Battle Of The Taxes
Currently, we have our loving but rather frazzled mother Ardern, and slippery businessman Luxon both playing the match of the year and competing for the grand title of ‘cares the most about the poor’.
Should public transport be free for students?
One of the challenges that continues to raise concerns for students are the ongoing issues with Wellington’s public transport system. It's no surprise that students have found themselves in situations where buses are late, trains are cancelled, or transport fees have been too expensive.
The #GirlBoss Generation: Why Your Self-Care Routine is a Neoliberal Buy-In
The Girl Boss trend rippled to the surface of our consciousness when white women everywhere began breaking the glass ceiling and taking their seat at the table.
Worst of the Worst movie reviews - Redline (2007)
Every week I’ll be watching the worst rated movies on Rotten Tomatoes so you don’t have to. I’ll be doing one every week until the final issue where I’ll review the worst movie ever made (according to a random article I found).
Editorial 6 - I got Covid-19, here’s some tips if you do too!
I vowed not to flood Massive Magazine with Covid-19 content this year, but here I am, about to give you my personal recount of me getting Covid-19. I know many readers will have had a similar experience to me, but this is more for those who have yet to catch the bug!
Solicited Advice
Solicited advice is a weekly column where an underqualified anonymous guru answers the questions you want answered.
Life In Ukraine: ‘Four Weeks Ago, We Had A Normal Life. Now We Just Hope To Live Through The Day.’
As the sun set on the fourteenth day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, I spoke to Iurii Kochubey – one of the few who have chosen to remain in Kharkiv despite it being besieged by Russian forces.
Massey Confessions
Everyone loves a scandalous confessions page. You’re never sure if what people saying is fake or not, but that’s what make these pages great.
Increasing the Psychology Workforce – What Happened with The Petition?
There is a higher demand for help in dealing with mental distress, a lack of psychologists to meet this demand, and private clinical psychologists turning away up to sixty clients a month due to being already at capacity.
‘Our last resort’: Students’ fave spots forced to raise prices when minimum wage increases
As minimum wage goes up, students’ favourite food spots say they “don’t have a choice” but to raise prices. But despite the strain on businesses, hospo workers are glad to see their staff earning more money as the cost of living increases.
Youth Vaping on the rise
Although we have statistics showing the benefits of vaping among New Zealand smokers, the question remains, is vaping really benefitting our nation as a whole?
Govt reveals recycling action plan
You don’t have to be an environmentalist to know that New Zealand’s current recycling system is pretty poor.
Worst of the Worst movie reviews - Staying Alive
Every week I’ll be watching the worst rated movies on Rotten Tomatoes so you don’t have to. I’ll be doing one every week until the final issue where I’ll review the worst movie ever made (according to a random article I found).
No ‘main character moment’ for Wellington graduates
After years of studying and last semester all online, 785 Wellington graduates lose their April ceremony and a postponed ceremony hangs in the air.
There’s no shame in being medicated
It’s a pretty basic principle really; something is causing you discomfort and you use medicine to treat it so that you can go about your day without being in pain. Antidepressants work the same.