Should NZ have public holidays to celebrate multiculturalism?
A migrant organisation wants New Zealand to recognise it’s multicultural.
Rising obesity and discrimination: What Asian NZers’ health looks like
Four facts from the latest health report about Asian New Zealanders.
How to find a trusted doctor as a queer person
“I don’t know a queer person who hasn’t had a bad experience with healthcare.”
Growing up Tongan in Timaru
Two young Tongans talk about feeling at home in South Canterbury.
29 stolen flags won’t stop Winter Pride
“There is more love than there is hate.”
We Were Dangerous: Movie dives into the 1950s state care system
“We’re not all born equal. It’s just a fact.”
How to get help for harmful sexual behaviour
It doesn’t have to be “an unfixable evil”.
Stop asking people if they’re going to have kids
“People put their own values onto us and think they know better for us.”
Why you should click the link in bio
We say “link in bio” a LOT. We wanted to explain why.
Racism impacts health, wellbeing and identity of rangatahi Māori
It shouldn't fall on young Māori to fight structural racism, researcher says.
How the art of whakairo helps these student carvers: In photos
“ I got into whakairo because this is the only place I feel safe.”
It's the Māori king's coronation, here's what it means
“It serves as an opportunity for all of us to come together to recommit ourselves."
Stop shitting on canned food
How colonialism has shaped our views on canned food.
'God will send gay people to hell’: Surviving spiritual abuse
Conversion practices were banned two years ago, but survivors say more needs to be done.
'Sucked into the trap': How social media can impact body image
New research shows young people know social media can negatively shape the way they see themselves.
What it’s like to be a Māori midwife
"We’re the ones who represent the statistics, so we need our workforce to grow.”
How to get a job when you've never had one
“It’s about looking outside the box … on what you can do rather than what you haven’t done.”
‘You did this’: Research shows NZ has a culture of victim blaming
“Victim blaming doesn't discriminate. Anyone can do it and anyone can be blamed.”
Why we shouldn’t expect cyber outages, but prepare for them
How worried should we be of future outages that could grind society to a halt?
Nangs to the door: the curious rise of NZ’s ‘whipped cream’ industry
Why the hell am I so aggressively being advertised whipped cream paraphernalia?
Rivers and whales as people? Legal personhood explained
Aotearoa has three legal personalities, here’s what it means.
The growing trend of rough sex and choking among young people
‘How can you withdraw consent if you can’t breathe?’
How climate change will make your life more expensive
Here’s how the warming planet could significantly drive up day-to-day costs.
How Māori media has contributed to reo revitalisation
It’s been 30 years since Te Māngai Pāho was created.
What it’s like to be a Māori drag queen
‘We’re strong together and we will face anything together.’
Seriously, why is everyone I know moving to Australia?
G’day mate? More like goodbye mate.
Why you might feel like an imposter at work
Feel like you're faking it? So do half of New Zealanders, research shows.
What happens when coalition partners ‘agree to disagree’?
“Agree to disagree” mechanisms are often built into coalition agreements.
Why we're fundraising to go to an Indigenous suicide conference
“It’s about having an opportunity for collective healing.”
3 teenagers tell us what pride means to them
Celebrating pride in schools gives queer students a “light at the end of the tunnel”.
