Zoe Madden-Smith
‘It’s part of our culture’: Being fa’afafine in Hawke’s Bay
“I was scared to come here and be bullied."
Trans hate: Young voters on whether enough is being done
Rangatahi tell us if being done to keep trans and non-binary people safe in Aotearoa.
Toilet politics: Trans people more likely to be victims, not perpetrators
“This fear-mongering is an absolute flipping over of what’s correct and who poses a threat to who.”
My life as a trans wahine sex worker
“Even if society rejected us, it didn’t matter. We had our own society.”
We asked people whether we should remove GST on food
“Yes please… because I’m hungry.”
Say goodbye to disposable vapes
From today, all vaping devices sold in NZ will need to have removeable or replaceable batteries.
Why NZ loves doing spots so much
“It appeals to the New Zealand DIY spirit."
I fainted after a cervical smear. I’m so glad we can now self-test
Self-testing is the biggest change to cervical screening since it's conception, what will it change?
This lonely coriander leaf made me cancel HelloFresh
Why does HelloFresh packaging suck so much?
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..."
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?
We built an off-the-grid life but it took a lot of privilege
“I'm trying to do things now that are going to be helpful for our descendants in like 200 years"
Off The Grid Week: What happens when you ditch the rat race
It sounds freeing. But what would it actually take?
Do you know what the clitoris looks like?
No, that's not a coat hanger, tailbone or the fallopian tube. That my friend, is the clitoris.
The clitoris: Explained
What we all may think is the clitoris - is just the tip of the iceberg.
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."
What sex advice would you give to your younger self?
“As a bloke, perhaps I'd say to blokes, it's all about the woman.”
Brown Pride: The South Auckland gym ‘by the people, for the people’
Part of the gym's funding was facing the axe as part of Auckland City Council budget cuts.
He said he can't make me orgasm because I use a vibrator
Why that's a myth.
Extreme anti-mandate groups have a new hobby: transphobia
A new Disinformation Project report shows a surge in trans hate online after the Posie Parker visit.
GPs can’t prescribe ADHD medication, here’s why that’s bullshit
“Switching my medication has caused me quite a bit of anxiety.”
Here are the strangest things people have left in Ubers around NZ
Chicken, cat flap doors, fish. You know, normal things to have with you on an Uber ride.
Why food is a rip-off in NZ compared to Australia
A report found last year that the supermarket sector is making over $1 million in excess profit.
Why your ears ring after a concert and why you should care
It's almost definitely tinnitus. Here's how you can avoid it.
PM Chris Hipkins answers your questions
“Oh, crikey, that's quite a question.”
How Australia’s vape crackdown created a huge black market
And what New Zealand can learn from it.
It took me 8 years to get an endometriosis diagnosis
“Endometriosis care, as it currently is, is just not acceptable."
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.
People tell us how it feels to be at Pasifika Festival
“It feels like we're home. I feel full.”