Zoe Madden-Smith
Vapes are prescription-only in Australia. Should NZ do the same?
Or will that just create more problems.
‘I rate the pork bun a 10’: Food reviews at Polyfest 2024
“I’m eating a pāua bomb. Magnificent, 10 out of 10.”
Bombs, back slaps and the V shape: at the Manu World Champs
“I started manuing as soon as I was conscious.”
Music is my big brother: Poetik and Kumbaya in studio
“Music became my big brother. It raised us up when we didn't have no one there for us.”
Surviving on Great Barrier Island means living off the land
”Grandad always said, you gotta be a useless bugger if you go hungry here.”
PM Chris Hipkins answers your questions
“Oh, crikey, that's quite a question.”
People tell us why they showed up to the Posie Parker protest
“It didn’t turn out as a peaceful protest but that usually always happens when two groups collide."
Posie Parker gets sauced and shut down before she can speak
Thousands of counter-protesters showed up and shouted “go home Posie” on Saturday.
People tell us how it feels to be at Pasifika Festival
“It feels like we're home. I feel full.”
Teachers tell us why they are striking
“My salary is about $50,000 and I’ve been a teacher for six years now. It’s not enough.”
Humans need bees just as much as they need us
Who runs the world? Bees.
Women tell us the worst DMs they've received
From dick pics to sugar daddy requests, women tell us the worst DMs they’ve received online.
Message from Piha: Do not come here
“If you want to do anything for a place that you love, don't come.”
I’m 23 and I want to remove my uterus
“This hypothetical boyfriend doesn’t have a uterus that’s in pain, I do."
I’m a sex worker…and I’m asexual
“I have no intention of leaving the industry. This is a part of my identity.”
I left my job to sell second hand clothes online | Show Us Your Money
“I’ve never gone into an op shop and seen a shortage of clothing."
In My Opinion: It’s not safe to be queer in Christchurch
Christchurch’s queer community talk about what it’s like for them on a night out.
The Christchurch neighbourhood that smells like ass crack
The smell is so bad some residents are leaving for good.
My Christian fundamentalist upbringing in Auckland
“The whole concept of the purity ring negated consent; we never learned what consent was.”
In My Opinion: NZ should wipe all cannabis possession charges
“In the last year alone, 44% of cannabis convictions were applied to Māori."
Asking people how much their outfit costs: Christchurch edition
“Pretty much everything I am wearing is second hand.”
Should NZ wipe weed possession convictions? We asked people on the street
"It's complicated."
Asking people how much their outfit costs
"We love a thrifty queen."
Asking people how much money they have in savings
“Nowadays you have to save for today, tomorrow and the future as well."
Taranaki father on why living rurally doesn’t save him money
“The system that so desperately wants people off the system was trapping us in the system.”
Why this Taranaki couple earning $165k want to live with their parents
"Working to help whānau, that's my purpose of life aye."
How to ask your boss for a pay rise
Asking for a raise can feel awkward, uncomfortable and just plain terrifying.
Celebrating Matariki as non-Māori
"You’re going to be playing some beats while I am planting the trees.”
‘Most the kids have uncles that are blackpowers’: Growing up in Pātea
Re: talked to two teens growing up in the town behind NZ's greatest ever tune, 'Poi E'.