Explainer: the euthanasia referendum
The referendum that could make it legal for some terminally ill patients to choose their deaths.
NZ music festivals have no excuse for lack of gender diversity
The usual defences of lack of supply or lack of demand for non-male acts don't cut it anymore.
Endless stories of racism in NZ schools
A question posed on Instagram has sparked a conversation about racism in NZ schools.
Lockdown is over but agoraphobia means I'm still locked inside
Katie Meadows writes about the pain of seeing others go outside while she is still locked in.
A majority of NZers say they will vote to keep weed illegal
A new poll says majority of NZers would vote against legalising weed.
Benee's bandmates on the hunt for the next pop star
Tiare Kelly and Dylan Clark play guitar and bass for one of New Zealand’s biggest pop stars, Benee, at the same time as being third-year music…
The time I tried to tag the Endeavour, and other thoughts on racist monuments
Statues of colonisers, slave traders and racists are being pulled down as part of a global reckoning with racism. In light of that, for this month’s…
Release of the week: teen punks Sit Down In Front talk first world problems
Teen punks Sit Down In Front's music will be ringing out across New Zealand with the release of their album Confessions Of A Pie Thief. The…
What you need to know about giving prisoners back the vote
Parliament has passed a bill that gives prisoners back the vote. Here’s what you need to know.
Racism and Islamophobia are a mental health issue
We’ve finally started to talk about mental health in New Zealand. But many discussions don’t include the experiences of people of colour. We need to talk…
Covid-19 Live Updates: two new cases
Check in here for the key, verified facts on how New Zealand is dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic.
1:30pm Sunday 21 June
Today there are two new cases.…
At Auckland’s gay rugby club for their first training after lockdown
Now that we’re well into Covid alert level 1, we can finally go out and do fun stuff again. This also means the country’s favourite sport…
Black Lives Matter: The biggest march in Wellington in a decade
“The future is hope. The future is change. The future is us.”
Next gen Covid apps could be used to spy on us if we don't get privacy controls right
New Zealand is Covid-19 free, but the government still wants us tracking where we go and what we do on the NZ Covid Tracer app. In…
Covid-19 Live Updates: First day at level 1
Check in here for the key, verified facts on how New Zealand is dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic.
1:00pm Tuesday 9 June - day one at alert…
People with obsessive compulsive disorder say lockdown allowed their condition to thrive.
Sam is a typical 23-year-old who works nine to five in an office job. At 14, he was diagnosed with contamination obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and has…
New Zealand’s made it to zero Covid cases, but our contact tracing apps had little to do with it
New Zealand is now Covid-19 free.
To keep us here the government has asked us to put our trust in an out-of-sight solution. An app that’s still…
For six months, cops in NZ had guns - campaigners say it can't continue
For six months, cops in New Zealand had guns. Campaigners say we can’t allow it to continue.
Photo gallery: the first night out in town in post-lockdown Christchurch
Last weekend New Zealanders were finally allowed to gather in groups of more than ten people. Arwen Sommer headed out to town on Friday night in…
New Zealanders tell us why they marched with the Black Lives Matter movement
On June 1, New Zealanders marched in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. Here's why.
Covid proved having no access to internet is dangerous in NZ
The internet is what made eight weeks in lockdown bearable for most of us. But for the estimated 20% of Kiwis who experience digital exclusion, not…
Three women under 25 tell us how they'll shape New Zealand
The YWCA has chosen 25 women under the age of 25 for a new project highlighting the power of young wāhine. Re: chatted with three people…
Some unis are bumping up grades because of Covid and students say it’s unfair
Otago and Auckland University are automatically bumping up grades across the board in response to Covid-19. But most other New Zealand universities have ruled a grade…
Covid-19 Live Updates: Sunday 24 May
Check in here for the key, verified facts on how New Zealand is dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic.1:00pm Sunday 24 May - day 11 at alert…
Here's our award-winning stories
Last night at the Voyager Media Awards we won in three different categories. So we're going to toot our own horns and show off our award-winning…
I don't understand the Budget so I got an economist to explain it to me
Last week the Government announced a $50 billion dollar budget, or as Finance Minister Grant Robertson likes to call it, “The most significant commitment by a…
Who the heck is the new National Party leader Todd Muller
Today Simon Bridges was toppled from the leadership of the National Party.
He’s been replaced by Todd Muller, a man who many voters don’t even recognise.
Here’s the…
New Zealanders seem to hate beneficiaries. Is there hope that Covid will change that?
Covid has meant nearly 40,000 people have accessed the jobseeker benefit, nearly half of them for the first time. One million New Zealanders have been given…
Māori and the City: stuck inside my whare with only my dumb brain for company
When Kylie Jenner said 2016 was the year of “realising things” she had no idea 2020 was about to pull up in a facemask. Ever since…
How to rebuild a more sustainable New Zealand after Covid-19
Lockdown has shown we can take bold action that would have previously been unthinkable.
