We asked people whether we should remove GST on food
“Yes please… because I’m hungry.”
Injuries force former NRL player to think of life beyond the league field
“My advice to young Māori is not to put your eggs all in one basket."
How Reece Campbell champions music, Tā Moko and reo Māori, in Australia
“Anything to do with our culture, I love seeing it.”
Bringing whānau home: The family making repatriation from Australia possible
“This is our birthright, Tangihanga is a birthright for Māori."
Say goodbye to disposable vapes
From today, all vaping devices sold in NZ will need to have removeable or replaceable batteries.
Behind the closed doors of NZ’s male sex workers | Red Light Boys Episode 1
“There’s nothing quite like having someone pay you money to spend time with them.”
Bondage and getting lunch: The diversity of sex work | Red Light Boys
Watch the second episode of Red Light Boys here.
Why women need sex workers too | Red Light Boys
What are women looking for when they seek the services of a male sex worker?
‘Everyone needs intimacy’: The philosophy of sex work | Red Light Boys
Sex workers strip back the stereotypes surrounding their chosen lifestyle.
Turning sex work into a career | Red Light Boys
“No money is worth your health. Particularly in this job. Your body is your business.”
Mātātoa: the CrossFit comp blending fitness with te reo
Mātātoa is the first Māori language CrossFit event in the country.
A Tongan father and son talk about bisexuality and being a good dad
"For me, the biggest thing is just to have you as a dad, there all the time."
High school students tell us how many hours they work
“The most hours I worked in a week would approximately be 47.”
Whānau Māori living with dementia: will you look after your Koro or Kui?
“My advice for those dealing with family with dementia , I would say just to practice patience”
The vital role of harvesting kai for hautapu
"Matariki serves as a unifying force, bringing people from all walks of life together."
People tell us what they're doing for Matariki
“Drink some beers, self-reflect, go to the gym.”
I just got out of prison and have to rebuild my life with $350
Here in New Zealand, over a third of people who leave prison are back inside within two years.
Wāhine take the lead in this year's momentous Matariki celebration
Traditionally men have led the karakia for hautapu.
I’m learning to speak up during sex and it's hot
“Looking back, I definitely don't think I enjoyed the majority of the sex that I was having..."
A Vietnamese mother on finding home in her twin daughters
Hương fell pregnant at 20, but she didn’t know it was twins until it was time to push.
The joy and pain Ōtautahi has brought a Pakistani family
“I started wearing the hijab because I felt proud showing that I was Muslim after 15th of March."
How the art of Tātatau is empowering indigenous wāhine in Australia
“Tātatau is so important to me because it’s something I don’t just wear, but it’s something I live.”
We have to stop ignoring youth homelessness
“I hope that our people in power can actually recognise and identify that this is a problem."
Growing up Black and Brazilian in Gisborne
Watch the third episode of Conversations With My Immigrant Parents Season 3 now.
A Palestinian whānau on land, sovereignty and Shortland Street.
"We are loud and we are proud to be Palestinian.”
Fleeing Iran as a teenager was easier than parenting
Watch the first episode from the new season of Conversations With My Immigrant Parents.
Reclaiming our traditions by not using a surname
“The thing that I don’t agree with is that Māori have to have a last name, that is wrong”.
I tried to survive two days in the bush with no gear
Scientists say we are overdue for a major earthquake across the Alpine Fault.
Do you know what the clitoris looks like?
No, that's not a coat hanger, tailbone or the fallopian tube. That my friend, is the clitoris.
Hawai’ians natives inspired to learn language by Māori
"If people do not use the Hawai’ian language, it will cease to exist."
