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 the backwards ‘E’ from Te […]
The Killing of the World’s First Gay Imam
*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 to reconcile Islam with their […]
Thailand’s Same Sex Marriage Law Comes into Force
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 full endorsement from the King […]
Drag Queen ‘The Vivienne’ dead at 32
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 All Stars and was the […]
Nexus News – Destiny or Chaos?
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 they led. You may or […]
Who You Gonna Call?
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 of Campus Operations and Risk […]
No Longer Nameless: Serial sex offender loses bid to remain unidentified after 4 years
AUCKLAND HIGH COURT CONTENT WARNING: THE FOLLOWING STORY CONTAINS INFORMATION ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT THAT MAY BE HARMFUL TO SOME READERS. 22-year-old Auckland man Luca Fairgray has been identified as the convicted perpetrator of sexual offence against a minor in 2023. Fairgray had sought to continue his name suppression following the conclusion of his trial on […]
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 actual loss of life this […]
Fascists Are Reading Now?
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 vandalism” while also praising the […]
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 the world, and a breakdown […]