Tesla vs BYD

Elon Musk’s recent foray into American politics doesn’t seem to be jiving well with running an electronic vehicle company once praised by Western liberals for its mainstreaming of sustainable transport. As Musk’s sleepless tirades scare off new customers (Tesla sales plunged 13% within the first three months of 2025, coinciding

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Frankton In Flames

Following the fire that swept through a Frankton Panel-Beater & WOF shop on Monday, the tenth of March, Detective Seargeant Matt Lee has put out a request for “anyone who witnessed any activity at or around the premises yesterday (Monday) morning leading up to the fire.” Lee said: “This includes

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Hamilton Gardens Reviewed

THE TROPICAL GARDEN At first, I thought it was too warm for March. Too warm for Autumn. I realised, quickly, that my symptoms – Swamp Ass, Itchy Eyes, and Nipple Drip – were the result of the impressive implementation of a tropical climate. Buzzing cicadas, more buzzing cicadas, and, ummm…

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EDITOR v EDITOR – Can You Fuck a Tree?

Each week, our not-so-mild-mannered section Editors will compete with one another, not for fame or fortune, just to be told they won something. After the mid-trimester break, all of these topics will be assigned by a puppet master and will focus on current affairs or recent news, with a forfeit

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When does Uni Feel like Uni?

When will it hit? When is it gonna feel like I’m in University? Or is this just what it feels like? Sitting in the Library, scratching my head, staring at PDFs about people in foreign places and old people dying and abortion and wondering: Will this hit? Has this hit?

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You Never Forget Your First – First Hangover

“I’m too fucked to drown myself in my work.” An annihilated Dylan sits in the light of the Ruakura McDonalds. The fluorescence pokes at my eyelids like a witch’s finger, wreaking all sorts of fucking havoc on my brain. What I remember – not a lot, and not anything I

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Fuck-Goff (Apparently)

Phil Goff has served as our High Commissioner to the U.K from 2022. Served in the past tense, as he was sacked from the job by Foreign Minister Winston Peters following Goff’s remark that “President Trump has restored the bust of Churchill to the oval office. But do you think

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Down With The Sickness

They told Nexus that, if you’re developing symptoms associated with Covid-19, you should test yourself and inform your RL or Halls Manager of the result ASAP! This will help them be clear of what’s going on with you, and help the University keep track of what needs to be done.

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State of the States

For those of you who haven’t been paying attention it has been a busy few weeks for the United States. Freezing funds, disestablishing crucial networks such as USAID, trying to walk back fundamental principles like Birth right Citizenship and bringing the economy to the verge of collapse. Putting aside the

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