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Let’s talk about: How effective is the Covid vaccine, really?

We explain the vaccine's effectiveness in preventing you from getting Covid.

Fighting Delta: what you need to know about this Covid-19 variant

Here's what you need to know about the Delta variant.

How the housing market got so cooked

We all know the housing market’s fucked. But how did it get so bad? Re:’s Cass Marrett went back nearly 40 years to find out.  

For the…

How the Kiwi accent evolved

Why exactly do we pronounce it like “fush and chups”?

I don't know anything about politics: how did the election just get moved?

Just how exactly was the election day moved, and what does "dissolution of Parliament" even mean?

I don’t know anything about politics: where do parties get all their money from?

Zoe Madden-Smith looks into the different ways parties fund themselves, and the flaws in the system.

What is Capital Gains Tax?

It might be a little too easy to put the Capital Gains Tax in the 'too hard basket'... we've got you - here's Capital Gains Tax:…

Is recycling a lie?

Do you give yourself a pat on the back when you take your recycling bin out at stupid o'clock in the morning? Well, you might want…

Why are drugs so addictive?

If the D.A.R.E programme taught us anything, it's that drugs are addictive. But why? Here's a wee cartoon man to give us some answers.

Transgender: did you know?

Here are something things to know about trans history and the every-strengthening community.