Baz Macdonald
Anger and outrage: students to rally against government climate approach
20 protests are planned across New Zealand for Friday April 5.
More people using cocaine than meth: NZ drug use report
Five key takeaways from the NZ drug use report.
What it’s like being a female corrections officer in a high-security male prison
"Corrections has people applying for prison roles spend a day in a prison before they take the job."
How nude pixies became part of Dunedin's Christmas tradition
Take a look inside Pixie Town.
What the coalition deal means for renters
A Renters United spokesperson says the policies empower landlords and disenfranchise renters.
Young people vote the least. But that is changing
This year youth enrollment jumped up to 83%, up from 75% in 2017.
What a National-led government could mean for rangatahi
The results will have a big impact on their lives, political campaigner Max Harris says.
Policy breakdown: Crime and justice
Get an overview of each New Zealand political parties' policy on crime and justice.
The generational divide this election
We use Vote Compass data to get an insight on how different generations think about the big issues.
Policy breakdown: climate change
Get an overview of each New Zealand political parties' policy on climate.
Policy breakdown: Cost of living
Get an overview of each New Zealand political parties' policy on cost of living.
Youth crime isn’t more common, it’s just more visible
The past 15 years have actually seen a dramatic decline in youth crime, according MOJ stats.
Are we acting like we’re in a climate emergency?
The short answer is no.
You can blame your bad behaviour on childhood friends, science says
They can even help determine what your beliefs and morals are.
Who's to blame for the cost of living crisis?
The cost of living has skyrocketed since the pandemic began.
‘I’m cold, Mama’: the NZers struggling to stay warm this winter
Last winter 110,000 households couldn’t afford to keep their homes adequately warm, says MBIE.
Non-binary people on why their pronouns matter
“My pronouns are one of the ways I feel most myself, so it hurts [when people ignore them]”.
NZ is in a recession. What does that mean?
And what can we do to get out of it?
Is post-nut clarity a thing: an investigation
There's no research to understand the phenomena or its implications on sexuality and sex culture.
Over 90% of Māori and Pasifika experience workplace racism
“Taika Waititi was right, there is a lot of racism in Aotearoa.”
Nangs to the door: the curious rise of NZ’s ‘whipped cream’ industry
Why the hell am I so aggressively being advertised whipped cream paraphernalia?
‘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?’"
‘The final warning’: the new climate report’s big takeaways
Cyclone Gabrielle is just the beginning.
'It's about being unapologetic': Red, White & Brass star on Tongan pride
We chat with JP Foliaki, the star of the upcoming film.
In Photos: The town of Eskdale after Cyclone Gabrielle
Flash flooding in the small town north of Napier took the life of two-year-old Ivy Collins.
Cyclone Gabrielle: How to help and find help
Civil Defence is asking people not to donate goods and instead donate cash directly to relief funds.
'It's all a write-off': Cyclone Gabrielle's damage in Hawke's Bay
“We knew it was coming and to be ready, but no one knew how bad it was going to be here.”
How to make the cheapest emergency kit: flatter's guide
To be ready for an emergency, you need to have at least three days of supplies at the ready.
‘I sent all the money I have’: Turkish people in NZ on the earthquake
Over 12,000 people have died.
Three animals died at NZ rodeo events this summer
Could this be NZ's last rodeo season?