoe mentioned whimsy, my mind went to Jimmy D’s Priscilla Rose Howe collab. Wearing art, supporting art, learning about art (shout out art history), making art is an act of whimsy and rebellion in this capitalist hell hole we are living in.

I never feel smart enough to really give really great informed quotes on hard hitting matters but dressing up is political and important and my little way of making people think, or sometimes just smile.

ANT TIMPSON

Ant wears a Virgil Normal t-shirt purchased by Rebecca in LA, and a crew beanie for the film Bookworm.

I like this T-shirt because on the back there is a large image of some sort of stoned muscular gnome staring at a radiating mushroom. I find it amusing that my wife and Ensemble co-founder Rebecca is very fashion focused while I wear tees with hippie art on them and tapered jeans, seven seasons out of date. Men of my age shouldn’t even wear T-shirts. They should be smoking pipes, drinking whiskey and shooting tin cans. Only men like Tom Ford look good in a plain T-shirt. The rest of us are an embarrassment. My wife got me up to speed on fashion by making me appreciate the wisdom of Tim Gunn after digesting 20 odd seasons of Project Runway.

Ensemble, which has been a major part of my wife’s world for five years, will soon cease operations. By all accounts this should be a rather sad occasion but Rebecca and Zoe have chosen not to mourn but to celebrate everything achieved over those years - and to me, that speaks volumes about these two classy badass bitches and their scrappy culture smasher that resonated with so many.

DAN AHWA

Dan wears a Twenty-seven Names hoodie, $390, and Arnette sunglasses.

I'm wearing a Twenty-seven Names hoodie designed by my clever friends Rachel Easting and Anjali Burnett, who have remained consistent in their values, humour and intelligence since we first met back in 2008. And like Zoe and Rebecca, they embody the type of whimsy I admire: smart, funny, slightly chaotic but always with the purest of hearts. 

Over the years I've adopted a resilience built on my faith in whimsy, a trait of my wife Zoe's that I particularly love. She's not only the smartest person I know, she is also the funniest. Zoe's sardonic humour and thoughtful view of the world is what makes her one of the greatest journalists and editors we have, and is something she has always brought to her work: whether it's laying the foundations for Viva's progressive years, making Fashion Quarterly great again as editor or co-founding Ensemble – with equally talented journalist, brand genius and clever friend Rebecca – and never wavering from serving audiences first. 

How lucky for us all to have had Ensemble in our lives as a time capsule of an era where we had to grow up fast. From lockdowns to media upheaval (so much of the latter we've experienced in our own tiny household), we've managed to pull through not only because we're resilient, but because we chose to not lose sight of our basic human need for joy.

ABIGAIL DELL’AVO

Abi wears a Ruby dress, $299.

I’m wearing a beautiful dress from Ruby in pink tartan, the dreamiest mix of colour and play! The back of the dress has straps that tie into wee bows; as it’s not an Ensemble inspired outfit without some bows. Paired with my heart Baobei necklace (my heart on my chest, truly), a custom horseshoe ring from my angel friend Chyna at Chills, and platform slides from Scarlett and Sam to keep my maxi dresses from scraping the ground at 5'5.

Ensemble has always felt like home, celebrating individuality, community and creativity in all its forms. I’m endlessly grateful to Zoe and Rebecca for their aroha and for giving me, and so many other young creatives, our first opportunities. The care, creativity and heart they’ve poured into Ensemble have shaped so many of us, always uplifting underrepresented voices and shining a light on incredible local artists and makers. A true legacy of love, whimsy and local artistry.

Thank you, lovely Zoe and Rebecca, for all your aroha, intelligence and generosity, and for building something that’s changed the creative landscape in Aotearoa in such a meaningful way. I’ll always be so thankful for everything you’ve created and shared with us.

EMMA GLEASON

Emma wears a vintage Polo Ralph Lauren shirt, and Penny Sage dress, $490.

