Features
Ruby Tocker

Lans and Ruby’s Very Official Tattoo Placement Pain Scale

Welcome to the ultimate tattoo placement pain guide where Ruby Tocker and Lans McGall professionally and seriously rate (most) body placements for tattoos. Below is a detailed map accompanied by very formal blurbs about each spot. Sternum: ouch ouch ouch ouch OUCHY You’re gonna want to rip the tattoo machine

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issue 22/58
Dylan Jarrett

NEXUS BREAKS THE NEWS 

OOPS, ALL PEDOPHILES  Following multiple statements from the Trump admin calling the Wall Street Journal’s accusation of a lewd letter exchanged between the President and Jeffrey Epstein ‘libelous!’, the estate of the Legitimate Suicide Victim and New York Financier provided the US congress with Epstein’s ‘Birthday Book’, subtitled: “CHECK OUT

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issue 22/58
Guess Writer

Warding us from the bad path: A crash-course in Māori wards

Written by Te Paea Parengaio Maurirere A quick history:  Let’s back up to 2001. Māori wards were introduced under the Local Electoral Act to give Māori a voice in local government. For many years, councils rarely created them because the law made it easy for a small number of people

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issue 22/58
Dylan Jarrett

Tamaki’s big London holiday!

During Tommy Robinson’s London ‘Unite the Kingdom’ ‘Free Speech’ rally on Sunday, amid showcases of flags featuring America’s Don’t Tread on Me flag, songs calling for Palestine to be shoved up the arse, and hope for a 1776 style revolution, the British anti-immigration rally platformed Aotearoa New Zealand’s very own

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issue 22/58
Dylan Jarrett

A WIGNAT WALKABOUT  

On August 31st, across Australia, something like fifty-two thousand pairs of feet, according to some estimates, come marching out onto the streets, toting the southern cross and their blue, whites and reds. (not to be confused with America’s patented Red, White and Blue) In Melbourne, people from all walks of

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issue 22/58
Maia Jones

News you may have missed 

Donald Trump said he hopes the nation will heal following Charlie Kirk’s assassination. However, in an interview he stated that “a radical left group of lunatics” may stand as a barrier for this.   The Trump Administration has asked for $58 million for security to protect the executive and judicial branches

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Features
Ruby Tocker

Under the Needle: A Conversation with Kaleb Satherley

Interview by Ruby Tocker – Photopraghy by Lans Mcgall Kaleb Satherley, or gypsy_tattooer, is a local tattoo artist who’s known for his clean blackwork. While his subject matter ranges from ornamental flora to a spider wrapped in chains, his pieces are consistently intentional and precise, showcasing both his versatile artistry

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Columns
Aria Matthews

Wuthering Heights

I’m sure we’ve all watched the erotic “Wuthering Heights” trailer by Emerald Fennell. While some may have been captivated by the bearded Jacob Elordi, Charli XCX, and overall sexual manner to it, this is supposedly a “Wuthering Heights” adaptation, which this trailer doesn’t really cover. The story of “Wuthering Heights”

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Interviews
Maia Jones

POLITICS INTERVIEW 

Do you think that young people may be less likely to vote in local elections if they see the white male dominated local councils?   I think you people will be more likely to vote if they see their interests being addressed by candidates. If young people don’t get out and

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Editorial
Aria Matthews

Editorial – 22/58

Tattooing is one of the raddest, welcoming, quirkiest, creative, and friendly cultures I’ve ever encountered. I have twenty tats, nothing compared to Ruby or Lans or folks who’ve had the money or connections and time to really get inked. I’ve enjoyed every one. Nearly half of them I’ve done, about

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