Why Matariki falls on a different day each year
Matariki is very much connected to the kai we receive throughout the year.
People tell us what they're doing for Matariki
“Drink some beers, self-reflect, go to the gym.”
Mānawatia a Matariki! Where to celebrate Matariki around NZ
Matariki is coming up, which is a time for celebrations, reflection and looking forward.
Five ways to embrace Matariki
This year, the Matariki public holiday falls on July 14.
I just got out of prison and have to rebuild my life with $350
Here in New Zealand, over a third of people who leave prison are back inside within two years.
I fainted after a cervical smear. I’m so glad we can now self-test
Self-testing is the biggest change to cervical screening since it's conception, what will it change?
How many NZers have long Covid? New registry aims to find out
“[Long Covid] affects everything, it literally destroys lives."
‘No curries’: How Indian NZers experience racism from venues
“[It] constantly reminds you of the fact that you might be an outsider and that you don't fit in."
Wāhine take the lead in this year's momentous Matariki celebration
Traditionally men have led the karakia for hautapu.
This lonely coriander leaf made me cancel HelloFresh
Why does HelloFresh packaging suck so much?
I’m learning to speak up during sex and it's hot
“Looking back, I definitely don't think I enjoyed the majority of the sex that I was having..."
A Vietnamese mother on finding home in her twin daughters
Hương fell pregnant at 20, but she didn’t know it was twins until it was time to push.
How to spot the signs of endometriosis
“I was really confused how other people were able to manage their periods when I couldn’t.”
‘I’m cold, Mama’: the NZers struggling to stay warm this winter
Last winter 110,000 households couldn’t afford to keep their homes adequately warm, says MBIE.
Pay secrecy is hurting Pacific and Asian women the most
Māori women can miss out on more $400K compared to Pākehā men over a 40-year working life.
The joy and pain Ōtautahi has brought a Pakistani family
“I started wearing the hijab because I felt proud showing that I was Muslim after 15th of March."
NZ’s first queer kids show: Why these characters need to be centre stage
This local show is making sure queer characters take centre stage as complex, relatable heroes.
How the art of Tātatau is empowering indigenous wāhine in Australia
“Tātatau is so important to me because it’s something I don’t just wear, but it’s something I live.”
Wellington is the first place in NZ to be 'friendly city' with Palestine
A friendly city is the step before a sister city.
MDMA to be trialled on terminal cancer patients in NZ
Psychedelic-assisted therapy could potentially to completely change how we treat diseases.
I think I was drink spiked at Mama Hooch
But years of slut shaming kept me quiet.
‘Mushrooms on the wall’: Renters share their housing experiences
“I have never lived in a flat that didn’t form black mould.”
We have to stop ignoring youth homelessness
“I hope that our people in power can actually recognise and identify that this is a problem."
Growing up Black and Brazilian in Gisborne
Watch the third episode of Conversations With My Immigrant Parents Season 3 now.
A Palestinian whānau on land, sovereignty and Shortland Street.
"We are loud and we are proud to be Palestinian.”
Auckland Grammar won’t let students buy single tickets to school ball
“It is essential to recognise that not all students have partners,” a student says.
Non-binary people on why their pronouns matter
“My pronouns are one of the ways I feel most myself, so it hurts [when people ignore them]”.
'They think you're committing fraud': Trans refugees in NZ need usable ID
“If you speak with an accent, everywhere you go, the first thing they ask [is] ‘are you a resident?’
Playing sport with your ikura: NZ athletes help break stigma around periods
"The purpose is to break down menstrual equity barriers in education and in sport."
‘We back our kaiako’: Why students say their teachers should be paid more
In this opinion piece, student Jessica Licht says it’s time the Government to listen to teachers.
