Rebekah Holt

Rebekah Holt is a journalist and human guinea pig from New Zealand who is resentfully based in Australia.

Society
Jun 28, 2018

The NZ teen stuck alone in Australian adult immigration detention

A 17-year-old New Zealander is being detained in an Australian immigration detention centre for adults, in direct contravention of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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Society
Dec 19, 2017

Your marvellous year ahead: The Spinoff's exclusive 2018 horoscope

It's been a clusterfuck of a year for nearly all of us, and the sooner we say adios to 2017 the better. But what about next year? Our special guest astrologer has been examining your charts.

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Politics
Sep 6, 2017

Has Jacindamania crossed the ditch? A purely unscientific poll of Kiwi voters in Melbourne

Early voting for New Zealanders living overseas opens today. Rebekah Holt talks to some expat voters to discover whether the Jacinda Effect has taken hold in Australia.

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Society
Jun 11, 2017

Zen and the art of getting your ass spanked

Interested in getting kinky but don't know where to start? A spanking class could be just the introduction you're looking for. Rebekah Holt went along to one.

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