He waka kotuia, kāore e tukutukua ngā mimira! Mauri ora! Nau mai, haere mai ki Nukutawhiti 2026. He mihi nui ki ngā ringa, ngā reo me ngā mana i whai wāhi ki tēnei putanga.Nā koutou i whai hua ai tēnei kaupapa. Nei ka mihi, ka mihi, ka mihi! Not to
BEFORE THE MISSIONARIES MADE IT WEIRD Let’s talk about sex. Yep, we’re going there. It’s actually kind of funny how surprised people can be when you tell them our tipuna were getting it on. As if sex arrived in Aotearoa post-colonisation or something. Sex was already a pretty normal part
Who decided Māori fashion was only for special occasions? There is this idea that Māori clothing and adornment belong in a particular category: something traditional, something formal, something you wear when the occasion calls for it. But Māori fashion has never really been that simple. We make things to wear.
Which one sounds like you? If atua Māori were walking around campus, which one would you be? Read through the descriptions and pick the one that feels a little too accurate. HINE-TE-IWAIWA You’re nurturing, capable and somehow everyone’s mum, even when you never volunteered for the job. You’ve got snacks,
Tōku tuakiritanga Ka whakato te kākano…. I mua rā nō i tōku hekenga mai ki te whenua. Tīramarama au i te kiko o te rangi, ko tōku wairua e kōriporipo ana i te puna wairua o ngā Rangitūhāhā. I tiro whakararo au ki te mata o te whenua. Kei te
Māori politics is at a particularly significant point right now. With the general election less than two months away, the usual question of who will form the next government is being joined by a much bigger one: what should the relationship between Māori and the Crown actually look like? That
The stories, skill and knowledge woven into raranga Raranga has always been practical. Our tīpuna used what was around them to make the things they needed. Harakeke could become kete for carrying and storing things, muka could be used for clothing and cordage, and raranga was used to make whāriki
Lateral racism is a term you might hear thrown around, but what does it actually mean? Put simply, lateral racism is racism that happens between people from marginalised communities, rather than from the dominant group towards them. For Māori, that can mean racism coming from other Māori. That might sound
What happens when Māori research looks at healing through a different lens? You might have looked at our $50 note and noticed the striking blue mushroom sitting beside Sir Āpirana Ngata. That mushroom is Entoloma hochstetteri, a native species found in Aotearoa. It is more than just a cool design.
I’ll just come right out and say it. If there were no extra financial support for education, I would not be attending university right now. Many tauira don’t have the luxury of a safety net or financial stability. Many come from homes that don’t have an extra $20 to spare. Back in the dark ages, in
When we think of the British conquest of India, we often imagine it as a series of red-coated British soldiers marching across the subcontinent, conquering India much in the same way as they did elsewhere in the world. We often talk of the British conquering India, but this phrase hides
Written by Martta Tikka About Rhythm / Rytmitajuttomuudesta Now that I’ve been in New Zealand for over three months, I’ve had to admit to myself that I’m a bad dancer. I blame my home country for that. I found out that Kiwis have this thing called Jump Jam. One of
Written by Martta Tikka After a careful consideration I have come to the conclusion that Finnish people don’t feed each other nearly as often as they should. During these past weeks I’ve learnt just how easy it is to get people to show up if you promise you’re going to
Kieran Hodges, interviewed by Toby Brockelbank Toby interviews Kieran Hodges, Kez, who he’s been lucky enough to meet. Known in the local skate community for filming down in Palmy, Kez went from building film sets in the UK to travelling the world making documentaries. We discussed how skating relates to
BEFORE THE MISSIONARIES MADE IT WEIRD Let’s talk about sex. Yep, we’re going there. It’s actually kind of funny how surprised people can be when you tell them our tipuna were getting it on. As if sex arrived in Aotearoa post-colonisation or something. Sex was already a pretty normal part
Written By Kata Roberts I think back to a time when te reo Māori was being pushed out of our schools, our workplaces,and our everyday lives. I think back to 1972. I imagine standing there, among thousands of Māori, watching our voices make their way toParliament. I wonder what it
The stories, skill and knowledge woven into raranga Raranga has always been practical. Our tīpuna used what was around them to make the things they needed. Harakeke could become kete for carrying and storing things, muka could be used for clothing and cordage, and raranga was used to make whāriki
Written By Nadia Solomon Kei te kōrero Māori koe? Kei te tuhi koe i te reo Māori? He maha ngā tūpono mōu. Ka rongo pea koe ki te mahi o ngā kaiwhakamāori, he matua tērā mahi. Mā te mahi a ngā kaiwhakamāori, e whānui ai ngā mōhiotanga o ngā mea
What happens when Māori research looks at healing through a different lens? You might have looked at our $50 note and noticed the striking blue mushroom sitting beside Sir Āpirana Ngata. That mushroom is Entoloma hochstetteri, a native species found in Aotearoa. It is more than just a cool design.
“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
You were waiting for me, The sun met your skin, Absorbing rays like they were yours to take. I almost skimmed past, But you caught my attention, The right moment – our moment. Golden locks settled inside you. There was something clean about you, with the smell of warm grain,
I think we bullied Christopher Luxon a bit too hard. I never thought I’d say that, but after all the jokes about him avoiding questions, he’s really started to speak his mind. If you think that’s a good thing, then what I’d say to you is that what’s going on
An Interview with Gose Gerald by Toby Brockelbank and Patrick Kigongo Photography credit: Tommy Hatwell @tommyhatwell Nexus are super stoked to have talked to Gose
An Interview with Mykhaylo Tevkun by Toby Brockelbank Nexus are super grateful to have sat down with Mykhaylo Tevkun of Skate Ukraine for another interview.
Interview with Girls Skate Nepal by Toby Brockelbank Photos by Tirtha Lawati (@tirtharabinlawati) Nepal has been in the news lots recently, for the recent floods
Who decided Māori fashion was only for special occasions? There is this idea that Māori clothing and adornment belong in a particular category: something traditional,
Tōku tuakiritanga Ka whakato te kākano…. I mua rā nō i tōku hekenga mai ki te whenua. Tīramarama au i te kiko o te rangi,
By Andrew Lin. Nexus got a nerd to get an Official Information Act request on enrolment demographics here at UoW. Wanna see if engineering really
Girls Skate NZ is a not for profit who have been running skate lessons for 8 years. The organisation has carved their way into parks
‘Protest’ falls into the lexical category of both noun and verb. The past participle is not commonly used. We say that we are ‘protesting’ but
In today’s day and age, when you step out into the public world, you’re very likely to see an array of people clutching an array
In the hours following the attack at Berlin’s Christopher Street Day Pride celebrations, the focus of public conversation shifted with remarkable speed. Before many people
Since pride month has finally ended, it’s appropriate to talk about what’s happening to bisexual women in queer internet spaces at the moment. Since the 1980s, there has been an observable
A New Plymouth primary school has phased out the use of iPads for students in years one to four. Omata School was one of 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
Aries: You cannot fix him, please, for the love of God, leave him alone. Taurus: Your stubbornness is being mistaken for confidence, so keep going.
(((SOUTHERN))) LINKS Project Directors Dillon Kelliher and Robert Dol, have proposed a motion to transform a swathe of farmland south of Hamilton into a brand-new
