Confronting the impacts of academic marginalization
Opinion I think back to my first-year experience at the University of Western Ontario in 1968. A small-town girl on her first big adventure under her...
Opening the floodgates
Opinion There’s a familiar bit of folk wisdom that coarsely delineates the relative merits of nebulous verbal assertions and direct material commitments. Money talks, the saying...
The new robber barons of the web
Opinion Digital entrepreneur Mark Zuckerberg is the entitled youngster who dwells in the parental basement — and stubbornly refuses to pay rent. And, no, Zuckerberg doesn’t...
Face it, ‘firsts’ aren’t always meant to last
Opinion DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My wife and I were each other’s “firsts” in everything. For many years we were very sexual, and experimented with many things....
Citizens deserve control of their info
Opinion Political parties at the national and the provincial level are collecting too much personal information about voters, often without their consent. A 2019 survey found...
Which is the best Kiwi-made craft peanut butter?
Stuff The ultimate ranking of Kiwi-made peanut butter. Meat, diary, and … peanut butter? If you’ve stepped foot in a supermarket in the last few years,...
Neon’s Full Circle, Disney+’s The Bear, TVNZ’s Creamerie among July’s must-see TV
The wintry weather got you down? July offers plenty of reasons to stay indoors and snuggle up on the couch. For sports fans, there will be...
Stadium Southland releases views on report into Skelt complaints – but not the report
Stuff Former Stadium Southland general manager Nigel Skelt: there were ‘shortcomings’ in the initial handling of a complaint against him. The Stadium Southland board has released...
Warrior Josh Curran faces two game ban and $10,000 fine after pleading guilty to assault
Warriors star Josh Curran will miss Saturday’s round 19 clash against the Parramatta Eels after being handed down a breach notice following an NRL Integrity Unit...
Manawatū theatre patron Pat Snoxell’s legacy is opportunity
Supplied/Supplied A musical theatre enthusiast, Pat Snoxell, has left a legacy that help showcase the young talent in Manawatū. Veteran Manawatū musical theatre patron Pat Snoxell...