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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An interview with the acclaimed journalist ahead of his appearance in Aotearoa.

‘Everything is becoming a culture war’: Jon Ronson on conspiracies and cycleways

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'The best TV performance of the year is by an actor most British viewers won’t recognise, in a production that most won’t see.'

‘Deserves a Bafta’: After the Party premieres in the UK to five-star reviews 

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The new movie musical is undoubtedly a fun watch, but proof that bigger isn’t always better.

Review: The magic of Wicked and the curse of corporate greed

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There are calls for New Zealand’s Family Violence Act to name economic harm as a standalone type of violence.

Financial forms of family violence affect one in seven of us – but the law is lagging

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My parents are finally getting divorced. So why do I feel like my stepdad's feelings are still my problem?

Help Me Hera: Should I cut contact with my ex-stepdad?

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Gang members say it will create more problems, but the government argues it's about improving public safety.

Will banning gang patches actually make New Zealand safer?

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It’s a shambles of our own making, but it’s still one we can turn around.

It’s not too late to halt the death spiral of New Zealand’s public health system

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The 'free ride' for gangs has ended, says the government. But it might not be that simple.

The gang patch ban is now in force. What’s going to happen?

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The bill's author reflects on what it means for the Samoan community.

New law gives up to 3,480 Samoan elders back their right to NZ citizenship

For the first time in at least 150 years, the sound of wild kiwi can be heard at night in the wild west of Wellington. This month The Side Eye investigates a community-led project showing how to nurture kiwi the right way.

The Side Eye is a monthly non-fiction comic by Toby Morris, supported by NZ On Air. 

The Spinoff

The Side EyeMay 26, 2023

The Side Eye: Anahera, our neighbour

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