AI and dating: Writing bios, flirting, and risky photo edits
Landing dates, catfishing, and editing thirst traps - some pros and cons of generative AI.
In photos: What young Indian NZers wore to garba this year
Garba is a social dance during Navaratri, a Hindu festival that honours the divine feminine.
Your investing questions answered: part two
A finance expert helps you pick the right investment.
Lube-shaming is a thing, but it doesn’t have to be
Why are some people being talked out of using lube during sex?
A finance expert answers your questions about investing
You don’t have to be a finance nerd or rich to get started.
How Palestinian and Jewish NZers are feeling, one year on from Oct 7
Today marks one year since October 7.
By the numbers: One year on from the October 7 attack
Thousands are dead or missing and nearly an entire population displaced.
Paying tribute to one of Auckland's first Asian supermarkets, Lim Chhour
“It is a tribute to the migrant vendors who come to New Zealand, set up shop and they just hustled.”
NZ's biggest drag show is in Palmy. We talk to the queen behind it
Palmy Drag Fest is a way to educate people that drag is an art form, creator says.
Long hours, physical labour, sore backs: What it takes to make it into WOW
A designer and a performer tell us about the work they put into the World of Wearable Arts.
Māori are twice as likely to die from accidental drug overdose
The stigma on Māori using drugs can cause a “sense of shame”, a researcher says.
This 15-year-old is helping 150 kids train at the gym
FitTeens is a Pasifika-founded gym programme by and for teenagers.
Streaming is becoming less common in NZ schools, should we stop doing it?
Grouping students based on their abilities isn't popular with everyone.
Five months into the school phone ban, here’s how students are finding it
Teens say the ban is helping them concentrate but there’s many issues with it.
Report shows worsening state of young people’s mental health
'Mental health requires a holistic approach and it’s so much bigger than just the sector.'
Lawyers call for inquiry into whether NZ intelligence is helping Israel
“We’re in uncharted territory.”
How to start saving money when you don’t know where to start
Do you have the financial literacy of a 12 year old? Don’t worry, so do I!
'Don't suffer alone': Managing mental health in a cost-of-living crisis
New survey shows rising costs are hurting Gen Z workers’ mental health.
This research could help Google Maps say the Māori ‘R’ right
Isabella Shields says the correct pronunciation in speech technology will help revitalise te reo.
9 sexy reo Māori phrases for when you're feeling spicy
“Being inspired by reo Māori that’s fun as well.”
Ake Ake Ake: What 2024's Te Wiki o te Reo Māori theme means
“Every learner in a te reo Māori class is another reason our language will survive.”
The extra pressures of being Māori in the workplace
“I can’t speak te reo…although I’ve had people think I can.”
A Sikh scripture was recently translated into te reo, should more follow?
Religious groups tell us about their journeys with te reo Māori.
The reality of getting a job post-conviction
Programme aims to give ex-prisoners a second chance at life.
Why the new Māori Education Advisory Group is important
“Māori students’ success occurs when their identity as Māori is valued.”
“Colourism has followed me all my life”: Why I photograph migrants
Photographer Abhi Chinniah is running towards melanin, not away from it.
In Photos: These 3 women gamers are pushing for greater representation
“We’re here too and we ain’t leaving.”
James Rolleston: from ‘Boy’ actor to brain injury survivor
The actor is competing on Celebrity Treasure Island to raise money for a road safety charity.
Compound interest: What is it and why you should care
Your money should be working as hard as you do.
Why some parents lie to get kids into schools they’re not in-zone for
And how zoning has created inequalities.
