Baz Macdonald
Three animals died at NZ rodeo events this summer
Could this be NZ's last rodeo season?
NZ’s public health system is failing trans people
Thousands of NZers need gender-affirming chest surgeries. The Govt provided 10 in 2021.
'Modern day slavery': How Aotearoa treats seasonal workers
The current treatment of seasonal workers breaches eight different human rights.
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?
It’s not all doom and gloom, let’s celebrate some of 2022’s climate wins
Take a moment to celebrate some of the things being done to make the world a more sustainable place.
How do we get more women in trades? Stop men being dicks
Only 12% of tradespeople are women and sexism is keeping it that way.
Supermarkets told to take Daily Organics Kombucha off their shelves
This comes after it was revealed the non-alcoholic range was over two times the legal alcohol limit.
‘Covid has fucked everyone’: Students on low attendance rates
We reached out to students in the Re: News audience to ask why they think attendance was this low.
Iran: The high risk of execution remains for protesters
Iran hasn’t formally sentenced 15,000 people.
Uh oh: More than half of diseases are made worse by climate change
Of the 375 recorded pathogenic diseases in the world, 58% have been made worse by climate change.
This non-alcoholic kombucha has nearly 3 times the legal alcohol limit
In response to our testing, the Daily Organics co-director said “that’s your opinion”.
New Zealand's suicide rates are the lowest they've been in 13 years
Māori, men and young people are still overrepresented in suicide rates
98% of trans teens don't regret gender-affirming treatments: study
Advocates have witnessed the positive impact access to these treatments can have.
Thou art ‘boring as shit’: Is Shakespeare relevant to NZ in 2022?
"His work is important but that level of revisiting is overkill.”
Listen In music festival attendees demand refund and apology
“It was really busy and chaotic. There were way too many people.”
FBoy Island reinforces rape culture, experts say
Sexual assault prevention advocates say problems with the show run much deeper.
12,000 NZers call on Govt to reform consent law
The petition presenters asked for work on this reform to begin before next year’s election.
‘They don’t seem to give a fuck’: Student climate strike takes aim at Govt
"There is so much we could do, but no one wants to do anything."
54% of young people want to be influencers - but is that a bad thing?
“I just wanted to do something where I get paid for doing me.”
Exploring the horny and heartfelt world of VRChat
"The encounters I had could be split into categories - the heartfelt, the harassing and the horny."
Here’s how your $10 t-shirt is made: fast fashion explained
40% of clothes imported into New Zealand were estimated to be made using forced and child labour.
Students vs Taranaki oil exploration: High Court dismisses case
Student climate activists argued new oil exploration permits breached New Zealand law.
'Zombie fungus' image wins prestigious nature competition
The photos “capture the wonder of the natural world and the growing need to protect it".
Bullying in NZ boarding schools has gone on for generations
“I didn't become a teacher to contribute and work in an environment like this.”
Te reo Māori only became an official language in NZ 35 years ago today
Now almost 25% of Māori speak te reo as a first language.
Kākāpō and pekapeka bow out of NZ's Bird of the Year competition
This year's competition will focus on some of our overlooked and underappreciated birds.
This genre of music makes people feel like they're on psychedelics
11.7% of people said they can use binaural beats to ‘get a similar effect to that of other drugs’.
NZ book critic called transphobic after review of takatāpui poet’s work
Takatāpui poet Essa May Ranapiri released their second poetry collection ECHIDNA in May.
Stop what you're doing and look at the new images from NASA’s telescope
These new pictures show off our universe in never-before-seen detail.
Here is the most detailed image of the universe ever created
This image shows thousands of galaxies, each containing billions of stars.