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 all over the world, so I get it. It’s hard, sure, but it’s doable and worth it in the long run. Maintaining a friendship or a relationship that’s not in person takes […]

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 said “everyone’s afraid not to wear them” says enough I think.  A drone looking for a missing man finds a bear waking up from hibernation:  I love […]

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 how Kirikiriroa came out to support and bust a boogie, commenting: “Yeah, it felt like the main stage was just packed, especially later in the night […]

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 Road and State Highway 1C.   Why?   One of the consequences of calling Hamilton the city of the future is that it actually kind of is. The […]

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 of Law.   In an interview with the University of Waikato Dr Brenan (pictured) said private companies are rapidly turning asteroid mining into a commercial reality. Firms such as AstroForge and […]

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 as soon as I do too. I’m living in self-catered accommodation, and there’s still not enough parking for us. As much as the rise of petrol prices would cause […]

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 pleasantly surprised by what I walked into. The class size was massive, and with a diverse range of ages it was refreshing to see so […]

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, whether you want to show you care or you’re just trying to get laid. It’s pretty easy, relatively cheap, tastes good, and makes a lot.   Ingredients  Optional upgrades:  Equipment  Method  […]

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 insecurity are turned into a lucrative business model, with “manfluencers” selling courses, communities, and personas as much as ideas. It’s most powerful when Theroux quietly reveals how […]

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 Unknown and slowly losing hope as they draw deeper into the woods, as winter creeps closer, as The Beast draws nearer. If I had to choose one piece […]