This outfit encapsulates the Ensemble ethos for several reasons. The shirt (vintage Polo Ralph Lauren) is that signature shade of purple, one we'll never see the same again, while the dress is new-season Penny Sage, named after a very Ensemble film, Party Girl, screened at the Hollywood earlier this year. There's a nostalgia to its shot satin fabric (the shade's called sea anemone!!!) that reminds me of the school ball story and girlhood nostalgia. Fabrics like this deserve everyday wear. Life's too short not to have fun, and getting dressed is one way to do that, as Ensemble's fashion coverage has always argued for. The tights are very Ensemble, as are the Prada shoes, which literally used to belong to Zoe.

Whimsy to me means joy and eccentricity. They're attributes I try to move through the world with, and that Ensemble has always embraced, proving that it's more than possible to be whimsical and political at the same time. If there's something we've learned from Zoe and Rebecca over the past five years, it's that lightheartedness can not only coexist with more serious matters, but it's the relationship between the two that makes living not only bearable but brilliant. Thank you. Love you. Ensemble forever!

NATASHA OVELY

Natasha wears flowers, and bow eyeliner by herself

I’m currently in Mumbai, which is my home town and I grabbed these fresh flower gajras on my way home. Fragrant and slightly wilted on the tips at the end of a sweltering day. Something about being in my family home and putting flowers in my hair feels so sweet and nostalgic. That’s what whimsy means to me, something ephemeral, playful and butterfly-esque; fun to chase and hard to catch.

Ensemble is too honest and too bold for our new media (aka PR) landscape of dwindling ethics and syndicated content. Who else gave us exposés and passionately critical open letters in an industry too small to burn bridges? I have loved being a part of this safe haven for the messy, brave and dangerously intelligent. Fashion and culture in Aotearoa will never be reported on in quite the same way. That’s exactly why I 💜 Ensemble, thank you for giving us all the stories we actually wanted to read. X

CONSTANCE MCDONALD

Constance wears a full flea market outfit: a $1 pageant 100% silk handmade dress (with a bodice of glass beads), and $4 furry pink Moon Boots.

Goodbye, and thank you, Ensemble.

Thank you for carving out a bit of the internet that loved the tender and the strange!

From Leonard Cohen’s doorstep, to the basement of a museum where I fell in love with a sea sponge, to the sweet sayings on the backs of Mainfreight trucks. Thank you for giving a home to my love letters (to McDonald’s and public libraries, to Duraseal), my thoughts on travel insurance, being a great gift-giver, and op shopping; for sharing my meditations on blue, memory boxes, and the Love Is… bubblegum-wrapped cartoons.

In regards to whimsy: to me, whimsy and curiosity are friends. They keep the edges of the world beautifully loose. Ensemble consistently embodied both.

Zoe and Rebecca For Ever.

Ensemble For Ever.

Blue skies,

Constance

ALEX SCOTT

Alex wears a Karen Walker jacket, $650, her own Arket pants and a Parisian belt.

I “won” this vintage Yellowstone T-shirt on eBay two decades ago. I made the cardboard camcorder in 2017. Both bring an element of whimsy to this classic black suit look, including the ‘Carlton’ jacket from Karen Walker.

Whimsy means so many things to me. It’s putting googly eyes on a hamburger before serving. It’s finding inspiration in the particular qualities of a discarded cardboard box and a red push pin. It’s what I love so much about artists like Miranda July and Michel Gondry.

Thank you, Ensemble, for bringing your own unique brand of whimsy and intelligence to the table with so much energy and authenticity (and cake). Thank you for the insightful features, the film screenings, the feelgood fashion, and for creating a really special community at a time when we all really needed that.

DUNCAN GREIVE 

Duncan wears a Kowtow shirt, $259.

Since Kowtow launched, the frequency with which I'm dressed on a continuum from "very similar" to "completely identical" to my female colleagues has increased considerably (from an already high base). It's one tiny note of comforting alignment in an era otherwise characterised by marked divisions between men and women: Kowtow feels like it works for everyone.

No comfort in farewelling Ensemble. I remember the day it launched just being awed by the design, the colours, the assuredness it had right out of the box. Zoe gave it such a distinct editorial lane, and Rebecca allowed it to interact with the world through partnerships in such a vital and original way. I hate that it's leaving, New Zealand really benefited from its exacting lens. But I also feel like it came and went on its own terms, and will be remembered for longer than its too-brief five year run. And that gleaming archive will ensure that its impact remains even after the last post goes live.

