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Covid update: 21 Covid cases in the community

It’s day two of level four nationally and we’re at 10 community cases of the Delta variant.

Why wearing a mask can help stop Delta spreading

Masks in places open for essential services during level 4 will be mandatory from tonight.

Only 37% of young NZers think life is fair, compared to 54% of boomers

New research looks at the fairness of life between younger and older New Zealanders

NZ plans to phase in open borders from 2022 after vaccine has been rolled out

Quarantine-free travel could be in New Zealand's future for returnees vaccinated against Covid-19

How NZ’s housing crisis is a human rights failure from government

The Human Rights Commission says New Zealand’s ongoing housing crisis is a human rights issue

Less than half of NZ teens live with both their biological parents, study finds

New research has given us a snapshot of what modern families look like in New Zealand.

Young people are less likely to know their consumer rights

Here are some things you may not know about consumer law.

Thomasin McKenzie is pretty bloody good at acting

“It is definitely in my blood,” Thomasin says.

A near-fatal accident gave me the courage to tell my family I was trans

At 18, Mason nearly died after jumping head-first into a pool drunk. He tells his story.

In photos: What men feeling safe to be sensual looks like

“There was this really interesting sense of masculinity, but also complete vulnerability.”

Restaurants stop service in protest of ongoing staff problems

About 2000 restaurants are switching the lights off and suspending service for two minutes today.

Matariki public holiday dates announced for the next 30 years

The government has announced the dates the new Matariki public holidays for the next 30 years.

75% of young people in detention facilities have not yet been sentenced

“The talk is crime, crime, crime” - the deep problems with our youth detention centres.

Most NZers believe misinformation is becoming more common

57 percent of people believed they’d come across misinformation in the past six months.

From nangs to comedowns, here's 10 stories about drugs

In case you missed it, last week Re: brought you a whole week of content dedicated to drugs.

“Dreams come with a price tag”: South Auckland students on picking a career path

Which young people in Aotearoa have the freedom to pursue careers in the arts?

Eleven stories that teach us what masculinity really means

We've rounded up a bunch of stories that show us what it means to be a man.

Why tough men find it hard to hug

What does it mean to be a man in New Zealand? It's a heady topic to unpack. Perhaps most popularly, the idea of being a man…

Students say they’re treated as ‘cash cows’ by uni accommodation

Covid-19 exposed how shitty student accommodation can be.

Google searches for cat and dog adoptions spiked during Covid-19

Did you finish lockdown and get a new puppy?

Premiere: Mazbou Q’s new music documentary shows a future of Black freedom

Rapper Mazbou Q has released a mini-documentary with a message for the African diaspora.

NZers found lockdown less stressful than regular life, research shows

Research shows most of us “got on with it, battened down the hatches, and prepared to ride it out”.

How men tie their self-worth to being good in bed

“I remember the first time, she was like, oh this was bad.”

Here’s eight stories about sex and pleasure for you

Just in time for international masturbation month, Re: has rounded up all of our pleasure stories.

Men tell us where they feel most and least masculine

The Masculinity Project is an exploration and documentation of what it means to be a man in Aotearoa

A pleasure coach tells me how NZ men can stop being the world’s worst lovers

According to Ms. Bliss, the reason New Zealand men are bad at sex is a cultural issue.

New Zealanders may be spending $34 a week on items linked to slave labour

The report showed $3.1 billion worth of goods linked to slave labour were imported into NZ in 2019.

Our One for the Boys series is here. Check out the release party.

Re: celebrated the launch of our new masculinity series One for the Boys at the Grey Lynn Bowling Club in Auckland last night. 

There was pizza, laughs…