People
‘Data is taonga’: 2023 Census critical for Māori
“Data is really powerful ... it's quite precious. It's taonga."
Decolonising romance: Prioritising cultural needs in my relationship
"Hopefully one day soon 'actively decolonising' is a sexy part of everyone’s Tinder bio."
Advocates call for Census to be delayed following Cyclone Gabrielle
"The decision to go forward with the 2023 Census is to fail Māori once again."
Australia honours Indigenous people instead of King Charles on $5 notes
It says it will consult with First Australians about the banknotes’ design.
How to help those affected by Auckland's floods
The number one thing charities need is cash.
Why summer drownings are the worst in 40 years
Since December, more than 30 people have drowned in our waters.
'Modern day slavery': How Aotearoa treats seasonal workers
The current treatment of seasonal workers breaches eight different human rights.
I'm straight but I give guys blow jobs as a side hustle
What it's like being a male sex worker
It's a fucked up world. That won't stop Gen Z from trying to make it better
In the face of so many challenges, what keeps young people fighting?
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.”
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.”
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.
I bought a house with my friend, here is my advice
Co-owning a house with friends isn’t new - but it's rarely tapped into.
Queer men in NZ are worried about our response to monkeypox
“If it affected heterosexuals, would vaccines be easier to obtain?”
Police issue MDMA warning after 20-year-old dies in Christchurch
Urgent call for people to test their drugs after serious incidents
I’m a stay-at-home dad. It doesn’t affect my masculinity
"My gender didn’t suddenly retreat to some masculine polarity the moment I met my daughter."
There's a friendship recession and it's hurting NZ men
“I think I was in denial about it for a long time."
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Startling link between state care and prison in NZ
State care and ending up in prison is directly linked, according to new data.
NZ Government sanctions sick jobseekers for failing to prepare for work
The Labour Government has cut the benefits of around 4000 sick, injured of disabled jobseekers.
‘It's hard without your family’: Teens tell us about living on Auckland's streets
Young and The Reckless is a new documentary about teens who lived on Auckland’s streets.
NZ firefighters walk off for an hour for better pay and working conditions
At least 2000 professional firefighters across Aotearoa will be walking off the job today.
A local park's culturally offensive name has been changed
Local iwi say the initial name is culturally offensive to mana whenua.
Bonus NCEA credits offered to students for third year in a row
Covid-19 is causing ongoing challenges for high school students in NZ.
Young NZers on Jobseeker benefit react to Luxon calling it a ‘free ride’
“I don't know how sitting up at midnight hooked up to a dialysis machine screams free ride to you,"
It’s 2022 and NZ law still doesn’t define what consent is
“While the legal system may have a lot of grey areas, consent should never be a grey area."
Students twice as likely to live in mouldy homes than other NZers
35 percent of students had A4 size mould growing in their flats, a new survey says.
66% of NZ students struggling to buy food, clothing and pay bills
On average, those living in a shared flat spend 56% of their weekly income on rent.
There is not enough support for Asian mental health in NZ
'I've given you a perfect life, why do you need therapy?'