Nature’s comeback tour: 11 wins that prove conservation worksSome feel-good nature wins to start your year. By Allison Hess | 23rd January, 2025Guest writer
Help Me Hera: Why does every catch-up feel like a job interview?A lot of my friendships these days feel more like external audits, and it's making me dread our coffee dates. By Hera Lindsay Bird | 23rd January, 2025
The cost of being: A 19-year-old studying in the US on a full scholarship'I’m 14,000 kilometres away from home nine months out of the year and am very much on my own. It’s definitely a bit daunting at times.'By The Cost of Being | 21st January, 2025
A short history of permanent temporary buildings in New ZealandIf there's one thing this country loves, it's holding onto stopgap structures for decades past their original use-by date.By Mat Brown | 20th January, 2025
What happens to tramping poo?Sometimes a long drop is just the beginning of a turd's journey.By Gabi Lardies | 20th January, 2025
A decade of painful sexPainful penetrative sex isn't just a medical symptom. It's a brick wall, a monster, an unwanted third partner in the bed.By Amber O’Sullivan | 20th January, 2025Guest writer
Pacific profiles: Meet the three friends behind Ōtautahi collective Brown Town'We found a home in each other and realised the huge need for many more brown people living in Ōtautahi to have something like this.'By Litia Tuiburelevu | 18th January, 2025Guest writer
The cost of being: A ‘conscious and curious’ mum who works in insurance'My childhood and adolescent years were strict, sensible, and often sad... I decided to give our son a better, happier childhood.'By The Cost of Being | 17th January, 2025Guest writer
OpinionGolriz, I think I get it — I shoplifted tooThe reasons people commit crime are often the same, whether they're rich or poor.By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 16th January, 2025Staff writer
World celebrates Gaza ceasefire dealThe agreement will ease Palestinians’ suffering, but international agencies will struggle to meet the massive need for humanitarian relief.By Catherine McGregor | 16th January, 2025Contributing writer
The worst Google reviews of New Zealand’s best trampsOur prized tracks are frequently listed among the best in the world. They’re also, sorry to report, dusty, boring mountains with no gift shops, hobbits or TikTok.By Gabi Lardies | 16th January, 2025Staff writer
Help Me Hera: I’ve already broken four of my five new year resolutionsI can’t help but feel that my 2025 is cursed already. Should I start over, or give up and wait for 2026?By Hera Lindsay Bird | 16th January, 2025Contributing writer
How a $1.50 coffee became a priceless lesson in ethical journalismA cautionary tale of how writing a quick news banger can leave you with a guilty conscience.By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 16th January, 2025Staff writer
Goodbye to the classroom: Where and how home-educated students learnOver 10,000 school students in New Zealand learn outside of school, but that doesn’t mean they’re always at home.By Gabi Lardies | 16th January, 2025Staff writer
Is it OK to nark on the cops? An argument with myselfGoogle Maps navigation now lets you report police sightings while driving. But should you do it?By Anna Rawhiti-Connell | 15th January, 2025Senior writer
How banks can make climate pledges – then keep funding fossil fuelsDespite making net-zero commitments, big banks have lent fossil fuel companies billions of dollars.By Shanti Mathias | 15th January, 2025Staff writer
Staring down the ‘silent epidemic’ of myopia in childrenShortsightedness in kids is skyrocketing overseas. Is New Zealand next?By Shanti Mathias | 15th January, 2025Staff writer
Cruel summer: A whinge from those who didn’t get a sunny holidayThe dream of a winter Christmas is well and truly alive in some parts of New Zealand this summer.By Alex CaseySenior writer & Tara Ward | 14th January, 2025Staff writer
Here’s what Aotearoa might have looked like today if we legalised weed in 2020Five years ago, we voted against legalising cannabis. But what if the referendum had gone the other way?By Rachel Judkins | 14th January, 2025Contributing writer
The cost of being: A high-earning 30-something who avoids impulse spending'I'm known to be pretty terrible at buying fun things just for me.'By The Cost of Being | 14th January, 2025Guest writer
