BYE BYE BSA – OR – BUSTING SHIT, ACT?

The coalition government is scrapping the Broadcasting Standards Authority. You know, ‘if you think we’ve breached these standards, please feel free to make a complaint’? That BSA.  What does this mean? Well, the proponents of this happening, like ACT MP Laura McClure say that it’s a “Massive win for free speech.”  It means that, rather than broadcasters (which broadly includes podcasters and streamers, too) being held to the standards […]

Big News for Airplanes: Flight Cuts and Airport Expansions

Domestic flights across the country have been seeing a rapid decline due to petrol prices. Flights are being cancelled and as of late April, Air New Zealand continues to cut domestic air travels. 44 return flights have been removed from Tauranga’s schedule from June to July (including flights to Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington, and Nelson).  Between […]

Artemis II

Copy moon joy. On the 1st of April, 2026 the Artemis ii mission commenced, launching spacecraft Orion from Kennedy space centre in Florida. Significant in many ways, this   was the first crewed flight to the moon in over 50 years, (the last being the Apollo 17 in   1972), as well as this being the farthest distance human being have ever […]

NEXUS POLITICAL VIRGINS

With the election coming up we are getting (more) political. Each week we will choose a policy topic and show you how each of the major parties (and ACT) view that policy. Then our panel of four political virgins who have either never voted or voted but were never that interested, give their opinion on which sounds best.  We […]

Nexus Breaks the News – Issue 9 2026

Better Bus Services on the cards for Cambridge  You read that right, Cambridge’s population – which consists entirely of people over the age of 70 – will finally be seeing better bus services that will more efficiently shuttle them between their retirement homes and the horse races.   CHRIS BISHOP REBUFFS PLEAS TO SLOW DOWN FAST-TRACK PROJECTS   I mean, just […]

Residents and Students flooded in Wellington areas

On Monday afternoon on the 20th April, the Wellington region’s wet weather suddenly increased, leading to flooding in various areas. Suburbs such as Vogeltown, Berhampore, Island Bay, Newtown, and Kingston, suffered damage both due to the water and subsequent landslips. Overnight the city endured 77mm of rain. As many as 150 callouts were received by emergency services during the period and photos released by One News in the […]

Nexus Breaks The News – Issue 8 2026

Over enthusiastic conductor sends $2m violin flying:  Why the fuck was someone playing a violin that was worth $2m in the first place?? This seems like an entirely preventable incident. Was it made of gold or something?  Video of Prince Louis on holiday released to celebrate 8th birthday:  It’s good to know that no matter who […]

LUXON LUCKS-OUT… SO LUX-IS-IN 

On the 21st of April, during a National party caucus meeting, Christopher Luxon initiated a vote of no confidence upon himself, a vote the National party leader and current prime minister survived. This comes after the 1News-Verian Poll placed the National party at just 30% and Luxon’s own personal favorability at 16%, 3% beneath Chris Hipkins. The results incited a resurgence in whispers of a potential mutiny of sorts against […]

Hawaiki takes the stage 

Just before cultural hour, a group of 22 students took the stage at the Pa, performing a mix of song and dance. The students, aged 13 and 14, were visiting Aotearoa from Hawaiki to work with emerging schools, performing on campus to thank the university for their hospitality while they were here. The person who organised the trip stated that “it’s part […]

Opinion – Ice cream or Pit of Doom?

Look, I’m not gonna tell you who to vote for. If I did, I would rather I would get paid for it and currently I’m not, so free advertising is off the table. There’s a growing discourse around political parties in both New Zealand and the world, with people choosing to opt out of voting. Of course, no political party is perfect—not in my […]