While contemplating the future, some of our writers reflected on whether society is losing its identity. Unique and often quirky, personality-filled spaces are replaced with homogenous, soulless, high-density buildings. And this isn’t a uniquely New Zealand problem. So instead of writing a News Story or a Thesis this week, we
(Photo from Stuff.co.nz) Screenshot from Video Footage of the collision Four women were involved in a terrifying near miss after their car stalled on the Grey Street railway crossing in Hamilton. The event occurred on Saturday the 15th March, when a small hatchback carrying four passengers stalled as the railway
‘Teens to twenties is the only time of life where your body functions well enough to party till 4am, then be present in your 9am lecture.’ Doing a little key and having a little line is all fun and games… until someone takes too much, and you all end up
Sex Education Star sentenced to 15 years for attacking five victims. Actor Alexander Westwood has been convicted of 26 crimes against children and pupils attending his acting tuition. He has been jailed for sex offences, including raping a schoolgirl who attended his acting lessons. The 24-year-old is from Shropshire, has
*Imam- leader of prayers in mosques. In 1996, Mushin Hendricks became the first imam in the world to come out as gay. Hendricks founded theAl-Ghurbaah Foundation in Cape Town and worked there as the executive director. This is a human rights organization that provides support to ‘Queer Muslims’.They help them
In the capital of Thailand, Bangkok, over 200 same-sex couples took part in a ‘mass wedding,’ following the passing of a law giving same-sex couples full legal, financial, and adoption rights, with another 1574 same-sex couples getting married on the 23rd of January, the day the law went into effect.With
The Vivienne was the first winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK in 2019. Their presence allowed the world to witness British drag. James Lee Williams (known as The Vivienne) was a Welsh drag queen who competed in the first season of Drag Race UK, the seventh season of Drag Race
Destiny Church is an institution that has been scrutinized for years. They seem to bounce back and forth from being irrelevant to the front page of the news. Over the last few days, they’ve made their way to front center again with the recent protests of a children’s show that
Nexus news received reports that a number of the installed Security phones were out of commission or dialled to nowhere. Given these phones were set up so that tauira could instantly contact security and give them a waypoint to their location we decided to clarify what was happening with Director
On Wednesday February 12th a person entered Te Iho o Te Manawataki – the University Library and defaced an Anti-Racism exhibit. The University staff and security are currently working through CCTV footage to investigate the incident. University Librarian Michelle Blake reiterated the University had “Zero tolerance for racial harassment or
“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
It’s almost pyrrhic that Artificial Intelligence struggles to replicate the way hands look, when some of the first pieces of evidence regarding human creativity are handprints branded on the walls of caves. Located in Indonesia are what is believed to be the oldest known handprint stencils, dated around 67,800 years
I fell in love with the moon the darkness swallowed a pale silver glow on pink blush cheeks lay awake with the stars where in the week-long nights there was company I fell in love with the sun shining on ocean waves with my feet in the shallows sinking into the sand golden
Welcome back to the $50 Date, the column where a broke Uni student tries to have fun somewhere near to Hamilton without breaking the bank. The rules of the activity haven’t changed; We get $50 (Each or total, it’s not specified), we find something to do fairly close to Hamilton,
About Understanding / Ymmärryksestä I’ve been training how to speak English for over a decade now. In Finland, most people have learnt English since elementary school as a mandatory part of the curriculum. We learnt proper UK pronunciation, we watched The Simpsons, we did everything in school and outside of
Content warning: this review discusses themes of graphic violence and feet This informative film acts as a metaphor for the exploration of one man and his weird obsession with women’s feet. While this review is non-kink shaming, it will explore how the director’s action film is an intertextual expression across
The sun casts down onto the water that decorates the grass beneath me, a million tiny prisms littering the strands that intertwine like lovers. My feet are white, bleached by the winter of shoes and the endless torrent of rain. Gross. The bottoms of my jeans and the shoulders of my shirt are
Election campaigns are always learning opportunities for political parties. This year, it seems as though ACT is learning the lesson that it is not good practice to take on people with sections of their Wikipedia pages labelled “controversies” to run for List MP. While I wouldn’t put it past ACT voters to look beyond
I think horror has always been so strong as a genre because it reflects both the best and worst in us. There’s always been a certain pull to the battles that occur in both literary and film within this area. Never have I been an overly large consumer of horror, mostly because I’m a
You’d think I would have stumbled across it before, but for the first time in my life, I recently saw an anti-abortion sticker on the back of an old woman’s truck. ‘Abortion stops a beating heart.’ Well yeah Susan, that’s kind of the point, so it’s good to know you got the memo. Now obviously, we’re lucky enough to
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
Scroll through social media for five minutes and you’ll find a new body to aspire to. One creator swears by becoming a “muscle mommy,” another insists Pilates
Sup Matt! Tell us a bit about yourself and your time at Nexus? I used to write a column called ‘Making living cheaper with Honest Matt’. It
Maiki Sherman has resigned from her role as political editor for 1News at TVNZ. That’s the headline, but it’s not the full picture. The circumstances surrounding her resignation
There is no hiding the association university has with stress; deadlines, class, and the pending doom of an uncertain future have always been part of
The tumultuous history of deciding who pays for university The University of Waikato opened in1964, and its students back then had a much different experience financing university
It’s not much of a secret that online gambling has seen a rise in popularity in the last few years, especially with the younger generation. The technology being
Content warning: mentions of sexual violence, drug use and suicide The popularisation of looksmaxxing has opened a gaping glory hole in the manosphere – ironically by some of the
At some point in the early 21st century, it became clear that the cultural mood had shifted. The ironic detachment that defined late 20th-century art
Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s 2001 film Amelie begins by describing the movements of a blue fly one day in 1973, and it only grows more whimsical from
Brittle Splits is a 30-something year old Waikato Arts alumni, who wears nipple pasties and fishnet tops onstage (in 9 inch boots) just for fun—and
5. Dancing on the Wall – Muna: Lans threatened to kidnap us unless we put this on the list, we have families too yk. 4.
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
landslide – January 22nd: Following extreme rainfall, Mount Maunganui (otherwise known as Mauao) suffers a devastating landslide, destroying both the Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park, and
West Papua is one of the most linguistically diverse regions in the world. It’s also home to a breathtaking display of both cultural and ecological
In bed the other day, I scrolled upon a reel of every stupid thing that has been said in the House of Parliament by the
The debate around the topic of election interference reached a boiling point recently with the release of Nicky Hager’s book Dirty Work, a follow-up to
Long time no see, Nexus readers. I don’t know how this happened, but I’ve been revived from my year-long slumber to write the penultimate editorial
Rating: -1/5 The Love Hypothesis is the cinematic equivalent of eating an entire packet of biscuits in one sitting: deeply enjoyable, slightly embarrassing, and best
Rating: 2/5 Holden Caulfield spends The Catcher in the Rye convinced that everyone around him is a phony, but beneath all the complaining, he is
Basic Salad that’s actually really fkn’ good. Playlist: Something summery and fun. Santeria by sublime, in too deep by sum 41 and californication by the
There is perhaps no more terrifying sentence to say in a room full of English students than: “I liked the movie better than the book.”
It’s time to rise and grind, mother fuckers. Trimester B is coming to an end, exams are approaching, and Nexus knows all you chads are
