Baz Macdonald
New Zealand's Muslim community reacts to Christchurch terrorist's guilty plea
On the 26th March, the terrorist responsible for the Christchurch mosque attacks pled guilty to all charges. Muslim New Zealander of the year Asim Mukhtar talks…
Students tell us the most racist thing about New Zealand
Students at Victoria University talk about the insidious nature of racism in New Zealand, and how the classroom is the key place to produce change.
Why kea are being killed by lead poisoning on the West Coast
Kea are curious and clever native parrots who are known to steal tramping boots and peck at your car tyres. Unfortunately, they’ve recently been declared to…
Students tell us the meanest thing someone has said to them online
What's the meanest thing someone's ever said to you online? The answers from students at AUT's O Week show us that harmful comments are much too…
Students tell us how they would unf*ck the world
We hit up Otago Uni's O Week to ask the pertinent question, "How would you unfuck the world?" The responses were wide-ranging: some practical, some philosophical…
Students show us the last photo on their phone, surprisingly
We wandered around O-week at the University of Canterbury with one pressing question for students - what's the last photo you took on your phone? Despite…
Can a thriving dairy industry and healthy waters coexist?
The quality of half of our waterways is diminishing, according to a recent study by Land, Air, Water Aotearoa. Contributing to this has been the growth…
Why Invercargill is one of the bleakest places to be a young person
Invercargill is a bit fucked. This city which Mick Jagger once described as the “arsehole of the world” is experiencing a deluge of challenges right now.
Stupid Robot Fighting
Stupid Robot Fighting is even more amazing than it sounds. There's no good explanation for it so you really just have to see this NZ invented…
The Manor
On October 6, a Dunedin house party ended in the death of second year university student Sophia Crestani. Natasha, a fellow university student at the party,…
Discussing ethics and issues in the future of tech
The future of tech could be utopic... or it could be dystopic. We live streamed the Red Bull Basement University Launchpad event at AUT, with Alexa…
The HPV vaccine, ten years on
In 2009, the HPV vaccine became funded for all females between 12 and 18 years old. The vaccine was introduced to immunise against a virus that…
Re:hearsal Room: Lachie Hayes
Southland musician Lachie Hayes talks blues, cowboy movies, and how locals in the old days had to make their own entertainment... so they became musicians.
Re:hearsal Room: Nikita Tu-Bryant
Nikita Tu-Bryant talks us through her songwriting process and how she's moving on from writing songs about heartbreak, in our second installment of Re:hearsal Room.
Re:hearsal Room: Bored Housewives Club
For our first ever episode of Re:hearsal Room, we get to know Bored Housewives Club, who describe themselves as "a pair of cute punks making guitar…
Breast implant illness
Hilary had been feeling unwell for a long time before she she realised her breast implants may have been the cause for her illness. She struggled…
Stolen Stars with Miriama Kamo
We join Miriama Kamo at Te Mata Hapuku (Birdlings Flat), a place "teeming with stories of the other world." She shares with us the importance of…
'Batman is just cool': The ultimate batcave
Robin has about 500 Batmobiles in his Batman collection - and that's without getting started on the figurines and other memorabilia in his Batcave. And why…
The trans-exclusionary movement gaining power in NZ
The trans-exclusionary movement has been quietly growing in New Zealand, and this highly-organised campaign has led to deep hurt in the trans community.
In February, a new…
Why insects are good
Next time you take aim to flatten a fly that has unwittingly flown into your home, consider this: insects are the cornerstone of our ecosystem. Otago…
How to forage your own meal
Take "cooking from scratch" to a whole new level by foraging for ingredients for your next meal. Filmmaker and master forager Martin Sagadin takes some friends…
How 'What We Do in the Shadows' has taken over the world
The beloved Kiwi produced film What We Do in the Shadows has become a global cult classic and spawned multiple TV spinoffs. And now, Second Unit…
Impact of exams on students' mental health
What mental health services are available to uni students and how accessible are they, really? Students from Victoria Uni talk about their struggles to get adequate…
Hackathon connecting former refugees with tech
Refugees arrive in NZ seeking a happy, safe life, but can instead struggle for adequate housing and employment. Techfugees brings together the tech community and former…
#WeAreBeneficiaries
"Forced onto the job-seeker benefit while pregnant with cancer was a dehumanising traumatic experience." - We Are Beneficiaries is a social media project that aims to…
Crusaders in Cape Town - 'He pinched my bum'
The Crusaders rugby team are currently in hot water for their actions toward a group of people in a South African McDonald's. It turns out that…
Abortion law reform
In the wake of Alabama making abortion illegal, we take a look at abortion in NZ law. Currently it is in the Crimes Act but there…
The sustainability potential of hemp
There's a cloud of confusion and misinformation around the farming of hemp. Immediately viewed as a gateway for suspicious activity, this plant has extreme potential when…
Only gay in the village
Scott and Daegan live in rural Southland and look after Scott's family farm - they are literally the only gays in the village. They share what…
Planning for Growth - Resilient
A CBD apartment feels terrifying in an earthquake. But a house in the suburbs could be cut off by a landslide and isolated from vital services.…