Baz Macdonald
‘It’s a fucking goat’: NZ’s top ten quotes of the year
Massey University has released the ten finalists for Quote of the Year, an annual competition ranking the funniest, most powerful, and memorable quotes of the year…
Why changing sex on your birth certificate matters
How trans and gender diverse communities feel about the passing of the BDMRR bill
Covid update: 135 new cases, Government purchases new antiviral Pfizer pill
Monday December 6: 4pm
The Government has purchased a new medicine from Pfizer which early research has shown could dramatically reduce the hospitalisation and death of people…
Six60 beat Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber for NZ’s most streamed artist
For a second year in a row, Six60 is NZ's most streamed artist on Spotify.
Aroha in the moana: Meet NZ’s cutest freediving couple
Freedivers Reremoana and Dion have built their love along the seabed of Tairāwhiti/Gisborne.
What you need to know about Christopher Luxon, the new leader of the National Party
The National Party has voted for Christopher Luxon as its new leader.
‘We are not drowning, we are fighting’: powerful indigenous speeches from the global climate…
"This COP, learn our histories, listen to our stories, honour our knowledge."
Covid update: Auckland to move to Alert Level 3, step 2 Tuesday night
Shops open and outdoor gatherings increase to 25 people.
Covid update: Christchurch to remain at level 2, MIQ stays halved followed by home isolation
Christchurch won’t go into lockdown despite two new cases.
‘I’m using petrol until it runs out’: The problem with car culture in NZ
Will our car culture stop us from meeting our climate goals?
Let’s talk about: Will vaccines have long term effects?
Let's look into whether vaccines will have long-term effects on us.
Covid-19 Update: Vaccine certificates announced for the lead-up to summer
Jacinda Ardern has announced the introduction of vaccine cards, likely to be implemented in November
Here’s what we know about the Facebook outage this morning
The outage was the second biggest the company has experienced.
Why Dr Bloomfield is warning us about Long Covid
More information is emerging about the long-term impacts of Covid. We take a look at what it is.
Covid update - Cases drop back to 19 today, after yesterday’s spike
There are 19 new cases in the community - 18 in Auckland and one in North Hauraki.
‘I could have been her, or could be next time’. A disability researcher on Lena Zhang Harrap’s death
Lena Zhang Harrap’s death has reignited conversations about violence in Aotearoa.
Covid update: 12 new cases, all in Auckland
There are 12 new community cases of Covid-19 today, all in Auckland.
'I went from having nothing, to having something.' Homeless rangatahi on being housed during…
Rangatahi who found homes during lockdown after experiencing homelessness share their stories
New Zealand has 100,000 empty homes, and 100,000 homeless people
New Zealand has 100,000 empty houses, while also having 100,000 homeless. We explore why.
Two generations discuss their journeys with te reo Māori
Karen Leef and Joyce Kupe-Stephens sat down to to talk about their shared histories and struggles.
Covid update: Auckland to remain in Level 4 for another week
The current spike in new cases has continued today, with 33 new community cases, all in Auckland.
NZ has so many cows. Why do we import millions of tonnes of dairy?
Re: journalist Baz Macdonald got sucked down the dairy rabbit hole trying to find the answer.
80% of future jobs will require maths and sciences, skills NZ is lacking
A projected 80 percent of future jobs will require maths and science skills. And NZ is not ready.
Two thirds of dairy farmers report mental health issues. They tell us why
Mental health is a big issue in the dairy industry.
Covid update: Whole country except Auckland moving to alert level 2 at 11.59pm tomorrow
Monday September 6, 4pm
All of New Zealand, except for Auckland, will move to alert level 2 at 11:59pm tomorrow, Tuesday September 7, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern…
Lockdown can mean riskier drug use. Here's some advice to handle that
Right now, it’s more important than ever to have reliable information around safe drug use.
Explainer: Was NZ’s vaccine rollout actually too slow?
Have we been slow and irresponsible with our vaccinations? And if so, why?
NZ has around 19,000 homeless young people. Lockdown leaves them vulnerable to abuse and harm
It is estimated that half of New Zealand’s 41,000 homeless are under the age of 25.
Fighting Delta: what you need to know about this Covid-19 variant
Here's what you need to know about the Delta variant.
NZ’s two biggest bread companies are phasing out plastic bag clips
New Zealand’s two major bread producers use 175 million plastic bread bag clips a year.