Ruby Clavey

Guest writer

Ruby Clavey is an intern at The Spinoff. She recently graduated from AUT, with a Bachelor of Communication Studies, majoring in journalism. Ruby's passion is reporting on politics, diversity, inequalities and human rights issues.

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Top dog or school dogsbody? The reality of life as a head boy or girl

Is the mahi worth the treats?

By Ruby Clavey | 23rd February, 2021

Skin picking, habit or disorder?
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When cuticle picking becomes a compulsion (and how to give it the flick)

We all have bad habits, picking her cuticles till they bleed is Ruby Clavey’s. She went on a mission to get to the roots of her compulsion – and how she can finally be free of it.

By Ruby Clavey | 22nd November, 2020

The crowd goes wild at Bodyhaus. (Photo: supplied)

A strip club night for queer people, by queer people

Bodyhaus, an Auckland strip club night that debuted last year, returns tonight for a fun, sexy evening that prioritises safe spaces for QPOC (queer people of colour) dancers.

By Ruby Clavey | 6th November, 2020