People
From hope to hardship: Filipino migrants find refuge in shipping containers
"We can endure whatever can happen to us here but not our family, they can’t go hungry."
Navigating sexual violence and support as a young Asian person
“I'm not even supposed to be alone with a boy. It's so much harder to explain I've been raped."
If you’re lonely, you’re not alone. Loneliness is reaching epidemic levels
“Loneliness isn’t just a matter of finding more friends for people.”
1 in 3 young women and non-binary people are bullied at work, survey finds
More than half of people bullied said it was because of their age or their gender.
Why is it harder to make friends as an adult?
“The opportunity isn’t there”
‘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."
How Palestinian and Jewish NZers are feeling, one year on from Oct 7
Today marks one year since October 7.
The reality of getting a job post-conviction
Programme aims to give ex-prisoners a second chance at life.
“Colourism has followed me all my life”: Why I photograph migrants
Photographer Abhi Chinniah is running towards melanin, not away from it.
James Rolleston: from ‘Boy’ actor to brain injury survivor
The actor is competing on Celebrity Treasure Island to raise money for a road safety charity.
Should the learner licence period be twice as long?
We asked two young NZers what they think can help reduce NZ’s high youth road death toll.
Growing up Tongan in Timaru
Two young Tongans talk about feeling at home in South Canterbury.
Stop asking people if they’re going to have kids
“People put their own values onto us and think they know better for us.”
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.”
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?
Life as a funeral director: ‘Serving my iwi by doing this mahi’
People in the funeral industry say they consider their work an act of service.
3 teenagers tell us what pride means to them
Celebrating pride in schools gives queer students a “light at the end of the tunnel”.
Artists tell us how being young, queer and Asian influences their work
“These things inform my work but they don't define it.”
In photos: Touring 3 Wellington flats
We asked three flat groups how much their rent is and how they feel about flatting.
Indigenous Kanak call on Māori for help: ‘We are the same people’
“Kanak people need their voice heard by the world.”
How the proposed sick leave changes could impact you
The Government is proposing changes to the Holidays Act.
‘Don’t limit what you think Africa is’: Africa Day in Tāmaki Makaurau
Silo Park was lit up with vibrant energy on Saturday for this year’s Africa Day.
Why I wore cultural clothing to graduation
“My outfit means representing my family at graduation and showing where I am from.”
Saturday night at Huntly International Speedway
“They’re like my second family.”
This chest binder changed my life
“It's one of the most important things for a lot of trans-masc individuals.”
Expectation vs. reality: International students on moving to NZ
International students think NZ is ‘safe, approachable, slow and free’
A young homeless person answers your questions
“Every day is different.”
‘It’s like the Muslim Met Gala’: Tāmaki Makaurau celebrates Eid Al-Fitr
"The build up for the Eid ‘fit is extra exciting because it’s a day when we wear our best clothes."
Your 2024 Young New Zealander of the Year
Meet the nominees and winner of this year’s award
March 15 survivors could lose financial help
“People are already forgetting what happened.”