SOPHIE ALBORNETT

Sophie wears a vintage Wayne Cooper blouse and Wallis skirt, with a Twenty-seven Names x Caitlin Snell bow bag, $290, and Isabella Anselmi heels.

Whimsy to me means letting go; impulsive but enjoying it, even if you’re the type that prefers a plan (✋); succumbing to the spirit of that girl on the group trip who will get lost if nobody watches her because she saw a pretty bird; shamelessly gunning for the weird and wonderful when it might not always land for everyone. But it does for you! And the others who get it, and that’s exactly what Ensemble is. 

So clear in its vision, so distinct from its peers, it’s a publication I’ve just been waiting to write for. Imagine my (brief) luck! It was nothing short of ambitious to create what Zoe and Rebecca have, and few people can so satisfyingly close a chapter of their life like these two can. On top of everything, they are really fucking lovely! And funny, grounding, honest, insightful, GOATed, and nurturing to so many young minds like myself.

Re: the outfit… I’m not a frequently frills-y girl, but the spirit of whimsy calls for it! I picked up the blouse from @fugsarchive’s Queen Street pop-up (she’s now got a permanent spot further up the street I think?), and the skirt from the Newtown Opportunity for Animals in Pōneke. I love how it moves – it’s hard to stay in a mood when you’re walking like a flamenco dancer. And it’s hard to stay sad when you look back on all the beauty of Ensemble and thank your lucky stars we had it while we did!!! <3

COURTNEY JOE

Courtney wears a Simone Rocha sculpted ribbon cardigan, $1649, taffeta skirt, $1500, and drip flower earrings, all from Scotties. Photos / Matt Hurley.

No matter how great a party might be, there’s something so chic about knowing when to leave. While I’m devastated by Ensemble’s goodbye, there’s comfort in knowing that the intelligent and whimsical legacy it’s built will forever remain – within the creative community it so thoughtfully brought together and shone a light on. Thank you, Zoe and Rebecca, for giving our industry a space to showcase our craft with such authenticity and passion – I feel so lucky to have played a small part in your story.

My ode to whimsy, though dark in palette (I’m in mourning!), features all the frothy details that remind me of Ensemble – romance, silk taffeta and satin-ribboned bows – and is finished with love-lies-bleeding earrings, a flower that in Victorian times symbolised hopeless perseverance (amid a broken heart).

TAUALOFA TOTUA

Lofa wears a Jojo Ross dress from Designer Wardrobe, and a watermelon keychain, $13, from Preserved Identity.

I bought this Jojo Ross dress, from a 2022 collection, from Designer Wardrobe. I’ve admired her pieces and ethos for some time now – I love how she describes her designs as having a futuristic gaze. This dress is whimsy to me because it represents exactly that: a future for me that is fun, curious, colourful and playful. I hope that we never stop being curious about each other, in the way we explore our dress and in how we approach life. 

My watermelon keychain is from Preserved Identity where every order placed helps to donate a meal to children in Gaza. We all know fashion is political and I think it’s important to amplify what we care about when possible; and be conscious of oppressed communities where thinking about the future is just trying to survive each day. I bought my bag for my Grandma from an online Pasifika market and it is hand woven from recycled materials.

I’m extremely grateful to Zoe, Rebecca and Jett for those early Ensemble days. Embarking on a new chapter or project from scratch can feel challenging (and exciting), but I think if you have a trustworthy team with integrity for the process and a curiosity to try new things, it makes it easier. I learnt how to respect stories and the folk sharing them and I learnt how to embrace the unserious, silly, whimsy parts of the creating and writing process too. I’m going to miss the way Ensemble challenges the way media is shared, written and read. Ensemble has changed the game and at a time we really needed it. Thank you for platforming important talanoa, underrepresented voices and celebrating the amazing people and mahi in our communities with dignity and integrity over the past five years. You will be missed!! Ensemble 4EVA