Zoe Madden-Smith
Cyclone Gabrielle in photos: ‘Damage not seen in a generation’
The storm is moving out to sea but not before belting parts of the North Island.
Meet Amy: The first baby born through an HIV-positive sperm bank
There is no cure for HIV but effective medication can make a person’s viral load undetectable.
Five tips for how to cope with eco-anxiety
“All of these emotions are valid and they are a reflection of the systems that we're living in."
Auckland’s rivers and wetlands were paved over. Now we are paying for it
Each generation has been “kicking the can down to the next generation”.
'I don't think I'd cope': Aspiring politicians react to Jacinda Ardern hate
NZ police reported that threats against the prime minister had nearly tripled over three years.
The music festival trying to fuck up Christchurch’s conservatism
The top two tiers of the lineup are over 50% female, over 40% queer and 22% people of colour.
The ozone is slowly healing decades after humans destroyed it
But NZ will always have a UV problem
I want to remove my uterus because my endometriosis is so painful
“Even breathing too deeply makes my whole body feel like it's on fire."
Homophobia is driving queer people out of small towns in NZ
People in the rainbow communities say homophobia attacks aren’t rare in small town New Zealand
Welcome to Naked Week
How much time do you see yourself naked each day?
Why it’s hard to know the impact of cannabis on lungs
Specialists say the illegal status of cannabis in many countries makes it difficult to study.
New over-the-phone abortion service is getting 100 bookings a week
“We are receiving around 15 bookings a day. Certainly more than we were expecting.”
‘The pressure makes you want an escape’: Youth vaping up 3x
“Young people don’t want to hear from the CEO of Te Whatu Ora, they can’t relate to them.”
Opioid overdoses are on the rise in NZ, this medicine could change that
Drug overdoses in New Zealand have increased by 54% from 2017 to 2021.
My ADHD diagnosis saved my life. The govt needs to help others get theirs
“I finally started to understand my life. I started making sense of the way I learn."
It’s time to roll out at-home STI checks across Aotearoa
“It's been one of the most successful testing interventions we've provided as an organisation.”
I found out I had breast cancer at 25
Nearly 400 women are diagnosed with breast cancer under the age of 45 each year in New Zealand.
I bought a house with my friend, here is my advice
Co-owning a house with friends isn’t new - but it's rarely tapped into.
More young NZers victims of sextortion: What to do if it happens to you
NZ Police are warning of increasing sextortion incidents where NZers are targeted.
Uh oh: Repeated infections may make you 50% higher risk for Alzheimer's
A new study has found concerning links between viral infections and the disease.
Why Google Maps still sucks at pronouncing Māori place names
“Starting route to towel-rung-ah.”
People are vandalising Asian mayoral candidates' election signs
One candidate has had more than 30 signs of theirs vandalised.
There's a friendship recession and it's hurting NZ men
“I think I was in denial about it for a long time."
Unpacking SPF, broad-spectrum and reef safety: Here’s the Re: guide to sunscreen
Re: has put together a checklist of things to look out for when you fork out for your next bottle.
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I’m celibate: Let me tell you why
“It’s not about not getting sex. It’s about not wanting sex, like at all right now.”
Young NZers on Jobseeker benefit react to Luxon calling it a ‘free ride’
“I don't know how sitting up at midnight hooked up to a dialysis machine screams free ride to you,"
It’s 2022 and NZ law still doesn’t define what consent is
“While the legal system may have a lot of grey areas, consent should never be a grey area."
Including pleasure in sex education could increase condom use, study finds
“Pleasure has been overlooked and stigmatized in health promotion and sex education”.
Students twice as likely to live in mouldy homes than other NZers
35 percent of students had A4 size mould growing in their flats, a new survey says.