An Interview with Dear Community
This week at Nexus, we were delighted to chat with business owner and content creator Hannah Koumakis, and discuss her journey in founding a non-profit organisation that values friendship, community, and wellbeing. And loads of fun! The organisation, Dear Community, arranges monthly events to bring together women of various ages across New Zealand. There are […]
Pole Dance in Hamilton: Honouring Our Stripping “Foremothers”
Walking into the studio after a long day and shedding my clothing feels so freeing. Zipping up my 8 inch heels and throwing myself around a pole is the best stress relief I’ve found. There are three places to pole in Hamilton: Altitude; The Studio; and High Above. As a pole dance student, I can […]
The Adultification of our Youth
Eighteenth birthdays are always one big celebration. It feels like you’ve escaped those awkward teen years and are finally a “young adult”. You can legally drink, you can vote, and you’re finished (or finishing) high school. Twenty-first birthdays are somehow an even bigger deal. You’re supposedly in your prime, and you’ve started to live a […]
What NOT To Do After A Breakup – Memos My Ex Didn’t Get
If you’re going through a breakup, please accept my deepest condolences. I hope you have a wonderful support system that can lift you up and keep you safe. I completely understand that you must be heartbroken, devastated, *insert other adjectives to describe emotional pain here*. You probably consider your ex-partner to be the worst thing […]
Clean Girl or Mob Wife?
2023 was the year of the clean girl. This was very fortunate for the likes of Glassons, who profusely benefited from the rise in basics and cotton headbands. However, for those like myself who can’t go five minutes without spilling something down themselves, or rock a slick back without genuinely looking like an egg, it […]
The Politics of Language
I have never, and will never, vote for Christopher Luxon. I find him out of touch, condescending, and the type of two-1 caricature who would view his own success as the sole product of his hard work and not the advantages that were given to him through socio-economics, education, race, and privilege. The danger to […]
Post-Summer Skincare
With temperatures dropping as we’ve entered autumn and are gearing up for the inevitable long winter-haul, one of the most important self-care adjustments to consider is your skincare routine. During summer, we focused on lighter layers of products and SPF everything, but now we need to nurture our skin in the cold. From what I’ve […]
Horoscopes – 25/3
Aries Don’t play with people’s hearts or it will play you. Your actions have consequences. Taurus Get some sleep. You have pleased a lot of people, it’s time to rest. Gemini I’m sorry people said you’re mean. You are but that’s okay <3 Live your truth Queen. Cancer Appreciation for cancer women only: you are […]
Horoscopes – 11/3
Aries You’ve started the semester off really well, but you have your first assignment coming up and you’re pretty nervous. Yo, breathe. It’ll be fine. Taurus You’re regretting taking a philosophy paper because it’s not as easy as you thought it would be (we’ve all been there). Trust the process. Gemini Have you been to […]