Religion
I'm a primary school teacher who wears a hijab. The kids understand
I tell the kids my hijab is for my religion and they grasp that concept so fast.
Simran Kaur on being a Sikh in New Zealand | The Outliers
“You don’t belong here. This is not your country. You are a terrorist.” Growing up Simran Kaur, a first generation Sikh New Zealander, watched her family…
Muslim rapper Abrzy travels to Bangladesh to make sense of his home in Aotearoa | The Outliers
Abid Rahman - stage name Abrzy - is a rapper living in Wellington. We travel with him to the city he was born in, Dhaka, Bangladesh,…
Breaking down misconceptions about Middle Eastern women
"A lot of Iranian women are some of the most glamorous people I've ever met." Ghazaleh Golbakhsh is breaking down the stereotypes of the 'terrorist' or…
Finding out how my Muslim faith views periods
Zahra Shahtahmasebi never really thought about how her Muslim faith views periods. When her’s first arrived she found herself feeling embarrassed, secretive and desperate not to…
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…
How a mum and son live out their Muslim faith in New Zealand
As a Muslim kid, how do you deal when one of your friends makes a “terrorist” joke? 13 year old Aliyaan says, “Just because I’m Muslim…
What's with our love of astrology?
Astrology has seen a resurgence in recent years. What's up with that? Is it just memes and fun, or are people getting genuine direction from investigating…
Rediscovering Aotearoa: Aroha | Love
Tyla is a 28-year-old from Ngāi Tahu who converted to Islam six years ago. Saba is Pakistani, and moved to Aotearoa when she was eight. They…
This dinner brings New Zealand's Muslims, Christians and Jews together
Kiwis from various faiths come together for food and conversation at an interfaith dinner called Abraham's Table. Jews, Muslims and Christians find the commonalities that span…
Young Muslims reflect during Ramadan
A group of Muslim New Zealanders gather in the Shakib family’s home for prayer, and to break their Ramadan fast together. They reflect on the many…
Lucy Zee visits a clairvoyant
"A psychic works by reading your energy and a clairvoyant works by speaking and working with the spirit's energy". Do you believe in the other side?…
Hijab in Aotearoa
Unlike some other countries, muslim women in New Zealand can choose whether or not to wear their hijab or not. In the wake of recent events,…
#headscarfforharmony
The Love Movement held a workshop in Auckland to teach wāhine how to properly wear a headscarf in the wake of non-Muslim women around the country…
Hanukkah in New Zealand
Kira and her family celebrate Hanukkah at this time of year, a Jewish holiday commemorating the Jewish victory over the Greeks who destroyed their temple ?✡️
What would an atheist Xmas be?
We wanted to get a glimpse of what the ultimate atheist Christmas would look like so we asked our pal Harley.
Does NZ need to rethink our public holidays?
We love to celebrate our multiculturalism here in Aotearoa, but looking at our holiday calendar, you mightn't think this is the case. Should we do more…
What is Halal?
Halal is surrounded by a bunch of misconceptions so we did some myth busting to find out what makes halal meat different, or in this case,…
Dear Lorde
Who would have thought penning an open letter to Lorde would end in a $19,000 court case? Meet Nadia and Justine, who stirred up global news…
Life before and after the Exclusive Brethren Church
The Exclusive Brethren Church may be somewhat of an enigma to those outside of the Evangelical Christian community. Re: met with 3 former members to talk…
Saraid and Johanna: Cults
Cults can break people down, but this morning Saraid and Johanna are breaking them down - in a purely educational way of course.
Do we still need God to defend New Zealand?
Now with less than 45% of Kiwis identifying as Christian, is it time to look at giving our national anthem a bit of a spruce up…
Scientology in NZ
Did you know that the Church of Scientology's second oldest church is right here in Aotearoa? We didn't, so we went and checked it out.
Andrew's story: being gay in a Christian school
Is it time all schools begin to provide a more diverse sexual education for their students?