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Eda Tang

Guest writer

Which stories will be soon miss out on? (Image: Tina Tiller)

The voices that vanish in a decimated newsroom

How will the recent wave of job cuts impact ethnic diversity in the media?

By Eda Tang | 24th April, 2024

Some hairdressers are charging for their service, and then again for your cut hair. (Image: Anna Rawhiti-Connell)

Do you know where your hair goes after it’s cut?

Eyebrow wigs, oil spills, or Facebook Marketplace: where your cut hair ends up is anyone's guess.

By Eda Tang | 10th April, 2024

If a student deserves an Excellence grade, they’re meant to get it regardless of how their peers perform. (Image: Tina Tiller)

Can all students be excellent?

Students and teachers have long suspected students are still being graded on a bell curve. Are they?

By Eda Tang | 14th March, 2024

The 10 year limit on storing embryos and gametes is causing some patients heartache. (Image: Tina Tiller)

Why this grandmother wants the law changed for her grandson’s sperm

Critics say the IVF law is outdated, arbitrary and 'unduly harsh', and they're fighting to have it changed.

By Eda Tang | 4th March, 2024

The proposed police approach is a de facto decriminalisation through inaction, according to law professor Carrie Leonetti. (Photo: Andrew Quilty/Getty)

Did we just decriminalise family violence?

Police recently proposed a 'managed withdrawal' from family harm callouts. Critics say they’re washing their hands of the problem.

By Eda Tang | 27th February, 2024

Photo: Nathan Blundell

Poll tax apology: To know our history is to know ourselves

On the anniversary of the poll tax apology, we explore how the history of Chinese New Zealand can help shape its future.

By Eda Tang | 15th February, 2024

It’s a time for new beginnings. (Photos supplied, additional design by Tina Tiller)

Here’s how Asian New Zealanders will be celebrating Lunar New Year

Roast pork, potlucks and pocket money will help usher in the Year of the Dragon.

By Eda Tang | 7th February, 2024

Ms Zhang and Guo Hua Huang outside the office of a company they say owes over $100,000 in wages to Huang and Zhang’s friend (Photo: Eda Tang)

Desperation and denials as pay dispute prompts office protest

They're outside a North Shore office claiming they're owed more than $100,000 in unpaid wages. The boss of the company based there claims it's nothing to do with him.

By Eda Tang | 26th January, 2024

At Tūranagawaewae (Photo: Eda Tang)

How an unknown app helped mobilise 10,000 people at Tūrangawaewae

Te hui aa motu was a showcase of community mobilisation and cooperation. And one app proved particularly useful.

By Eda Tang | 22nd January, 2024

Image: Archi Banal

‘Nothing happens unless you scream’: Why some patients can’t tell their own stories

Privacy waivers allow patients to pass their confidential health information to the media. So why is Te Whatu Ora declining to honour them?

By Eda Tang | 22nd January, 2024