How colonisation has changed the naked body

"If I raise a daughter, I'm hopeful about the world she will live in as a Māori woman."

Welcome to Naked Week

How much time do you see yourself naked each day?

It’s not all doom and gloom, let’s celebrate some of 2022’s climate wins

Take a moment to celebrate some of the things being done to make the world a more sustainable place.

Covid is coming to Christmas. Here's how to keep safe

Last week there were more than 34,000 reported cases of Covid-19.

Nine people tell us about the first time they felt like a man

Looking back I feel like that was a defining moment of me thinking, ”Oh, I am a man now.”

It’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Does anyone care?

"It’s become demonstrably clear that I’m not loud enough because I’m doing this independently."

How do we get more women in trades? Stop men being dicks

Only 12% of tradespeople are women and sexism is keeping it that way.

Supermarkets told to take Daily Organics Kombucha off their shelves

This comes after it was revealed the non-alcoholic range was over two times the legal alcohol limit.

11-year-old student says educational tool reinforcing harmful stereotypes

“It’s a privilege having control over a corporation or school – use that to make an impact.”

Why it’s hard to know the impact of cannabis on lungs

Specialists say the illegal status of cannabis in many countries makes it difficult to study.

Hate speech laws: ‘It’s dangerous to leave queer people without protection’

Advocates say NZ seen a rise in attacks on the queer community over the past two years.

‘Covid has fucked everyone’: Students on low attendance rates

We reached out to students in the Re: News audience to ask why they think attendance was this low.

I’m 16: Why do I need my mum’s permission to change my name

“We have autonomy except in this area.”

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Supreme Court rules NZ voting age is a human rights breach

Make it 16's co-director Caeden Tipler says it's an historic judgement.

Iran: The high risk of execution remains for protesters

Iran hasn’t formally sentenced 15,000 people.

Still haven’t had Covid yet? Here’s some reasons why

There is likely a large group of NZers who incorrectly believe they haven’t caught it yet.

New over-the-phone abortion service is getting 100 bookings a week

“We are receiving around 15 bookings a day. Certainly more than we were expecting.”

A free Tesla is being offered with this $1.8m Auckland home

Rana says he has had more than 50 email enquiries since advertising the Tesla offer yesterday.

Uh oh: More than half of diseases are made worse by climate change

Of the 375 recorded pathogenic diseases in the world, 58% have been made worse by climate change.

This non-alcoholic kombucha has nearly 3 times the legal alcohol limit

In response to our testing, the Daily Organics co-director said “that’s your opinion”.

‘The pressure makes you want an escape’: Youth vaping up 3x

“Young people don’t want to hear from the CEO of Te Whatu Ora, they can’t relate to them.”

Hey, NZ Rugby - could you take women’s rugby seriously now?

“They need more women's voices at all sorts of levels.”

In photos: celebrating Sāmoa’s win in the Rugby League World Cup

Sāmoa becomes first Pacific nation to make it to a Rugby League World Cup final.

Whānau, the 21 year-long doco following the lives of 'ordinary' whānau

Director Parehuia was five years old when the first instalment of ‘Whānau’ was released.

Nearly 1 in 5 of NZ’s Covid cases are reinfections

Only about 25% of eligible New Zealanders have had their third dose of the vaccine.

Opioid overdoses are on the rise in NZ, this medicine could change that

Drug overdoses in New Zealand have increased by 54% from 2017 to 2021.

Apparently some people find NZ's hate speech laws controversial...why?

Strengthening Aotearoa’s hate speech laws was recommended two years ago, following March 15.

My ADHD diagnosis saved my life. The govt needs to help others get theirs

“I finally started to understand my life. I started making sense of the way I learn."

It’s time to roll out at-home STI checks across Aotearoa

“It's been one of the most successful testing interventions we've provided as an organisation.”

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