GPs can soon prescribe ADHD medication. Will it fix the problem, or shift the burden?
Until now it’s been the domain of psychiatrists and psychologists only, but from February 1, GPs can diagnose…
Straight Line Was a Lie: Liz Stokes on writing The Beths’ most personal album yetÂ
Alex Casey talks to Liz Stokes from The Beths about breaking through writer’s block and accepting the mess.…
All 81 albums nominated for the 2025 Taite Music Prize, reviewed
Max Johns embarks on a comprehensive tour of the current NZ music landscape. Summer read – originally published…
‘Fallen between the cracks’: The mystery of New Zealand’s lost emo anthem
Alex Casey goes in search of ‘Crawl’ by Atlas, the beloved mid-2000s emo anthem that’s ‘fallen between the…
How hard is it to eat enough vegetables? Pretty hard
The vast majority of New Zealanders fall short of the recommended five servings of vegetables a day, according…
The beep test: ‘Ritual humiliation’ or efficient fitness appraisal?
You probably did it at high school. Your kid probably did too. But why? *BEEP*: Wait, what’s happening?…
The cost of being: A creative with ‘wildly varied’ annual income
As part of our series exploring how New Zealanders live and our relationship with money, an arts sector creative…
Tongan rugby league fans are the greatest show in sports
Forget the game. The highlights of Sunday’s Kiwis vs Tonga test happened in the stands. On Sunday, I…
When art is life: the exhaustive (and sometimes exhausting) Chris Knox biography, reviewed
Claire Mabey reads Not Given Lightly, Craig Robertson’s long-awaited biography of iconic, contradictory artist Chris Knox. Where do…
Who can write a novel today?Â
Claire Mabey argues that it’s high time we stop thinking of creative work as a nice-to-have; and instead…
What is ‘dark academia’ – and why is it having a moment?
Claire Mabey unpacks the not-quite-a-genre of dark academia: its features, themes and examples. What is dark academia? “Dark…
Vroom vroom: New Zealand’s two-speed economy explained
Are we a Ford Ranger hooning down the highway or a hatchback running on fumes? Maybe both, explains…