Students

Students share why they’re ditching school

Unjustified absences have doubled in the last ten years.

  • 24 Jun 24

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.

On the street: When did you send your first nude?

Re: hits the street asking people about their nude-sending habits and thoughts.

Student Side Hustles: Necta

After creating a brand for a marketing assignment at AUT, Noor and Jesse took their idea out of the classroom and into the real world. Necta…

The HPV vaccine, ten years on

In 2009, the HPV vaccine became funded for all females between 12 and 18 years old. The vaccine was introduced to immunise against a virus that…

Schools face off in esports competition

Some represent their school in netball or water polo - and some represent their school in League of Legends. These high school students compete at the…

Students’ passionate pleas to protect our planet

The children are the adults, we know what’s going to happen.People have to act quickly. Walking out of school for a day is more important than…

Aotearoa's climate warriors strike in unison

Students across the country ditched school and marched the streets, passionately calling for immediate action on climate change.

University of Drum and Bass

Partying and Castle Street go together like pizza and beer, Drum and Bass. Welcome to Dunedin's thriving music scene, brought to you by the infamous scarfies…

White Man Behind A Desk: University Funding

From bums on seats to 'better research, better cash', this week White Man Behind A Desk clears up a few questions we had about the…

White Man Behind A Desk: Government Debt

Government debt - it's not all bad. Here's a White Man Behind A Desk to tell you why Aotearoa's billions of dollars of debt can actually…

Half a doctor?

The 2010 cap on student loans means many medical students will be unable to graduate. How can we help students finish med school so they can…

Small Town Post School Future

This group of rural high school students prove that small towns ≠ small dreams.

Re:visit - Castle Street riots

Well, that escalated quickly. In 2009 the Undie 500 went out with a bang as hundreds of drunk students wreaked havoc on Dunedin's Castle Street.