News20 hours ago

Homegrown Returns

After a long eighteen years down in Wellington, the Homegrown music festival made its comeback where it all began, right here in Hamilton. The move was prompted by the popularity

Entertainment20 hours ago

Wet Denim

We sat down with Joe, Luca, Nick and Jack from the 4-piece Pōneke based band Wet Denim on Sunday. Appearing at Homegrown the night before, the band was stoked with

Nexus Breaks the News - 23/3/26

Trump buys all of his staff the same shoes, guesses shoe sizes:   There are so many layers to this that I could make a joke about this with, but the fact he

Entertainment20 hours ago

Long-distance…yay or nay?

Lauren – for  Lots of people say that distance makes the heart grow fonder. I wouldn’t be the first to avidly agree with that, but I have my fair share of long distance connections

Te Ao Māori20 hours ago

He Kura Tūroa

Kia ora, my name is Anaia Rua, and I am from Ngāi Tūhoe & Ngāti Awa. In the following piece, I reflect on the profound connection shared between Aotearoa and our relatives from

Horoscopes20 hours ago

Horoscopes - 23/3/26

Aries: 6 g-spots from The Outback is exactly what you need right now. It will not end badly for you. You will not be kicked out of the club.  Taurus: There’s a reason that pie was

Editorial20 hours ago

Being Sober(ish)

So much of uni culture revolves around drugs. Getting stoned before class with a mate, getting black out drunk at a house party, taking enough gear at Outback to actually enjoy dnb. Not every student

Reviews20 hours ago

IT'S FALL. 

Time for my bi-annual re-watch of Cartoon Network’s Over The Garden Wall. (Those who are politically correct also watch it in September as the creators intended.)  It’s a heartwarming story about two brothers getting lost in The

Reviews20 hours ago

Manosphere Madness 

Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere is a compelling but uneven look at misogynistic online influencers and the young men drawn to them. The film effectively exposes an ecosystem where outrage and

Entertainment20 hours ago

Recipe - Pasta

Less cheap, less easy,   Prep time: 10 minutes  Cook time: 30 minutes  Total time: 40 minutes  Serves: 4  Estimated cost per serve: $5    Why This Slaps ?  This meal is perfect for cooking for someone special,

Entertainment20 hours ago

Random Audit: Nursing 102

Because I failed bio consistently throughout high school, I figured there was no better lecture to run into than one of the first for nursing 102; and I was very

News20 hours ago

Opinion: University Parking

For $3 a day paying for a park on campus, it should be a hell of a lot easier to find a space, but apparently, everyone and their mother wants to circle the place

News20 hours ago

SAVE THE PLANET? LET’S FUCK UP SPACE INSTEAD!

Ok, technically not the view of anyone not wearing a Maga hat or owning Twitter but it isn’t far off, at least according to Dr Anna Marie Brennan, a senior lecturer at the Faculty

News20 hours ago

Should speed limits be lowered on Te Rapa Road?

The Hamilton City Council is proposing lowering the speed limit on a 460m stretch of Te Rapa Road from 80 km/h to 60 km/h. The speed limit change would apply between Hutchinson

Reviews20 hours ago

The Australian Grand Prix; A review from a fan

Rating: +3 I flew to Melbourne last week to watch the 2026 f1 season opener in person, so here is my review of how it was run, and what they

Entertainment1 week ago

YouTube live Concerts 

Are you too broke to go to live concerts? Do you live in an island nation that your favourite artist won’t ever come to? Or maybe they came to Aotearoa, but now it’s over and the

Entertainment1 week ago

Who are we? What do we do? What is the deal? How do you get involved?

Nexus Soundcheck is the heart and soul of music journalism in Kirikiriroa. We want to be at every gig, reviewing every newly released album, and interviewing the best and most promising local

Te Ao Māori1 week ago

Tikanga: Does It Evolve in a Modern World? 

A question I heard recently has been sitting with me: can tikanga evolve in a modern world? It came up during a kōrero between a group of tauira, and it sparked

Reviews1 week ago

Resident Evil Requiem

Ok gang, let’s talk about Resident Evil Requiem. For starters, I’m a big fan of Capcom and have been playing their games for about 8 years now. I was first

Reviews1 week ago

Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour (5/5) 

There are no words to describe this event. I genuinely fked myself going to this concert because after this there won’t be any better concert to go to. Benito is a great guy, one

Reviews1 week ago

? By Bassvictim.

Propelled to the forefront of the whole electroclash/knitted sweater/no-its-not-indie-sleaze-dont-call-it-that London/New York “scene” with their two 2025 albums Basspunk 2 and Forever, Bassvictim’s Ike Clatman and Maria Monrow have had an open messiness to their image that

Entertainment1 week ago

Recipe - Baguette

Easy Baguette (Makes 2 small)   Ingredients   500 g Standard Flour   350ml Lukewarm water   3g Dry Yeast   10g Salt   This is one of the easiest recipes to get into breadmaking.   Mix flour and

Entertainment1 week ago

Random Audit - STGM202

I’m generally not a business or management person, mainly because I don’t like maths besides statistics and I’m bad with money, but for the sake of a random audit I decided to watch a second year strategic management lecture.   The

Entertainment1 week ago

Horoscopes - 16/03/26

Aries- Instead of being a fire sign, try putting the “air” in Aries and fucking relax (and play golf with a Taurus).  Taurus- I see a new friend in your future. It’s very important that

News1 week ago

NOT DEAD YET: Nexus CRITICal response to Otago and OUSA.

Toward the end of the 2010s then Nexus Editor Lyam Buchanan and Critic Editor Joel McManus before people recognised his actual talents in journalism, hatched a scheme to buy Wellington’s

Nexus Breaks the News - 16/03/26

Iran war pushes fuel past $100 usd per barrel:  This is definitely our sign to flood the Hamilton bus system and finally take advantage of that student pricing.  Judith Collins regarding Christopher Luxon: “he’s

News1 week ago

Humanitarian Crisis Deepens for Palestinians in 2026

The humanitarian situation for Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank continues to worsen in 2026, as ongoing violence, restrictions on aid, and political tensions intensify across the region. 

News1 week ago

Te Huia Extension: BREAKING NEWS 

Apparently, there has been a train from Hamilton to Auckland since 2021, and I’m only just learning about it after reading news of a one-year extension to its government funding. As a lifelong

News1 week ago

Extreme Weather in New Zealand Continues to Worsen

It is no surprise for many to hear of the various extreme weather events that have rocked Aotearoa over the past few months (additionally, the past couple of years). From rain, to slips,

Editorial1 week ago

Just Chill TF Out

When something goes wrong – a mistake at work, a poor decision, a friendship that falls apart – it can feel like proof that you’ve failed not just at a situation, but at being