Zoe Madden-Smith
Auckland uni students say they’ll stop paying rent after 8% hike
“The rent strike is a last resort method to stand up to them.”
Period poverty: NZ company to supply period underwear in Gaza
“We have a space here to offer manaakitanga.”
Painful periods aren’t normal. This myth delayed my endometriosis diagnosis
“It’s just terrible how [the health sector] doesn’t really take women’s pain seriously.”
Instagram is limiting what political content you see
Here’s how you can turn the setting off
The ins and outs of snoring etiquette
“You’re allowed to be pissed off”
I spent 18 months surfing porn sites for research, here’s what I learnt
“I found everything from the truly horrific, through to gorgeous, sexy, and fabulous.”
This is why mosquitoes love some people more than others
It's not personal.
Being queer in a small town doesn’t have to be shit
“If I hadn't moved to small town New Zealand, my life would be a lot smaller.”
Five people tell us their STI stories
'Chlamydia is how I found out she cheated on me’
What the coalition deal means for students
Will students be better or worse off? It depends who you ask.
NZ’s ‘discriminatory’ blood donation rules are getting in the way of saving lives
Feeling too broke to donate to a charity? Donate your blood instead.
Why I had an abortion: Young NZers share their stories
Despite abortion being decriminalised, it remains a divisive topic in New Zealand.
Policy breakdown: Health
Get an overview of each New Zealand political parties' policy on health.
Policy breakdown: Rainbow rights
Here's what political parties say they'll do about rainbow rights if they're elected.
Policy breakdown: Education
Here's what political parties say they'll do about education.
Which political parties get the most donations?
It’s no secret political parties rely heavily on donations to do what they do.
Election issues: Why are so many students skipping school
School attendance was at 70% in 2015, but then declined to just 40% in 2022.
Nearly half of NZers can't afford to go to the dentist
NZ’s dental care system is in crisis, what is the fix?
Hot ways to ask for consent in te reo Māori
“He pai tēnā?”
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.”
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?
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?
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."
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.