Baz Macdonald
What it's really like being a female tradie in NZ
Brooke Thompson is one of just only 2% of female electricians in Aotearoa,
I’m getting top surgery to finally feel comfortable in my body
“It’s just not me. It’s just not right. I can’t explain it.”
You probably didn’t vote in the local elections but it's not your fault
Experts say the system is broken, creating barriers between young people and local government.
Kiwi doesn’t represent everyone in Aotearoa
Kiwi has been a national identifier in New Zealand since the early 1900s.
We fell in love in a VR chatroom
"In VR we can be whoever we want or whatever we want."
What rural fashion says about NZ culture
“There's nowhere here that you need to be dressed up to go. This is us. This is how we are.”
Her best friend died at a Dunedin flat party. Now she's calling for change
Megan Prentice's best friend Sophia Crestani died in an overcrowded flat party in 2019.
How Dunedin became the MDMA capital of NZ
Wastewater testing shows MDMA use has gone up 40% in the last three years in the Southern region.
Six60 paid our rent for a year
We went to Ōtepoti/Dunedin to meet the first-ever recipients of Six60's new scholarship.
How our dead bodies can be good for the planet
Cremating one person requires the same energy as the average New Zealand household uses in a month.
Ranking the best masks to protect you from Covid-19
My Vaccine pass will soon no longer be required. Masks, however, are just as vital as ever.
Russians in NZ tell us how they feel about Putin
"We have a common enemy - this enemy called Vladimir Putin."
Covid on Castle Street: the Otago studentville outbreak
1 in 5 people have tested positive in the last week in Dunedin.
How convoy protestors are setting up for the long haul in Wellington
The convoy protest outside Parliament has been going for 10 days.
We ask the anti-mandate convoy why they're protesting
As we enter day four of the convoy protest in Wellington, there doesn't appear to be a clear end in sight. We hit the streets to…
The everyday NZers hunting down online conspiracy theorists
Update (18/05/22):
During the protest at Parliament in Wellington, a research centre called The Disinformation Project reviewed social media data daily.
On March 2, hundreds of protesters were…
Aroha in the moana: Meet NZ’s cutest freediving couple
Freedivers Reremoana and Dion have built their love along the seabed of Tairāwhiti/Gisborne.
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.
The impact of dairy on our freshwater | Milk and Money | Episode 2
In Episode 2: Water, we explore the state of freshwater in New Zealand.
NZ doubled our dairy cows in 30 years, but it took 600% more fertiliser | Milk and Money | Episode 3
“We don’t exactly know how many cows we could sustain, but it’s a hell of a lot less than we have."
How Aotearoa built its dairy empire on billions of dollars of debt | Milk and Money | Episode 1
Milk and Money, our series investigating the dairy industry is here.
Why our dairy cows produce more emissions than our cars | Milk and Money | Episode 4
“The right thing to do is for all us dairy farmers to try to pull our weight."
Our soil quality has been declining for decades. Dairy is making it worse | Milk and Money…
“In a teaspoon of soil, there are as many microbes than there are mammals on the planet."
Why we may not need cows to make milk | Milk and Money | Episode 6
Half of calves in New Zealand are killed within days or weeks of being born.
Should Aotearoa cut ties with the Queen?
Is it time to cut ties with the Queen? We take a deep dive into all sides of this issue.
2020 in 2 minutes
A 2020 wrap-up to end all 2020 wrap-ups. Here’s 2020 summed up in two minutes.
We asked a graphic designer to rate election billboards
Wellington graphic designer Matt does deep analysis of the colours, grammar and symbols of election billboards in the Ōhāriu electorate.
The simple guide to dealing with online conspiracy
A step-by-step guide on what to do when you encounter a piece of unverified information online.
More affordable, more walkable and more resilient: plans for Wellington’s CBD
How Wellington's CBD will keep up with its rapid population growth.