Classic opening question, How did you get into photography? I used to steal my Mum’s point and shoot film camera when I was just a kid,maybe about 9 or 10. I would “style” my sister and get her to pose like the kids in the Pumpkin Patch clothing catalogues (+1
Written by Kata Roberts According to my AncestryDNA results, I’m made up of 63% European and 37% Māori heritage, which basically means I’m a walking Treaty negotiation. I’m proud of both sides, but it’s the Māori side I’ve always felt more connected to. That’s why it stings when I don’t
By Nova Te Hapua Mauri ora e hoa mā! My names Nova, I’m a Kaupapa Māori researcher in all things īkura,menstruation. Okay, before you freak out and turn the page thinking I’m one of those witchy woo woo paint with your period blood girls, which kei a koe if that’s
By Emere Paku It is no secret that the mamae of losing our reo and culture at the hands of colonisation is an intergenerational heavy load of baggage to carry, and no matter how much we do to try and unload its contents, it weighs just as heavy as before.
From Nanny. (Te Atamihi Papa) Kia ora raa kei aku mokopuna, Today, I walked through your Marae, Poohara and thought of you. I want to tell you what I saw, what I felt and what I remembered so you will always know how much your tuupuna gave to this place,
It’s a general understanding that people who ski and people who snowboard aren’t the best of friends, but given the choice of trying out the board my uncle didn’t want anymore, I couldn’t help but want to give it a go. Spoiler alert, the bruises all over my knees and
How and where did you get into skating? My eldest brother skated a bit in like 89-90 so that was my first introduction to it, but it was around the end of 1995 when I was at Wellington High School that I really started to get into skating, that Christmas
Graffiti has been a symbolic message for anti-establishment and self-expression in New Zealand since the 1980s. As an art form it has always been a creative method of showcases artists work though graffiti has had multiple uses in our streets beyond being beautiful pieces. One of the most known usages
For many people, the sight of a skatepark brings up certain stereotypes: noisy teenagers, risky tricks, and a space that feels unwelcoming to outsiders. But spend even 10 minutes watching what’s really going on, and you’ll see a very different picture. Yes, skateboarding has a rebellious history, but that’s part
Written by Toby brocelbank and Aya Birt There’s an inherent masochistic association with skate parks and street skating. A general understanding that one day you’ll push a little too far and end up kissing the pavement or twisting a limb the wrong way. For some people that’s the point. Injuries
Where and how did you learn to skate? Haumoana – Hawkes Bay,Taking my board to Intermediate and rolling down some pathways was the first trick and then acid dropping off small curbs. Then got more serious a couple years later around 14-15 a friend leant me a Santa Cruz video
If you somewhat frequently browse the comment sections of Instagram or Facebook posts about film casting, you may notice some discourse around the race swapping of characters in various films. While this debate isn’t new, one of the most significant moments came from Disney’s live action of The Little Mermaid,
Crush of the Week Sydney Sweeney While Cassie Howard (Euphoria) can be really irritating, the actress who plays her is capturing hearts like there’s no tomorrow. Sydney Sweeney has become the “It Girl” of our lives and we are not complaining. Anyone with eyes can tell that she’s absolutely gorgeous,
Nexus Editor Toby sat down with Teaching Fellow, Paul Ashman, to discuss his perspective on education. Who taught the teachers that taught teachers how to teach teachers? Aaah, the chicken or the egg in an educational context. For me, Mr Aldridge was my inspiration to teach and now I’m teaching
Tackling Why The Arts Should Deserve Your Respect “How will you get a job?” “The Arts aren’t an essential area” “STEM is more useful” These are questions art students know all too well. For years senior advisors and Governments have been pushing STEM subjects as the most important thing to
‘Teens to twenties is the only time of life where your body functions well enough to party till 4am, then be present in your 9am lecture.’ Doing a little key and having a little line is all fun and games… until someone takes too much, and you all end up
“I’m too fucked to drown myself in my work.” An annihilated Dylan sits in the light of the Ruakura McDonalds. The fluorescence pokes at my eyelids like a witch’s finger, wreaking all sorts of fucking havoc on my brain. What I remember – not a lot, and not anything I
Defined simply, fascism is a political ideology that reflects authoritarian, forcibly monolithic, and ultranationalist beliefs. Often assumed under a dictator, the far-right mold is linked to militarism, autocratic action, and the fatal suppression of minority groups. While this extremist model isn’t at all new, the term fascism was launched in
“Conservative sentiment is seemingly growing bolder” In recent years, fascism has made a terrifyingly large comeback. While history does tend to repeat itself, especially with cases of far-right groups is still scary to bear witness to, nonetheless. From Trump getting elected in, his wingman instantly performing a Nazi salute, “Conservative
