Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to step down
Ardern says she ‘no longer had enough in the tank to do it justice’.
Town of Russell could soon go back to its original Māori name
The Bay of Islands town was well known as Kororāreka until the early 1840s.
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.
Three animals died at NZ rodeo events this summer
Could this be NZ's last rodeo season?
The ozone is slowly healing decades after humans destroyed it
But NZ will always have a UV problem
How the Seminole tribe learnt from kura kaupapa about immersion schools
“If they can do it, we can do it.”
Asking strangers personal questions in Auckland
“I’m afraid of never having lived”
What it's really like being a female tradie in NZ
Brooke Thompson is one of just only 2% of female electricians in Aotearoa,
Iconic haka deserves respect: rangatahi protecting Ka Mate
“When other people misuse Ka Mate - it’s pretty hurtful”
The scent of summer: why asparagus makes your pee smell
It’s sort of unclear why some people can spell asparagus piss and others can’t.
Does having tā moko impact your dating life
“Our tipuna were the horniest.”
Asking my friends with moko whether I should get one too
“I had no worries or nerves - I was ready.”
Here are some of the biggest stories we told in 2022
Ukraine, 2000s Babys, and our first official Matariki. What a year.
Meet the people disrupting NZ’s skate culture
"It’s whanaungatanga. It's more than, like, skating."
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."
I’m 23 and I want to remove my uterus
“This hypothetical boyfriend doesn’t have a uterus that’s in pain, I do."
Undocumented pā site discovered in Auckland during building works
“Is it something that should be done across the country? Absolutely.”
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
A Brave New Iran: a revolution unfolding
"Iranian Generation Z is fresh, bold, and brave. Our fear doesn’t exist in their young minds."
Māori connecting with Native Americans: 'Our tribes have similarities'
The cultural exchange is part of a partnership to celebrate connections between indigenous cultures.
NZ’s public health system is failing trans people
Thousands of NZers need gender-affirming chest surgeries. The Govt provided 10 in 2021.
‘It’s not safe for us’: Indian NZers on the rise of the far-right
The community is concerned a Hindu supremacist ideology is growing in Aotearoa
I’m getting top surgery to finally feel comfortable in my body
“It’s just not me. It’s just not right. I can’t explain it.”
'Modern day slavery': How Aotearoa treats seasonal workers
The current treatment of seasonal workers breaches eight different human rights.
I'm straight but I give guys blow jobs as a side hustle
What it's like being a male sex worker
Who came first? NZ’s top towns for buying sex toys revealed
Did you have Palmerston North becoming the sex toy capital of New Zealand on your 2022 bingo card?
I have herpes and you probably do too
Eighty percent of people with genital herpes don’t know they have it.
I’m a sex worker…and I’m asexual
“I have no intention of leaving the industry. This is a part of my identity.”
It's a fucked up world. That won't stop Gen Z from trying to make it better
In the face of so many challenges, what keeps young people fighting?
Vaginismus is a common health condition. Why is it so ‘taboo’ to talk about
Many people with vaginismus - involuntary tensing of the vagina - feel it's not taken seriously.
