Maia Aramakutu (Ngāti Pāhauwera, Ngāti Porou, she/her) Maia Aramakutu (Ngāti Pāhauwera, Ngāti Porou, she/her)

Queer Māori Terms, from Takatāpui to Irawhiti 

Your guide to some queer Māori terms as researched by Maia, our Te Ao Māori writer. Read this article and you never know – you may learn something new!

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Maia Aramakutu (Ngāti Pāhauwera, Ngāti Porou, she/her) Maia Aramakutu (Ngāti Pāhauwera, Ngāti Porou, she/her)

The Ultimate Supermarket Review  

It is all part of the student lifestyle to shop at PAK’nSAVE and avoid New World like the plague. But are we really getting good deals? Maia investigates and finally answers the question, “Where is the best place to do a supermarket shop?”

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Rosie Leishman (she/her) Rosie Leishman (she/her)

Student’s Guide to the Gateway to the South

If you ever find yourself lost in The Garden City, never fear, Rosie has written the perfect article that showcases how lucky we are to call Christchurch home.

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Rosie Leishman (she/her) Rosie Leishman (she/her)

A Chat with SACHI

Rosie interviews iconic electric dance duo SACHI to find out a bit more about them before they jump on stage at Summer Stein. From their favourite songs to where they love to play the most, we uncover everything there is to know.

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Elsie Williams (she/her) Elsie Williams (she/her)

Let’s Talk Tall Poppy

New Zealand has a Tall Poppy problem. New Zealand schools and jobs. It is a term that is used to criticise successful people. Elsie reports on the topic with comments from Podcaster Grace Lewis from Tall Poppy Talk.

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Maia Aramakutu (Ngāti Pāhauwera, Ngāti Porou, she/her) Maia Aramakutu (Ngāti Pāhauwera, Ngāti Porou, she/her)

Where to go if you’re UC Māori

Canta’s very first Te Ao Māori writer writes an all you need to know about spaces on campus to guide UC Māori students to greatness.

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Matteo Zhang (he/him) Matteo Zhang (he/him)

Raf Manji on the future, reflecting and taking stock

We’ve all heard about how the major parties have done this election in the news and on social media. But how did TOP do? As the party that campaigned completely on one man and one Ilam seat. Matteo investigates in an interview with the man himself, Raf.

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Charlotte Thornton (she/her) Charlotte Thornton (she/her)

Why I couldn’t afford to run for the UCSA General Executive

With the UCSA general elections over, it’s not surprising to be thinking that you could’ve run and done it yourself. Charlotte dives deep into her short run for general executive at the UCSA, all because of the pay (or lack thereof).

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Tim Smith (he/him) Tim Smith (he/him)

The best albums of 2023 (so far)

If you want a quick recap of the top albums of 2023 or are looking to find some new albums to end this year with a bang, look no further. Tim has you completely covered.

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Beccy Arnold (she/her) Beccy Arnold (she/her)

Inside the mind of Miss New Zealand

Pageant Queen and Miss New Zealand Georgia Waddington does more than what you would think is involved to be Miss New Zealand.

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Charlotte Thornton (she/her) Charlotte Thornton (she/her)

Advocating: An interview with Hatesa Seumanutafa

Feature writer Charlotte interviews a curator of Māori, Pacific, and Indigenous Human Histories at the Canterbury Museum to talk about how she is where she is today.

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