Episode 3 - Decolonising Gender And Sexuality In Wellington City

Taupuruariki Brightwell. Credit: Dianna Thomson.

Taupuruariki Brightwell on her prized yellow Vespa. Credit: Dianna Thomson.

Taupuruariki Brightwell at Nautilus Studios in Owhiro Bay, Te Whanganui-ā-Tara. Credit: Dianna Thomson.

Taupuruariki Brightwell keeps her precious yellow Vespa safe by parking it inside her art studio. Credit: Dianna Thomson.

Taupuruariki Brightwell in her studio at Owhiro Bay, Te Whanganui-ā-Tara. Credit: Dianna Thomson.

Taupuruariki Brightwell with a chisel given to her by her father, master carver Matahi Brightwell. Credit: Dianna Thomson.

Taupuruariki Brightwell's with one of her most prized possessions, a chisel set gifted by her master carver father. Credit: Dianna Thomson.

The communal area at Nautilus Creative Space in Owhiro Bay where Taupuruariki has her studio. Credit: Dianna Thomson.

Kayla Riarn at home in Aro Valley, Te Whanganui-ā-Tara. Credit: Dianna Thomson.

Kahu Kutia (left) and Kayla Riarn in Kayla's apartment. Credit: Dianna Thomson.

Kayla Riarn in the kitchen of her Te Aro apartment. Kayla moved to Wellington when she was in her late teens in the 1970s. Credit: Dianna Thomson.

Kayla Riarn. "People call me tough as nails at times and it’s like well hello, look at my life, what do you think." Credit: Dianna Thomson.

Exterior of Kayla Riarn's Te Aro apartment. Credit: Dianna Thomson.

Kayla Riarn (left) shows Kahu Kutia around central Te Whanganui-ā-Tara. Credit: Dianna Thomson.

Kayla Riarn (left) shows Kahu Kutia around central Te Whanganui-ā-Tara. Credit: Dianna Thomson.

Kayla Riarn. Credit: Dianna Thomson.

Kayla Riarn on Marion Street, in central Te Whanganui-ā-Tara. The street has a long historical association with sex work. Credit: Dianna Thomson.

Kayla Riarn with the famous mural on Marion Street, Te Whanganui-ā-Tara. Credit: Dianna Thomson.