Issue 21 / 58
Amira Stephenson

Poems

“The Anonymous Collection” Girl so pretty she cut her face offBased on a true story of a 70s London punk rocker. People saw this girl they never knewAnd believed the fable of venus ever trueShe sat upon a table of heathens from every viewAnd prayed Aphrodite would birth her anew

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Features
Amira Stephenson

The Right Move

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, and as dance is such a universal art form everyone has varied experiences, ideas, and motivations. I chatted to three dancers to learn what dance

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Columns
Amira Stephenson

Do Raceless Characters Need a Race?

If you somewhat frequently browse the comment sections of Instagram or Facebook posts about film casting, you may notice some discourse around the race swapping of characters in various films. While this debate isn’t new, one of the most significant moments came from Disney’s live action of The Little Mermaid,

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Issue 18 / 58
Amira Stephenson

Sports Centre – Issue 18 2025

Amira Attempts to Understand Sport So, I am what one would call a self-proclaimed ‘couch potato’. I have done sports such as cricket and football (football not soccer you can fight me on that), but the majority of the time my exercise is centered around walking to the bus stop.

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Issue 18 / 58
Amira Stephenson

Homelessness in New Zealand 1 in 1000

The Salvation Army has released a report which has revealed that one in 1000 New Zealander’s are currently without any form of shelter. Other information included in the data has found that 14 in 1000 are living in what is considered uninhabitable housing and currently 57,000 women across the motu

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Columns
Amira Stephenson

Nexus Knows Issue 16

Anonymous: To date or not to date during uni? That is the question.   Nexus: This is an incredibly valid thing to consider. The answer, really, depends on the person and what you find out about yourself by evaluating. What is most important to you, and will you be able

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Columns
Amira Stephenson

Deconstructing Disney

This column mentions content that may be upsetting for some readers, such as kidnapping, violence, and rape. Proceed with caution.   This is the first installment of a series of columns. I aim to take the polished, sanitized versions of the stories and events that Disney adapted and discuss their origins.   

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Issue 17 / 58
Amira Stephenson

Medical School Coming to Waikato

On the 21st of July, the government announced $82 million dollars’ worth of funding to create a new medical school at Waikato Uni. The medical school had been in talks for several years and when it was not announced as a part of the budget earlier in the year it

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Issue 16 / 58
Amira Stephenson

Care for Stale, Pale, and Male Only

As part of the recent budget crackdowns, the government has gutted funding for certain wards at Wellington hospital—namely ones responsible for women’s care. To make room for an overwhelmed emergency department, Christopher Luxon’s government has taken away a number of maternity beds and cancer services. A statement from the Labour

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Issue 16 / 58
Amira Stephenson

ChatGPT’s  AutoBiography

At the start of July, the Ministry for Science and Technology in New Zealand unveiled the government’s new AI future pathways strategy—a framework that was created with the help of AI. The framework, which is intended to outline a plan for safe use of AI in the public sector, has

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