Stop Misnaming our Whenua
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.
It’s a Bloody Shame: The Barriers to Period Access
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.
Editorial: There are better names for Massey University
In order to help the Uni out a bit, we’ve come up with a list of possible names that we’d love to nab the top dog spot. Don’t say we never helped anyone! In no particular order, enjoy our finalists.
Ward 21: What it’s like to be in a Palmerston North Acute Inpatient Ward
I was sat in a small room, crashing back to earth after a suicide attempt, nervous and exhausted and cold.
Horoscopes (vol 18)
GEMINI: I hate to tell you this bestie, but both of your sugar daddies met at the same conference last Friday. Either drop one or tell them you’re not actually exclusive. Sugar daddies have feelings too.
William Massey was a Racist
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.
Opinion: Climate Change Policy Needs to Shift
A boxer in the ring must both protect his face and strike his enemy - our policy makers need to find the same balance.
Sexcapades: The Spleen Fiend
I waited, shirtless, for him to keep progressing down to my dick. But, instead, he lingered around my stomach. He just kept kissing it.
Pōneke Collective continues fight for free public transport
Tempted to enrol next year just for the free buses
Can I Maintain a Social Life Sober?
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?”
A new home for Albany fale
“It is accessible and doesn’t make us feel hidden or undervalued by the university.”
An Ancient Egyptian, a Viking and a Cowboy Walk Into a Bar... A short History of Drinking Through the Ages
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.
Horoscopes (vol. 17)
Cancer: Watch out for BYOS and those coins. Your mates are getting craftier. Time to level up, bitch.