By learning our language and reclaiming it as a social norm, we are not only doing today’s Māori a service, but also bettering the future for our tamariki.

Ko tōku reo tōku ohooho, ko tōku reo tōku māpihi maurea. My language is my awakening, my language is the window to my soul.

Using percentage as a measuring tool when it comes to whakapapa invalidates half-caste Māori and damages self-value one may feel as a Māori.

Taylor-Rose Terekia is killing the game. She’s the writer, editor, and wordsmith of your dreams. She’s also the Kaiwāwāhi Matua (Editor) of Te Pararē, having been with the magazine since its inception in 2019, “from its baby days to what it is today”.

Welcome to the MAWSA Elections for 2022! This is your chance to size up those courageous enough to run for roles, and ask them the tough questions to ensure they’re fit to represent and advocate for you next year.

Kia ora Massey whānau! Te Wiki o te Reo Māori is upon us and with it comes a wave of wholesome Māori focused content!

Skating has influenced a ton of culture; most of us have owned a pair of Old Skool Vans, played Skate 2 on someone’s PS2.

Over the years, Indo-Fijian culture has changed, so it has become distinct from Indians from India. There are a few differing opinions about how people want to categorise themselves, which creates even more confusion.

Trigger warning: Eating disorders and body image issues are discussed heavily throughout this text. Please proceed with caution.

The first of any period is always the heaviest. This motherfucker really came out of me! A few cramps later, I passed a big and misshapen creature. A magnificent, yet also strangely vulnerable sight as I slowly spread out it out on toilet paper.

To shed light on the importance of learning and using our correct place names, I spoke with Te Whānaganui a Tara City Council representative and champion for Te Ao Māori, Tamatha Paul. 

On average, a person will spend around ten years of their life on their period. It’s not fun, it can hurt like a bitch and yet period products are still considered a luxury in some places.

I was sat in a small room, crashing back to earth after a suicide attempt, nervous and exhausted and cold.

In 2016 racist comments by the University’s namesake were unearthed. Lecturers and students called for a discussion around a name change. Massey promised the matter would be raised formally. This never happened.

A boxer in the ring must both protect his face and strike his enemy - our policy makers need to find the same balance.

Sobriety. What a concept! Sounds like a lifestyle reserved for recovering addicts and those unbearably happy people who say shit like “Why do you need drugs? Isn’t life just one great trip already?”

What I want to talk about is a short history of getting drunk, shown in a range of time periods and locations around the world, to compare different traditions and viewpoints with our drinking culture in modern day NZ.

Massive decided to ask the big question: which one of these gremlins are my soulmate? Who am I going to grow old with? Have wrinkly, old person sex with? Only one way to find out.

We’re all kicked out to town, squinting at number plates trying to figure out which Toyota Prius is our ticket to the golden gates of Courtney Place.

1. Eat a raw egg in the morning. Immediately throw said raw egg up, think to yourself “why the fuck did I think this was a good idea when I already want to throw up” and go back to sleep.