Zoe Madden-Smith
Science has worked out why women are freezing at work
Spoiler it’s because of the patriarchy.
'Peeing hot shards of glass': Struggle to treat chronic UTIs
“Controversy and misinformation means patients are mistreated and suffer.”
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.”
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.
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.
Policy breakdown: Health
Get an overview of each New Zealand political parties' policy on health.
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.”
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."
'Stories you don't see anywhere else': Here's our award-winning stories
Re: News won best specialist publication at this year's NZ media awards.
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.
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.
It took me 8 years to get an endometriosis diagnosis
“Endometriosis care, as it currently is, is just not acceptable."
‘Dungeons and Dragons come to life’: Three NZers on why they LARP
"It basically feels like spending the weekend in the sun, which is kind of rare these days."
Forestry slash has destroyed Tairāwhiti, who should pick up the bill?
“It’s going to take years to recover.”