Tūrakirae ki runga, Paritū ki raro Kahungunu matangi rau, Wairoa tapoko rau Ka titiro whakarunga ki te maunga tiketike, ko Whakapunake Ka titiro whakararo, ko Te Reinga, te rerenga wai i rere mai i nga awa o Ruakituri raua ko Hangaroa. Koromiomio ana ngā wai o Te Wairoa, te...
A few years ago I wrote an entry level article about researching the world of Seeking Arrangement sugar babies or ‘sugaring’ in the Waikato. It had some pretty easily hypothesised conclusions: Waikato had no rich talent and all the would-be sugar babies I spoke to were creeped out and...
Gone are the days of sitting awkwardly in Sex Ed class watching an unqualified PE teacher put a condom on a banana. These days, the internet is a veritable cornucopia of sex advice and kink shaming. As with most of the freedoms the internet offers, it can get a...
AQUARIUS JAN 20 – FEB 18 There is potential for great joy for you this week in a randomly chosen dessert. Treat yourself but choose with your eyes closed. You can thank us later. PISCES FEB 19 – MAR 20 When you catch yourself daydreaming in your lectures this...
We start this article with an apology. Even an astute and prestigious news gathering institution like Nexus can miss major headlines, and we missed a big one. Apparently in the last few weeks humankind finally put a price on a human life. It turned out to be a surprisingly...
One of the shittiest things about the internet has been the rise of what I call “the complete fucking numpty brigade”. These are the people who think watching a couple of YouTube videos and reading a thread on 4Chan constitutes ‘research’ and somehow makes their opinion as valid as...
Fun fact: Racism actually predates sport. In fact, the Bible hardly mentions sport at all but isn’t so great on the whole “coloured slave girls” bit. It’s almost like we shouldn’t use that book for cues on race, or invading Palestine. Anyway, you would be forgiven for thinking...
The notion that sports are a quintessential part of the New Zealand experience has never been more apt but it isn’t always a positive experience. In this feature we wanted to tackle three individual and distinctive issues that we feel cover “The Darker Side of Sports” and address issues...
I would like to start with some clear and certain positions: I love sport. I love playing sports and I love feeling fit and healthy. I love winning – I love that I hate losing. I love seeing people who have poured every grain of their energy in the...
AQUARIUS JAN 20 – FEB 18 The gas giant Jupiter departs, and it was a close call. A narrowly avoided crack to the head suggests you’d best watch your mouth or start gymming – lightning doesn’t strike twice. PISCES FEB 19 – MAR 20 Neptune has passed its zenith....
