Janhavi Gosavi

How to make the most out of your health appointment

Here’s what questions to ask and what your rights are as a patient.

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."

What our drug use looks like in 2024

Drug prices have dropped and cocaine use is on the up.

We asked event organisers what they’re doing to make shows accessible

“It shouldn't have to be us begging for accessibility, it should be built in”.

Mental health is driving absences. Should schools change how it's recorded?

55% of chronically absent students said mental health was a reason for absence, an ERO report shows.

  • 22 Nov 24

In photos: Hīkoi mō te Tiriti reaches Wellington

Tens of thousands of people marched in Wellington for the final day of the nationwide hīkoi.

Uni classes in person: Is it necessary?

We asked three students if they think in-person attendance is still important.

A look inside Wellington's new $50 million facility for people in need

Wellington City Mission’s new facility has a free supermarket, healthcare, accommodation and more.

  • 01 Nov 24

Why are NZers hooked on Temu, and should we be?

A quarter of New Zealand adults have recently shopped on Temu, a new study shows.

In photos: What young Indian NZers wore to garba this year

Garba is a social dance during Navaratri, a Hindu festival that honours the divine feminine.

Lube-shaming is a thing, but it doesn’t have to be

Why are some people being talked out of using lube during sex?

Long hours, physical labour, sore backs: What it takes to make it into WOW

A designer and a performer tell us about the work they put into the World of Wearable Arts.

This 15-year-old is helping 150 kids train at the gym

FitTeens is a Pasifika-founded gym programme by and for teenagers.

Streaming is becoming less common in NZ schools, should we stop doing it?

Grouping students based on their abilities isn't popular with everyone.

  • 27 Sep 24

Five months into the school phone ban, here’s how students are finding it

Teens say the ban is helping them concentrate but there’s many issues with it.

A Sikh scripture was recently translated into te reo, should more follow?

Religious groups tell us about their journeys with te reo Māori.

“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.

Why some parents lie to get kids into schools they’re not in-zone for

And how zoning has created inequalities.

  • 07 Sep 24

Young NZers are voting in local elections but why aren’t more running?

A young mayor and deputy mayor explain what barriers might stand in the way.

Should NZ have public holidays to celebrate multiculturalism?

A migrant organisation wants New Zealand to recognise it’s multicultural.

Rising obesity and discrimination: What Asian NZers’ health looks like

Four facts from the latest health report about Asian New Zealanders.

Growing up Tongan in Timaru

Two young Tongans talk about feeling at home in South Canterbury.

How to get help for harmful sexual behaviour

It doesn’t have to be “an unfixable evil”.

Racism impacts health, wellbeing and identity of rangatahi Māori

It shouldn't fall on young Māori to fight structural racism, researcher says.

‘You did this’: Research shows NZ has a culture of victim blaming

“Victim blaming doesn't discriminate. Anyone can do it and anyone can be blamed.”

Seriously, why is everyone I know moving to Australia?

G’day mate? More like goodbye mate.

Why you might feel like an imposter at work

Feel like you're faking it? So do half of New Zealanders, research shows.

3 teenagers tell us what pride means to them

Celebrating pride in schools gives queer students a “light at the end of the tunnel”.

NZers can't afford to keep their homes warm and it affects renters more

Renters are four to six times more likely to experience energy hardship.