In stories of unrest in New Caledonia, Kanak voices should not be an afterthoughtNo one condones violence, but the Kanaks are once again feeling like they are being silenced.By Joseph Xulué | 20th May, 2024Guest writer
Bearing witness to a confession of murderNearly 30 years ago, two people told me they'd killed a woman they knew. I thought the truth would come out, that others would tell it. In the end, I had to. By Tina Cartwright | 18th May, 2024
A life storyWhen he died, my friend Doug got no media obituary. Hardly anyone outside his tiny rural community knew him. But everyone inside that community did.By David Hill | 18th May, 2024
Do you recognise anybody in these 150-year-old photographs?They were among the first people in the country to have their photo taken. Now their identities are a mystery.By Calum Henderson | 18th May, 2024
Enduring the voyage of the tatauA stunning essay on the spiritual, familial and personal struggle of receiving a tatau.By Loveni S Enari | 18th May, 2024
It’s OK to ask a loved one if they’re feeling suicidalIn fact, it’s a critical first step to helping them. By Gráinne Patterson | 17th May, 2024Guest writer
‘All our rabbits are dead’: 10 moments of national insignificance from the NZ ArchivesBecause history isn't just about the big-ticket items.By Hera Lindsay Bird | 16th May, 2024Contributing writer
Help Me Hera: I want to switch hairdressers but I feel sooo guilty about itShould I tell her before I see someone else? Invent a story about being stuck overseas? Grow my hair long?By Hera Lindsay Bird | 16th May, 2024Contributing writer
Living across the road from Loafers LodgeIn some ways, I couldn't have been closer to the tragedy. In others, I was a whole universe away.By Kristin Kelly | 16th May, 2024Guest writer
Deadnaming, insults and harassment: trans Corrections officer brings landmark human rights case against employerExclusive: A transgender man is bringing an unprecedented human rights case against the Department of Corrections. He tells Alex Casey about his experience at work and what he’s fighting for. By Alex Casey | 16th May, 2024Senior writer
Thousands of New Zealand students have to work for free each year. Is that fair?'Placement poverty' has just been addressed in Australia's budget, and a campaign in Aotearoa is pushing for change here too.By Shanti Mathias | 15th May, 2024Staff writer
The cost of being: A sex worker with a taste for luxury shoppingSix years ago I was living off a benefit and so broke I would steal tampons. Now I make at least $120,000 a year. By The Cost of Being | 14th May, 2024Guest writer
‘Eat the bugs’: a short history of yet another global conspiracySeen comments on social media about eating bugs? Byron Clark explains the short history of our latest conspiracy.By Byron C Clark | 14th May, 2024Guest writer
‘I get bread and milk in the mail’: Why the decline of post will hurt rural communitiesRural post is essential but expensive, and residents are worried about its future. By Rachel Judkins | 14th May, 2024Contributing writer
How to cope with not seeing the aurora this weekend when everyone else didLife is hard enough without also missing out on rare celestial phenomenaBy Shanti Mathias | 13th May, 2024Staff writer
The Steve Awards 2024: Honouring the year’s worst Mother’s Day marketingOut of gift ideas for mum? You can't go wrong with a bottle of toilet cleaner and a new squeegee.By Emily Writes | 11th May, 2024Contributing writer
The Sunday Essay: A buzzy yearMy husband is posted overseas for 12 months and I'm armed with an expensive, newfangled vibrator. Will I miss him? By Penny Burrows | 11th May, 2024Guest writer
Help Me Hera: Are my friend’s compliments of our other mate designed to terrorise me?She doesn't have a single kind word for me and it's getting under my skin.By Hera Lindsay Bird | 9th May, 2024Contributing writer
‘Your agency is taken away’: When endometriosis treatment changes without your consentIn 2019, an Auckland woman woke up from surgery to find that she had undergone a treatment she didn’t consent to.By Alex Casey | 9th May, 2024Senior writer
OpinionWhy we’re fighting to save Te Huia, the Hamilton-Auckland trainIt's not perfect, but it it's a start – and it sure beats sitting in traffic.By Georgie Dansey | 8th May, 2024Guest writer