Stepping up from four letter words After a lot of suspense, June 12th 2026 is set to be the date for the release of Olivia Rodrigo’s third studio album, ‘you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love’. In the past, she’s been known for titling her previous albums with four letters and no more;
Just before cultural hour, a group of 22 students took the stage at the Pa, performing a mix of song and dance. The students, aged 13 and 14, were visiting Aotearoa from Hawaiki to work with emerging schools, performing on campus to thank the university for their hospitality while they were here.
Whilst I was under the impression that afternoon lectures started at ten past the hour, when I walked into L.G.01 at eight minutes past twelve, the class was already a few slides deep into what looked like colourful alien language. Those guys just seem to be really keen on learning their programming,
Not only do I have no business crashing a lecture for a class I’m not in, I have even less business in a sociology 101 tutorial where the tutor is completely unaware I’m not supposed to be there. But there I sat on a Tuesday afternoon in the first SOCIO101 tutorial of the semester, 2048 open on my
For: If there’s one thing anyone could have seen coming from a mile away, it’s AI. It may be “new technology” to the general public, but it’s been in development since the 1950s, and a recurring character in science fiction for almost as long. Our species is defined by innovation. It’s human nature to want to make our lives more convenient,
The University of Waikato is back, and all it took was the promise of a medical school. For the second year in a row, the University has record-high Equivalent Full Time Student Numbers in Hamilton, Tauranga, and distance learning. Tauranga campus has seen an incredible increase in student numbers this year,
No: Logically, I can see why this would be an ideal option. However, the main thing that must be understood when it comes to an official language in New Zealand is that they are often made that way out of necessity. Te reo was banned from being spoke and by the 80s less than 20% of Māori considered te reo to be their native
the untouchable warmth barely reaches the very last cells on my fingertips as i reach towards the glowing auburn that whisks with the wind pull back at the rage of heat that surges to attack with its plumes of acrid grey shoving up my nostrils watering eyes that can’t tear from the piles of glowing
Rating: 2 Because I didn’t look properly at the specifics of the showing, I walked into the theatre and ended up watching the newest Avatar movie in 3D, which wasn’t something I’d done in a long time, and it made the movie’s experience so much better to be sitting there
Rating: 4 As an avid horror movie fan, I liked to think I could predict how the story was going to go, but this one really had me stumped, and the reveal had me absolutely amazed. Malignant is an incredible movie about a woman named Madison who is starting to have
Picture this. The year is 1985, and you are flying into Hong Kong’s old Kai Tak Airport. As you approach the runway, you look out of your window, and what appears is a giant megastructure that is made up of hundreds of buildings crammed together like sardines in a can. What’s even
This show is a gripping psychological survival horror series about the dangers of child neglect. It follows a young girl who suffers from frequent abandonment, often left to wander the surroundings of her town and nearby jungle alone. As a result of her parent’s frequent neglect, it appears the poor girl has
In 1826, explorer Charles Masson of the British East India Company was travelling across the Punjab. Well-versed in the classics, Masson was busy exploring the sites of Alexander the Great’s military campaigns when he stumbled across mysterious ruins near Sahiwal in what is now modern-day Pakistan. Impressed by the site’s size and large
Since his rocket to stardom with the danceable EDM-laden Easter Pink in 2025, UK Rapper Fakemink has been a staple of everyone you know’s TikTok FYP thanks to a slew of catchy hooks, a distinct pitched-up voice and constant invoking of Belgian fashion designer Ann Demeulemeester. Mink’s debut 2023 album London’s Saviour made him concrete in the “UK
It sat empty, the armchair Black, bold, scuffed Home to the ghost of a man He used to fish, He used to walk, He used to laugh, He used to be Then he didn’t It began in his feet, Tickling his toes and grabbing at his ankles, A cruel, curling pain
Welcome to the $50 Date, where a broke university student takes his girlfriend on a date with a budget of $50, and rates the activities accordingly. The rules of this exercise are simple; Whatever we do, we can only spend $50. Each, or total, I hear you asking? Yes. After the activity,
Some people have a countdown until Christmas. I’m crossing off the days on the calendar until it reaches the 7th of November: Election Day. Whether you’re anxiously watching the votes get counted, you’re actively avoiding any mention of politics, or you have no idea how to even wrap your head around the election, it’s important to understand
