The Rise of the Far-Right In Our Current Society

“Conservative sentiment is seemingly growing bolder” In recent years, fascism has made a terrifyingly large comeback. While history does tend to repeat itself, especially with cases of far-right groups is still scary to bear witness to, nonetheless. From Trump getting elected in, his wingman instantly performing a Nazi salute, “Conservative

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Te Matatini 2025 Wrap Up

Written by Aitangi-A-Kawiti Wynyard Te Matatini 2025, rocking in with a record breaking 55 rōpu this year, was more than just a competition, it was a celebration of our Māori culture, unity, and national pride. Filled with plenty of highlights ranging from Naia’s viral solo from Te Kuru Marutea, to

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Hamilton Needs a Gay Club

Hamilton has growing queer spaces and has become such an inclusive city, for the most part. We have queer nights at Nivara Lounge and Biddies. However, we are yet to have solely a gay club! The nearest gay club is on K Road in Auckland. As a broke student with

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Quigley Questions

Watching the enrolments start to come in. By the second week of March we can predict very accurately the income of the University for each year, and thus I know how much leeway I have after I have paid everyone. There is enough variation in the timing of enrolments from

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Lectured with Gareth Schott

In our new series “Lectured” Nexus will interview a lecturer, the only rule is we don’t want to ask them a lot of questions about their subject matter. So we started with Professor Gareth Schott, easily the coolest looking lecturer on campus. We asked him about music because we were

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Sports Centre – Issue 03 Vol. 58

Phoenix Who? Unless you couldn’t give less of a shit about sports in Aotearoa, you should know about the Auckland FC vs Wellington Phoenix game on the 22nd of February. If you are on the “football is the only sport” end of the “give a fuck” to “YEAH SPORTS!!!” spectrum

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Sports Centre – Issue 02 Vol. 58

Transgender People in Sport: Yay or Nay? The inclusion of transgender athletes in sports competitions alongside cisgender individuals is a topic of significant debate. And I’m sure we’ve all heard reasons why they should be excluded from regular competitions. However, their arguments can easily be debunked. Firstly, scientific evidence does

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Sports Centre – Issue 01 Vol. 58

Why Do I Do This?​ This morning I got up at 5am to watch the greatest football team in the world Manchester United. They lost, one nil to football’s perennial ugly-step-sister Tottenham Hotspurs. ‘Spurs are the definition of always a bridesmaid but consistently in the conversation for the top four.

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Nexus News Summer – Issue 01

The last couple of months have been a whirlwind. With the chaos and calamity of the state of the National government revising the long-held Treaty of Waitangi, and homophobic protestors disrupting Pride events. To put it frankly- the world’s going to shit. Here’s a recap of the latest events in

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Wrinkles are The Best and I’ll Pop your Botox if you Disagree

Lowkey violent title, but I’m trying to work on having more opinions in life. Or just expressing them more despite counterarguments. And being confident in my opinions. And my driver’s licence.  Anyway, wrinkles are dope as shit. I hate how so many products want me to stop getting them. You

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