Baz Macdonald
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.
Introducing Venus: Two weeks till my first big drag performance
Follow Venus in the lead up to their first big drag performance in Wellington.
Three animals died at NZ rodeo events this summer
Could this be NZ's last rodeo season?
What it's really like being a female tradie in NZ
Brooke Thompson is one of just only 2% of female electricians in Aotearoa,
NZ’s public health system is failing trans people
Thousands of NZers need gender-affirming chest surgeries. The Govt provided 10 in 2021.
I’m getting top surgery to finally feel comfortable in my body
“It’s just not me. It’s just not right. I can’t explain it.”
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?
It’s not all doom and gloom, let’s celebrate some of 2022’s climate wins
Take a moment to celebrate some of the things being done to make the world a more sustainable place.
How do we get more women in trades? Stop men being dicks
Only 12% of tradespeople are women and sexism is keeping it that way.
Supermarkets told to take Daily Organics Kombucha off their shelves
This comes after it was revealed the non-alcoholic range was over two times the legal alcohol limit.
Iran: The high risk of execution remains for protesters
Iran hasn’t formally sentenced 15,000 people.
Uh oh: More than half of diseases are made worse by climate change
Of the 375 recorded pathogenic diseases in the world, 58% have been made worse by climate change.
This non-alcoholic kombucha has nearly 3 times the legal alcohol limit
In response to our testing, the Daily Organics co-director said “that’s your opinion”.
New Zealand's suicide rates are the lowest they've been in 13 years
Māori, men and young people are still overrepresented in suicide rates
You probably didn’t vote in the local elections but it's not your fault
Experts say the system is broken, creating barriers between young people and local government.
Thou art ‘boring as shit’: Is Shakespeare relevant to NZ in 2022?
"His work is important but that level of revisiting is overkill.”
Listen In music festival attendees demand refund and apology
“It was really busy and chaotic. There were way too many people.”
FBoy Island reinforces rape culture, experts say
Sexual assault prevention advocates say problems with the show run much deeper.
12,000 NZers call on Govt to reform consent law
The petition presenters asked for work on this reform to begin before next year’s election.
‘They don’t seem to give a fuck’: Student climate strike takes aim at Govt
"There is so much we could do, but no one wants to do anything."
Kiwi doesn’t represent everyone in Aotearoa
Kiwi has been a national identifier in New Zealand since the early 1900s.
Exploring the horny and heartfelt world of VRChat
"The encounters I had could be split into categories - the heartfelt, the harassing and the horny."
We fell in love in a VR chatroom
"In VR we can be whoever we want or whatever we want."
What rural fashion says about NZ culture
“There's nowhere here that you need to be dressed up to go. This is us. This is how we are.”
'Zombie fungus' image wins prestigious nature competition
The photos “capture the wonder of the natural world and the growing need to protect it".
Bullying in NZ boarding schools has gone on for generations
“I didn't become a teacher to contribute and work in an environment like this.”
Te reo Māori only became an official language in NZ 35 years ago today
Now almost 25% of Māori speak te reo as a first language.