“Why do gay people talk like THAT? Why can’t they just talk normal? Why do they sound so annoying? Why do they have to ‘rub their gayness in my face’?” Wow miss thing, slow down with that shade before I read you diva. It’s giving rude. Serving uneducated. Maybe queer
In a world ruled by Queens, what is it like to be a king? A Drag King, that is. With reality shows like RuPaul’s drag race skyrocketing the art of drag into the popular consciousness over the last decade and a half, drag queens seem to be everywhere, but what
Watching the enrolments start to come in. By the second week of March we can predict very accurately the income of the University for each year, and thus I know how much leeway I have after I have paid everyone. There is enough variation in the timing of enrolments from
Kyoto, Japan Living in Kyoto as a matcha farmer immersed me in Japan’s traditions. The city blends ancient temples with modern life. Mornings spent harvesting matcha and nights in the Gion district felt like living in two worlds. Watching a geisha perform in a tea house was surreal. Kyoto taught
As an angel with a ‘brat’ tattoo that I did myself the day after the album’s release, I felt qualified to get some coverage for Nexus of Laneway 2025. I definitely wasn’t going for Charli anyway, and my priority was certainly journalism and not club classics. Walking around the festival,
So, you’ve found the love of your life (or you matched with someone on Hinge) and you’re struggling to think of interesting, exciting, unique ways to spend time with them. A Restaurant? Been done before. Netflix and Chill? Have some class. The Movies? Where’s the originality? Fear not, my useless
During Tommy Robinson’s London ‘Unite the Kingdom’ ‘Free Speech’ rally on Sunday, amid showcases of flags featuring America’s Don’t Tread on Me flag, songs calling for Palestine to be shoved up the arse, and hope for a 1776 style revolution, the British anti-immigration rally platformed Aotearoa New Zealand’s very own
On August 31st, across Australia, something like fifty-two thousand pairs of feet, according to some estimates, come marching out onto the streets, toting the southern cross and their blue, whites and reds. (not to be confused with America’s patented Red, White and Blue) In Melbourne, people from all walks of
Donald Trump said he hopes the nation will heal following Charlie Kirk’s assassination. However, in an interview he stated that “a radical left group of lunatics” may stand as a barrier for this. The Trump Administration has asked for $58 million for security to protect the executive and judicial branches
Remember the massive peaceful Los Angeles ICE protests that went on in June? Because that shit has been STRIPPED from media. At though the protests in LA and several other states somehow seem to have vanished into thin air, this is not the case at all. Think, hundreds of people
Since 1955 around 170,000 South Korean children have been essentially exported to foreign countries for adoption. In March of this year, the South Korean government admitted responsibility for facilitating this exploitative industry. An investigation into human rights violations within these adoption agencies was launched by the South Korean government in
Skateboarding video content is difficult to typologise, is it B-roll film, Cinema proper, YouTube content, or a Deluezian multimedia nomadic “assemblage”? Given its recent addition to the cultural landscape, and relatively minimal academic treatment thus far, I attempt to analyse skateboarding film in its style, form, and as a system
HURL HURRELL TO HELL Fonterra big boss – and I say big with zero exaggeration, look at the guy – Miles Hurrell made it clear that the cost of butter is not something he intends to do anything about… In long words, this means that Fonterra will continue to talk
A supermodel who dazzled the fashion world and landed in Vogue’s pages has been exposed as a total fake, created with artificial intelligence. The striking “woman” in a recent Guess advertisement was revealed, in obscure fine print, to be a digital invention—not a human at all. The move has triggered
The Salvation Army has released a report which has revealed that one in 1000 New Zealander’s are currently without any form of shelter. Other information included in the data has found that 14 in 1000 are living in what is considered uninhabitable housing and currently 57,000 women across the motu
Big news at Lans’ household. It was their mother’s birthday. Everyone say happy birthday to her. Lans’ dad spent the night curating disgusting shots to get rid of the shitty alcohol they have accumulated over the years. Lans’ spent most of the night in Kahoot’s with a couple fawning over
I’m not sure if readers will find this surprising or not, but on our Nexus editors’ team, 50% of us are screen and media students. Do you want to know what that means? 50% of our team self-diagnoses as having good taste in films. To truly put to the test
Ozzy Osbourne was truly a legend. We have all heard the infamous biting a bat’s head off, but Osbourne has done much crazier. In 1981, while in a meeting with CBS Records brass, he supposedly got “pissed off” waiting for his cue from Sharon, that he bit off a head
