People
How to make sense of what’s going on in Gaza
The violence over the past two weeks is the result of decades of tension over the disputed region.
Why ballroom is important to queer people of colour in Wellington
“We’ve found a way to tell the world all the different ways life can look like for a queer POC."
Two in five NZers say they have been bullied at work
Young people and people of colour often on the receiving end of workplace bullying and harassment
Is the ‘truancy crisis’ really a crisis? We ask students
Only 60% of students went to school regularly in Term 1 of this year.
How a film about getting hit in the balls is tackling toxic masculinity
“I think boys and men both just struggle with being open in general."
Step into the lives of New Zealand’s male sex workers
The internet has created a new autonomy and access to clients for sex workers.
Behind the closed doors of NZ’s male sex workers | Red Light Boys Episode 1
“There’s nothing quite like having someone pay you money to spend time with them.”
Bondage and getting lunch: The diversity of sex work | Red Light Boys
Watch the second episode of Red Light Boys here.
Why women need sex workers too | Red Light Boys
What are women looking for when they seek the services of a male sex worker?
‘Everyone needs intimacy’: The philosophy of sex work | Red Light Boys
Sex workers strip back the stereotypes surrounding their chosen lifestyle.
Turning sex work into a career | Red Light Boys
“No money is worth your health. Particularly in this job. Your body is your business.”
A Tongan father and son talk about bisexuality and being a good dad
"For me, the biggest thing is just to have you as a dad, there all the time."
‘I’m inspired by younger me’: Advocates turn state care pain into purpose
“I didn't have the language or understanding to describe my care experience,"
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.
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."
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.
'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?’
Fleeing Iran as a teenager was easier than parenting
Watch the first episode from the new season of Conversations With My Immigrant Parents.
Cheap rent, compromise and stigma: What it's like living with your parents in your 30s
Is it time we get over the stigma of living with your parents as an adult?
Off The Grid Week: What happens when you ditch the rat race
It sounds freeing. But what would it actually take?
Dogs love us so much they cry happy tears when they see us
"Dogs have become a partner of humans, and we can form bonds."
'Stories you don't see anywhere else': Here's our award-winning stories
Re: News won best specialist publication at this year's NZ media awards.
Meet the NZ Jews against the occupation of Palestine
“I was brought up on a story about my country that wasn’t true.”
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.
‘This name feels meant to be’: trans people on their new name
“But I was giving myself a whole new identity, I thought ‘why not my name too?’"