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Jackson McCarthy (with advice from the elusive Caliso Slonclover) My friends will find it deeply hilarious that I’m writing this piece,...

Reflections from a Māori postgrad on style and politics by Tanith Wirihana Te Waitohioterangi (Rongowhakaata, Te Whānau a Kai, Te Aitanga...

A feast for the mouth, not for the eyes He aha kē te mea nui o te ao Māori? Ko te tāera o te kākahu, ko te whai i te tikanga raini? Kua...

By Maya Field   When I walked into Ziggurat for the first time, I knew it was different from the thrift stores I had been to. The racks...

Te Urukeiha Tuhua TW: Discussions of transphobia and sexual violence  Oh, you really thought? Sorry, there are no tips on ‘passing’ in...

By Emma Barnes-Wetere (Ngāti Maniapoto, Tainui) It’s so confusing sometimes, to be a girl. If my 20s have taught me anything so far, it's...

A guide to bleaching your own designs by Eliza Williams As a broke student in Wellington, one of my greatest ongoing dilemmas has been...

Jacinta Pattison  The thrift store is cool and slightly musty when she steps inside. It’s reminiscent of a library, a hushed silence...

Jia Sharma (she/her) Being Indian is something I haven’t always embraced. Like many Indian girls growing up in New Zealand, I tried hard...

Georgia Wearing (she/her) No, seriously. Fuck fashion. I am tired enough as it is, having to get up every single day and put clothes on —...

By Alice “they/them” Wilson Everyone is guilty of making some questionable fashion choices in an attempt to distinguish themselves from...

Fergus Goodall Smith Does it seem like winter came early this year? Your power bill might make you feel like it did. The Commerce...

Madi Brokenshire (she/her, Ngāti Maru Hauraki & Te Āti Awa)  I miss home. But I’m already on my iwi’s land.  The only time I feel at home...

By Te Urukeiha Tuhua (He/Ia) (Tūhoe) Back in my hometown, I would slip outside my house silently to go for nighttime walks. Mum didn’t...

Written by Heyam Murad, Colden Sapir, and Hugh Acton  Climate Action & Resistance VUW It’s fair to say that things around the world...

by Anon Recently Salient  ran an ad for the Cookie Time Christmas Cookie Sellers initiative, and I felt the call to action. The call to...

Rebekah Tolhopf The integration of Māoritanga and Science  The scientific method, as it is commonly taught and practiced, promotes a...

Dan Moskovitz One of the privileges unique to living in Aotearoa is how safe our nature is. Aside from the very shy katipō (which hasn’t...

by Maya Field  It’s a truth universally acknowledged that conservation and Aotearoa go hand in hand. It feels like a uniquely Kiwi...

Hope Cotton (she/her) This week is New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) Week! NZSL is New Zealand’s third official language. It is a...