KNICKS IN FIVE
The New York Knicks took home the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy as the victors of the NBA finals, beating the San Antonio Spurs 4-1 and becoming champs for the first time since 1973.
WSU Got A Bakery?!
If you didn’t know, the Yellow Bird Bakery opened on the Hamilton campus for a six-week trial where nothing was over six bucks: Butter chicken pies, brownies, and bao buns were just some of the dishes offered up to students.
Tauranga Parking Fix
To circumvent students having to use paid city parking, a limited free student parking pilot was implemented that allowed students to utilise the parking at Haumaru Sports & Recreation Centre upon completing a registration… Now if we can just figure it out in Hams…
Koha Āwhina
Te Awa Kōtui, Waikato Student’s Union, introduced a relief fund for a limited number of first- and second-year students whose financial planning was offset by the sudden elimination of the Fees Free program.
Free Sanitary Products Across Campus
The Red Relief initiative set up free tampon and pad dispensers across the Waikato Campus for students who get caught out or are struggling to afford the sanitary necessities. You may have spotted them by the Student Centre or UniRec bathrooms, with their information panels on how to safely use each product.
Auckland CRL Opens
To the joy of public transport enthusiasts in Auckland and to the envy of the rest of us across the Motu, Auckland’s CRL opened and is so heat that there was a fire on the very first day.
The Animal Kingdom ruled 2026
2026 has seen humanity’s complex web of governments and economics crushing the common man’s spirit, the shadows casted by those who weave it growing ever darker and heavier. But our greatest allies came to our aid, pulling at the cracks to shine rays of hope and joy in miserable times – those allies being adorable, fluffy animals. Bolivia found a brand-new wild cat species this year, the spotted Tilcayo, who’s smaller than most housecats but will still manage to take up half the bed at night. Chonky animals also reigned supreme, the Karure winning the 2026 Bird of the Year competition and Fat Bear Week won by the gentle giant known as Backpack. New Zealand’s second-favourite fat bird learnt to differentiate between the back of zoologists’ heads and one another, and Kākāpō’s numbers reach a new high of 325. But the animals that truly won our hearts – The baby Japanese Macaque known as Punch Monkey, and whatever the fuck Jimothy is.
