How to become your own boss: Rangatahi share their secrets

“ I didn’t choose brick laying, brick laying chose me.”

Growing up Muslim in Southland

Faris shares what it's like being part of the world's southern-most Muslim community.

Are you on the Māori roll? Rangatahi share their experience

Māori can get 14 seats if all Maori choose Māori.

Opinion: New Zealand has a new king, but should we?

"Under the current system - absolutely cut ties."

‘Hula is life’ Māori Prodigy take the stage at Merrie Monarch

“It’s a dance, it’s a song and it talks about who we are as Hawai’i”.

An indigenous system that saw the foresight of the floods

From the Auckland floods to Cyclone Gabrielle, Aotearoa has been hit hard by extreme weather events.

What it means to be from Tūhoe

“ Just like riding horses and going hunting, and yeah…feel like I’m a Māori”

The reality of buying a home in your 20s

“We want to be millionaires, rich in whenua.”

This activist couple fights in support of decolonisation

“The colonial system that we all live under is affecting all of us.”

PM Chris Hipkins answers your questions

“Oh, crikey, that's quite a question.”

Reviving the dying art of the Chinese earth oven | Abby Masengi | Sik Fan Lah!

Abby Masengi learns why this tradition is so important to the local Chinese community in Manawatū.

Surviving like a Chinese gold miner | Janice Huang | Sik Fan Lah!

“Instead of having my awesome gas cooker, it would have been stones and wood”

Honouring my Dad cooking his recipes | Tyla Nathan-Wong | Sik Fan Lah!

“It’s more than just the food, it’s the care - the why”

Why making Aotearoa history compulsory matters to students

Aotearoa History to be implemented in the school curriculum.

People tell us why they showed up to the Posie Parker protest

“It didn’t turn out as a peaceful protest but that usually always happens when two groups collide."

Posie Parker gets sauced and shut down before she can speak

Thousands of counter-protesters showed up and shouted “go home Posie” on Saturday.

Thriving in a new country making dumplings | Evil Twins | Sik Fan Lah!

The Evil Twins get amongst some Chicken-Free Laksa Dumplings with Vicky Ha.

People tell us how it feels to be at Pasifika Festival

“It feels like we're home. I feel full.”

The Lunar New Year salad that brings prosperity | Sam Low

Watch the first episode of Sik Fan Lah with Masterchef 2022 champ Sam Low now.

I wanted to hurt the people who killed my son. But violence won’t help

“There's no other way to say it - I wanted to kill them. I was gonna kill them."

Why these iwi welcome a festival on their whenua every year

“We've lifted up that sense of kaitiakitanga and tiakitanga for people."

I am walking 200km for the cyclone affected East Coast

“What’s the point in being successful if you can’t help people along the way?”

Is it ever okay to ghost someone?

Ghosting feels stink, but are there times when it’s appropriate? ?

Teachers tell us why they are striking

“My salary is about $50,000 and I’ve been a teacher for six years now. It’s not enough.”

Students tell us what polyfest means to them

The festival is back after a four year hiatus.

Women tell us the worst DMs they've received

From dick pics to sugar daddy requests, women tell us the worst DMs they’ve received online.

How this East Coast kapa survived Cyclone Gabrielle to get to Te Matatini

“We are alive and in time we will rise again.”

Why are men so obsessed with anal?

Anal was the 8th most searched term and 6th most viewed category on Pornhub in 2021.

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