How to help when your friend has a controlling partner
True support is often about standing alongside your friend rather than making decisions for them.
Why some young women are choosing to be celibate
There’s a growing trend around the world of women choosing to deprioritise sex.
The moment I knew my relationship was abusive: three people share their stories
‘If I chose to hang out with my friends, they would be angry with me.’
I lost my mum in the Christchurch attack. Here’s what I learned about grief
‘Just because we are young does not mean we don’t have the capacity to be strong.’
How to spot controlling behaviour in a relationship
It’s repeated behaviours that make you feel shit.
How these Muslim and Māori musicians honour their whakapapa through music
‘I think something really special about our friendship is that we don’t have the same background.’
A Palestinian and a Māori artist on how their art is a form of activism
‘It's been a way for me to reflect my compassion and solidarity.’
How these Māori and Muslim footballers are kicking stereotypes
‘We should be able to play any sport regardless of what you see other people of our culture doing.’
A Muslim and a Māori photographer share their culture through their cameras
‘All of my work promotes, celebrates, and shows the beauty of the Māori world.’
How we find forgiveness and gratitude after tragedy
‘It's this overwhelming realisation that people can be kind without any barriers.’
Why these directors paired Māori and Muslim voices in a new series
Ahi Wānanga features 12 young Māori and Muslims who share their stories to connect.
What ‘belonging’ means to two poets who grew up away from their tūrangawaewae
‘Poetry has really created a voice for me.’
In this new series, Māori and Muslims share their stories to connect
Ahi Wānanga explores what identity, belonging and resilience is to 12 Muslim and Māori young people.
A person with HIV answers your questions
“Reducing stigma is key”.
How Filipinos became a beloved part of Southland
In 2001, only 0.9% of Southland’s population were Asian. 20 years later, that's grown to 7%.
Learning from the moana: Fridays on the water with Hokianga students
Every Friday, these rangatahi are at the beach learning how to fish, dive and surf.
Can’t afford to be sick: Woman’s benefit cut to $55 because she’s in hospital
“I won't survive here on $55 per week."
We’re fighting to stop poo flowing into Hokianga harbour
When it rains, waste overflows into Hokianga waterways.
One in 5 young people in NZ is neurodivergent - this is what it’s like
“Embrace the beauty of it.”
Growing up in Waimā as a Waitangi performer
‘Sometimes being on the grounds feels mamae.’
Takeaways and lack of jobs: What’s hot and what’s not in Hokianga
Rangatahi at a gym in the Hokianga tell us what’s hot or not about their region.
Getting my autism diagnosis at 16 changed my life
“You actually have a sense of knowing who you are when you get that diagnosis.”
Where do small town teens spend their free time? Macca’s, apparently
It's a place that teenagers have organically chosen to make their own, expert says.
Life as a country boy in Waimana
“Would I ever move to the city? No. Never, never, never.”
Hot or Not: Whakatāne edition
“I can go to the beach, go out hunting, go all around…rivers and everything.”
Life as a teen on the isolated West Coast
‘There's a lot of people that feel lonely growing up here.’
Growing up in New Zealand’s most isolated hapū
This marae is three hours’ drive from the nearest town.
‘Everyone knows your secrets’: What it's like living in Greymouth
We ask young people what’s hot, and what’s not, on the South Island’s West Coast.
Asking people what's hot (and not) about Ashburton
“I feel like there’s not a lot to do if you’re not drinking.”
We made a series about the lives of regional rangatahi
From hunting to boy racing, The Regions shows what it's like to grow up in small towns.
