November has been a pretty amazing month for New Zealand’s literary scene. With two launches of highly anticipated books and the announcement of...
You might have seen the memes going around – it’s almost 2020, what have you achieved this decade?
I’m sure it’s meant good-naturedly (...
I recently talked to a living, breathing human person in the year 2019, who told me “women...
I once heard someone say that hormonal contraception is so effective because after taking it women don’t...
The terrible things to come out of the Trump presidency are insurmountable...
Earlier this year, The New Yorker published a piece that heralded luxury paint company Farrow & Ball as the arbiters of modern taste in...
Cameron Diaz, wearing a golden bikini and blue-tinted shades, steers a speedboat. She’s squinting...
This year, more than ever before, it’s crucial that we make Kirihimete one that is better for our people and our planet. Because the holiday...
We’ve all done it. We’ve all heard our female friends do it. The urge to qualify the fact that you’re a feminist with “But I don’t hate men! I’m...
I didn’t think I would need to say this. Hell, I didn’t think I would need to be told this.
I’m...
Protest Tautohetohe is exciting. To be honest, I didn’t expect that from a book which was produced by museum curators and focuses on objects. I...
You’ve probably heard of the Satisfyer Pro 2 by now. It’s that rose-gold airpod-looking device that’s got folks calling in sick. Users have...
I was on the edge of my seat for most of the duration of Girls of the Sun , a French film by Eva Husson....
There’s nothing more popular than hating things that are popular, and there’s nothing more mainstream than to look at the mainstream with general...
WARNING: Contains major Breaking...
A comprehensive guide to those responsible decisions that we know deep down we should be making already. How many of these planet-friendly habits...
Hashtag Girl Boss spends most of her time in front of a computer. She has a dangerous hunch in her shoulders, a crick in her neck, and a sharp...
Even if you feel like you are. The term ‘impostor syndrome’ is increasingly used to describe a situation where despite someone’s achievements,...
Ellen DeGeneres has walked herself into a bit of controversy lately, after being caught on...
One day my then-boyfriend of two years climbed onto the roof of the school library and...
Calamity of calamities… the world is changing, and sexual harassment is no longer okay. Not that it was ever really okay, but it was undoubtedly “...
Wouldn’t it be great if we lived in a world where conversations about women’s bodies didn’t revolve around: making unsolicited comments about our...
There’s a fantastic moment in the buoyant first hour of Hustlers, the stripper-heist...
In my 23 years on this planet, I have consumed a lot of pop culture. Particularly pop culture that focuses on love and romance. I’ve watched every...
Parris Goebel is the freakiest thing to come out of New Zealand — and I say this with all the love and...
Several years ago, when I was still a baby feminist, I was especially concerned with the number of women running Fortune 500 companies. The...
If you’ve ever done a trash audit, you’ll know that the bathroom is an area of the home that can regularly generate a lot of waste. But that needn...
I sometimes think it's tempting to think of Donald Trump as an idiot. A...
The way I see it, we’re living in a time that will be remembered as history’s tipping point. We either do something or we don’t. The planet, and...
Let Southside rise, not...
I’ve only ever had serious relationships with women. As a queer woman my experience with men is limited to a few young “relationships” extending...
Possum Plows has had enough. As the lead singer of Openside, New Zealand’s premier pop-punk collective, they’ve gifted us countless awesome tunes...
I have always liked shoes. Shoes help you do things and go places. Though my zest for shoes will never rival that of Carrie Bradshaw’s (and I have...
Binge-drinking. It’s as Kiwi as pav, and as common as a gusty day in Wellington. Last week, it was announced that NZ Police are cracking down on ‘...
In what may be one of the better news stories we’ve heard this year, the government has...
If you’re not living under a rock, you’ve...
When I was younger, I wanted to be a cyclist. Specifically, I wanted to be like those sunkissed, helmetless Europeans that you see in the movies...
Around age 10, I start to press my lap against the edge of the kitchen table. No one ever notices and I never make it noticeable. I don’t know...
Since about the age of 15, when I started to learn the basic principles of feminism from extensive amounts of time spent on Tumblr, I have been...
In a landscape of blonde actresses with chiseled jaws and pearly white teeth, there’s something...
Chanel Miller, for years after the Stanford...
I’m 10 years old and the chattering of teeth is audible in the 9am mist. Teachers warm their hands with their breath as kids spread out before...
The recent surge in media coverage of the burning of the Amazon aggravated many people’s eco-anxiety. You don’t need to be a climate scientist or...
To whom it may concern,
As students of Takapuna Grammar...
Whether you love them or not, it’s safe to say that nearly everyone has heard of BTS.
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I’ve only been working full time for four months, so I give everyone who’s been working their whole life full permission to roll their eyes and...
I hear the word self-care tossed around a lot. Sometimes it’s a face mask; sometimes it’s going on a shopping spree; sometimes it’s an expensive...
When I left university, the first time, I was lucky enough to receive an overseas internship. It was incredibly exciting – and tremendously scary...
One of the Great Disappointments of my 2019 will be having missed Alexander Chee at this year’s Auckland Writers Festival. Sadly, it was only...
He calls himself a feminist, but doesn’t do anything to support the claim. He expects a round of applause anyway.
He says he’s a ‘nice guy...
For nerdy girls of the 90s who spent most of their time in the corner with their head in a book (that’s me, hi, nice to meet you), there were a...
I wasn’t taught about the history of our country in the way that I should have been.
At...
If you haven’t heard of The Worst Idea of All...
It’s undeniable - we’re living in truly terrifying times when it comes to the wellbeing of our environment. I feel like I’m barraged with...
Haven’t heard of Frances Hodgkins? You have just over two weeks left to make your way to Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki before the Frances...
A former editor once told me ‘Clickbaity headlines are fine, so long as they’re backed up by quality content.’
I think she was right. As...
“I want my legs as sharp as dogs’ teeth / wild dogs / wild Samoan dogs / the mangy kind that bite...
The first time I had my armpits waxed, I was eleven-years-old. I hadn’t even started intermediate school. As an active kid, I loved the water and...
If you’re a woman who wants equality you best not have breasts.
Alright, you can have them, but they should be small, though not flat, and...
I was first cast out when I told my fellow students in primary school that my family sometimes ate...
Are you craving some bingeable TV shows with good LGBT+ representation? Are you...
