Zoe Madden-Smith
Policy breakdown: Health
Get an overview of each New Zealand political parties' policy on health.
People tell us what they are struggling to afford
From June 2022 to June 2023, grocery food prices alone increased 12.8%.
Policy breakdown: Rainbow rights
Here's what political parties say they'll do about rainbow rights if they're elected.
Policy breakdown: Education
Here's what political parties say they'll do about education.
Is the ‘truancy crisis’ really a crisis? We ask students
Only 60% of students went to school regularly in Term 1 of this year.
Which political parties get the most donations?
It’s no secret political parties rely heavily on donations to do what they do.
Election issues: Why are so many students skipping school
School attendance was at 70% in 2015, but then declined to just 40% in 2022.
Should gender be part of sex education?
Currently there are guidelines for teaching relationship and sexuality education (RSE).
People tell us the last time they went to the dentist
“If it was free, fucking oath, I’m there.”
Nearly half of NZers can't afford to go to the dentist
NZ’s dental care system is in crisis, what is the fix?
We quiz people on Māori words
Do you know your tuakana from your teina?
Hot ways to ask for consent in te reo Māori
“He pai tēnā?”
I lost my home in the cyclone, now I panic when it rains
“When it rains heavily I’m always alert."
‘It’s part of our culture’: Being fa’afafine in Hawke’s Bay
“I was scared to come here and be bullied."
Trans hate: Young voters on whether enough is being done
Rangatahi tell us if being done to keep trans and non-binary people safe in Aotearoa.
Toilet politics: Trans people more likely to be victims, not perpetrators
“This fear-mongering is an absolute flipping over of what’s correct and who poses a threat to who.”
My life as a trans wahine sex worker
“Even if society rejected us, it didn’t matter. We had our own society.”
We asked people whether we should remove GST on food
“Yes please… because I’m hungry.”
Say goodbye to disposable vapes
From today, all vaping devices sold in NZ will need to have removeable or replaceable batteries.
Why NZ loves doing spots so much
“It appeals to the New Zealand DIY spirit."
I fainted after a cervical smear. I’m so glad we can now self-test
Self-testing is the biggest change to cervical screening since it's conception, what will it change?
This lonely coriander leaf made me cancel HelloFresh
Why does HelloFresh packaging suck so much?
I’m learning to speak up during sex and it's hot
“Looking back, I definitely don't think I enjoyed the majority of the sex that I was having..."
Cheap rent, compromise and stigma: What it's like living with your parents in your 30s
Is it time we get over the stigma of living with your parents as an adult?
We built an off-the-grid life but it took a lot of privilege
“I'm trying to do things now that are going to be helpful for our descendants in like 200 years"
Off The Grid Week: What happens when you ditch the rat race
It sounds freeing. But what would it actually take?
Do you know what the clitoris looks like?
No, that's not a coat hanger, tailbone or the fallopian tube. That my friend, is the clitoris.
The clitoris: Explained
What we all may think is the clitoris - is just the tip of the iceberg.
Dogs love us so much they cry happy tears when they see us
"Dogs have become a partner of humans, and we can form bonds."
What sex advice would you give to your younger self?
“As a bloke, perhaps I'd say to blokes, it's all about the woman.”