The Side Eye

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This is how you do it. A new comic on the incredible group bringing kiwi back to the wilds of Wellington.

The Side Eye: Anahera, our neighbour

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New Zealand is among the worst in the world at offering parental leave for partners. Why do we expect one parent to do it all alone?

The Side Eye: Case of the missing dads

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In 1995, Otago and All Blacks flanker Josh Kronfeld used his head – literally – to make a unique protest.

The Side Eye: Sticking your neck out

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The final instalment of The Side Eye investigates a small town mystery and uncovers a hidden gem: 82-year-old Errol Johnstone, a master of his craft.

The Side Eye: Signs of life

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After Cyclone Gabrielle, Tairāwhiti faces a universal question: when it comes to the environment, have we got the guts to choose long-term solutions over short-term fixes?<br />
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The Side Eye: Deeper roots

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In times of difficulty, people have always found less powerful groups on whom to blame all of society's problems. 

The Side Eye: The trans tipping point

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Lifestyle tweaks and good intentions aren't enough. The events of the last few weeks are a reality check, and we need serious change now.

The Side Eye: A climate change reality check

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Once you notice them, you'll start seeing them everywhere. The Side Eye zooms in on a tiny but telling detail: the glitchy macron.

The Side Eye: The Stink A

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Your landlord might expect you to leave their rental spotless before they give your bond back, but the law says otherwise.

The Side Eye: Reasonably clean and tidy

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When it comes to public health, why do the same people keep getting left behind?

The Side Eye’s Two New Zealands: The left behind

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Most young people will have seen porn well before they start actually having sex. Here's what you need to know about the difference between the two.

The Side Eye: Porn sex and real sex

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A comic about Tāmaki Makaurau's volcanoes and reckoning with the past.

The Side Eye: We destroyed mountains

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We've all got teeth, so why can only some of us afford to look after them? 

The Side Eye: The high price of bad teeth

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Why are we so bad at talking about wealth inequality?

The Side Eye’s Two New Zealands: The Table

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'We are counsellors, we are social workers, we are a lot of things to a lot of different people at different times'

Pacific profiles: Meet the Southside Aiga Midwives, who serve whānau in the heart of Māngere

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A new campaign is targeting ASB due to its Kiwisaver funds having investments into Motorola, a company that supplies Israel's military.  

Public pressure mounts for Kiwisaver funds to invest ethically 

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When we have ministers for racing and for space, it's indefensible that there's no one to stare down the tech giants that govern our digital lives. 

We need a minister for big tech, and we need one now

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We attempt to count the number of times the thunderous haka in the NZ parliament has been viewed around the world. 

The haka that circled the globe

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A new generation is leading the hīkoi for tino rangatiratanga and Māori self-determination.

Ka tuku te rākau: Handing over the baton of protest to a new generation

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The CEOs of Westpac and Kiwibank are contemplating quitting Facebook over its inaction on scams.

Banks are grappling with a scam ‘crisis’ while Facebook profits from it

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When the Toitū te Tiriti hīkoi hit Auckland, Aotearoa's most multicultural and (arguably) fashionable city rose to the occasion.

Toitū te Tiriti hīkoi fits: Savage style for seasoned steezers

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Dog of the month: Georgie, who would like The Spinoff to rank peanut butters

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Anna Rawhiti-Connell reflects on the week that was.

The Weekend: In defence of Auckland’s ‘incredibly’ expensive Christmas tree

At the end of last century, New Zealand was preparing for apocalypse. The Side Eye looks back at the Y2K bug phenomenon and asks: was it all a scam?

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The Side Eye is a monthly non-fiction comic by Toby Morris, supported by NZ On Air. Read the rest of the series 

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This time 20 years ago, New Zealand was preparing for apocalypse. The Side Eye looks back at the Y2K bug phenomenon 20 years later and asks if it was all a scam. 

The Spinoff

The Side EyeDecember 19, 2019

The Side Eye: Bugged Out

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The Side EyeDecember 19, 2019

The Side Eye: Bugged Out

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