The air was stagnant, I could taste the presence of hundreds of pastors who had led services years before. The congregation rustled— shifting weight, creaking pews, the soft drag of dress shoes across the hardwood. Pastor Sheridan’s voice rolled from the pulpit, controlled but thunderous through my unsettled ears. As he lifted
Properly diagnosed or not, medicated or not, having ADHD while trying to get yourself an education is a little bit of a bitch to deal with. You’d think it wouldn’t be so hard; this is a degree I want to do, I chose to do, I like the subjects, but every reading and assignment and tutorial feels
When you’ve been in Hamilton long enough you realise this place kinda sucks, we don’t have aesthetic historical buildings and multiple libraries like dunedin, we don’t have a supermodern student bar and restaurant like Christchurch, we don’t have a rooftop soccer pitch and multiple dinner spots on campus like auckland, I dont know what those country Bumpkins do at massey and lincoln but we’re
SUNDAY Scalding at the bottom of the kettle, a bloom I decide it’s nothing but like the sting and the red after this weekend getaway of sexing, fucking the beachside’s famous vanishing act Piss it drunk down the motel sink SATURDAY On Saturday morning they confirmed the worst news I watched the caterpillars gather, beneath
If you pay attention to what goes on in New Zealand politics at all, you’d know the Beehive contains more drama than a high school theatre kid friend group. The politicians that we trust with our country with are… volatile, to say the least. What’s ever-so-slightly concerning is how high-school-style drama has recently encapsulated New
FORGED IN FAILURE AFTER FAILURE Founded in 2016 by eccentric millionaire and Wellington Phoenix Co-Owner Gareth Morgan, The Opportunities Party was at best quixotic and at worst your most stoned
I try to avoid watching the news these days. Whenever I do it just seems like a sickening tableau of ruin. A macabre parade before
Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie are having sex again, but now it’s happening in a scene written by a chatbot that has never wanted anything in its
Growing up in a very Catholic school system all the way from year one to year thirteen, learning about religion was more of an obligation
It’s a Friday night. Classes have finally – and politely – fucked off for the weekend and campus is buzzing. Typically, we would see large groups of first years heading to
The ‘90s were a time of both optimism and unease. The internet promised connection, the economy was booming, and pop culture was fueled by irony
It’s a windswept October’s night; a long howl echoes through the night, curling and searching its way through the misty streets. The clouds scud across
Welcome to the ultimate tattoo placement pain guide where Ruby Tocker and Lans McGall professionally and seriously rate (most) body placements for tattoos. Below is
Interview by Ruby Tocker – Photopraghy by Lans Mcgall Kaleb Satherley, or gypsy_tattooer, is a local tattoo artist who’s known for his clean blackwork. While
By Maraea Gowens Real talk: talking about money can be awkward as. For many of us, it is easier to talk about who is hot
Dance can be many different things: exercise, fun, enjoyment, a form of expression and so on. It can also mean many different things to people,
Part 1: Ripeka Paapu The notion that receiving or giving oral sex while wearing moko kanohi is tapu reflects a modern discomfort, not the lived
Aries: You will make a questionable decision this week. Fortunately, it will also be your most entertaining one. Taurus: Your bed is calling. Ignore it.
POSH PROBLEMS A sudden surge in a specific Lake Weed at Lake Karapiro threatens the region’s oft-held rowing events, which is a big concern for the
Rating: 5/5 When I found out that the woman, the myth, the icon Anne Hathaway and his lordship, Jedi Master and Otter Enthusiast Ewan McGregor
Rating: 4/5 After more than a decade since the last film in the world of Legally Blonde, we return with a 1990’s prequel, known as
Rating: 4/5 After rewatching the five-star masterpiece that was The Gentlemen’s first season, I leapt into season two with excitement; Theo James was back as
Missing the cold, dark nights? Want to feel the warmth of a lovely winter dish again? Here is the cure to all your post-winter depression:
As someone who fought through their childhood and adolescence with undiagnosed and untreated mental disorders, nothing pisses me off more than some bitch who does
In the aftermath of 9/11, HST wrote ‘Doom is the operative ethic.’ Anyone that tells you they’ve got the handle on how things are going
Labour have sputtered out a few new commitments, if you still believe they’re capable of committing to anything. After National came out and announced their
A great white shark is being hunted for destruction after a fatal attack at Perth’s Sorrento Beach, reigniting an old and uncomfortable question in Australia:
The City Rail Link (CRL) in Auckland officially opened on Friday, the 11th of September. As a public transport enthusiast, I am absolutely fuming that
The saddest of tunes in for the most depressed of times. Whether it’s a beer in the shower, or lying in the fetal position, these
