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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.
Queer men in NZ are worried about our response to monkeypox
“If it affected heterosexuals, would vaccines be easier to obtain?”
Police issue MDMA warning after 20-year-old dies in Christchurch
Urgent call for people to test their drugs after serious incidents
I’m a stay-at-home dad. It doesn’t affect my masculinity
"My gender didn’t suddenly retreat to some masculine polarity the moment I met my daughter."
There's a friendship recession and it's hurting NZ men
“I think I was in denial about it for a long time."
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Startling link between state care and prison in NZ
State care and ending up in prison is directly linked, according to new data.
NZ Government sanctions sick jobseekers for failing to prepare for work
The Labour Government has cut the benefits of around 4000 sick, injured of disabled jobseekers.
‘It's hard without your family’: Teens tell us about living on Auckland's streets
Young and The Reckless is a new documentary about teens who lived on Auckland’s streets.
NZ firefighters walk off for an hour for better pay and working conditions
At least 2000 professional firefighters across Aotearoa will be walking off the job today.
A local park's culturally offensive name has been changed
Local iwi say the initial name is culturally offensive to mana whenua.
Bonus NCEA credits offered to students for third year in a row
Covid-19 is causing ongoing challenges for high school students in NZ.
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."
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.
66% of NZ students struggling to buy food, clothing and pay bills
On average, those living in a shared flat spend 56% of their weekly income on rent.
There is not enough support for Asian mental health in NZ
'I've given you a perfect life, why do you need therapy?'
‘The best version of yourself takes time’: Rangatahi inspiring change in NZ
"Whatever you think you can shine light on in this forever changing world, just do it."
'If this is you, please return our Pikachu': Pokémon taken from Timezone
A man could be seen walking off with the Pikachu toy from Timezone Rotorua.
Cost of fruit and vegetables rises by 10%
This comes as concerns around the cost of living crisis continue to mount.
Periods, poverty and debt: Rangatahi grill politicians
Rangatahi asked politicians about poverty, period products and lowering the voting age in NZ.
Seeing the ocean is enough to improve our mental health, but we’re not sure why
This World Oceans Day, we relook at how the ocean can improve our mental health.
Lead pastors of NZ's ARISE church resign
Former interns have alleged serious mistreatment particularly within ARISE's internship programme.
NZ high schoolers open up about sexual assault on social media
There are calls for mandatory consent education in NZ.
With op shop prices on the rise, second hand clothing becomes controversial
We look into the for and against argument of thrift flipping
Price of burgers, coffee increase as food prices rise again
As NZ continues to grapple with a cost of living crisis, food prices continue to rise.
Presbyterian Church to offer future land sales to iwi first
The church will offer any future church-owned land for sale to local iwi before anyone else.
Inside Auckland’s Ōtara Market: Community, taonga and taro
‘More than selling flowers, it’s about engaging with the local people’
Fruit and vege prices up whopping 18% in a year: Statistics NZ
Food prices have risen 7.6% in the last year - the highest annual increase in over a decade.
Nearly half of New Zealanders say they have no religion
Only 29.6 percent of New Zealanders identified with no religion in the 2001 census.