OBITUARIES 

Towards the end of August, we were rocked by a string of high-profile deaths.  On the 25th of the month, the Queen of Country, American Singer-Songwriter, actress and philanthropist Dolly Parton passed away in Nashville Tennessee following a battle with Cancer. Parton is of course remembered for her music career with songs like 9 to […]

Apprently Kids Need to Touch More Grass 

The Government has introduced legislation that would prevent children under 16 from holding accounts on major social media platforms, putting New Zealand alongside a growing number of countries attempting to restrict young people’s access to social media.  The Online Safety (Minimum Age and Child Safety Risk Assessment) Bill, introduced to Parliament on 24 August, would […]

Horoscopes – Issue 19

Aries: Just an idea… Start that assignment before 11:47pm. Your future self will thank you.  Taurus: Treat yourself, but maybe check your bank account first. The stars can’t pay your overdraft.  Gemini: Take notes in your lectures. Making three new friends is great, but it won’t help much in the exam.  Cancer: If you say […]

The Notesapp – “I BO”

the syntax of colonials  the blackened connotation  of creoles  the substrate of the enslaved   lives  with the lexicon killed   The bastard children of conquerors  growing gardens  the blood that’s spilled  no child looks like his skin  that’s the price of the thrill  when your descendants are bought  Your whiteness is billed   bantu means people in   […]

Nexus Breaks the News – Issue 19

LABOURS OF LOVE Hipkins has suddenly pulled away from it’s commitment to reinstate the Māori Health Authority out of fears that, if they did reinstate it, it would just meet the same fate. Hipkins further said, “Nah yea, gotta be honest we’ve realised that we don’t actually really need to do anything and it’s all pointless. […]