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Booze Review: White Claw

The world’s most patriotic drink is now in Ōtepoti Dunedin, meaning the common breatha will be turning their hats backwards, putting on the loudest tech house, and getting absolutely frat-boy wasted. For booze reviews, this is like your first child being born, marrying the love of your life, and Crate Day all in one. Finally we have our sticky little mitts on some White Claws, America's finest RTD. After years of drinking...

Editorial: Popping My Capping Cherry

Let’s get this out of the way: I’ve never been to the Capping Show. After talking to cappers for this issue, though, that’s something I really regret. The Capping Show has been around for 130 years. It’s soldiered on through world wars, pandemics, and 33 seasons of Shortland Street. Now, “tradition” is a term that people can play pretty fast and loose with. My uncle thought that bringing a lolly salad...

Moaningful Confessions: The Chamber of Secrets

Going to the doctor about sex-related stuff can be scary, and quite embarrassing sometimes. But do not fret, I have a story to share in solidarity to encourage you all to go get your genitals checked if they are exhibiting strange symptoms. I was experiencing bleeding with penetration for a few years (the Dunedin dating scene is dry as fuck, so my recent boyfriend has been neon pink and from the Adult Toy Mega Store). After one particularly...

Debatable: Should animal testing be banned?

For Animal testing dates back to BC times, and has led to numerous medical and biological advancements, many of them life-saving. But last I checked, it was the 21st Century and with all the technology we have now, it's time to leave animal testing in the past. It's a common misconception that one of the main reasons animal testing still takes place is because it's cheaper and faster; in fact, it's entirely the...

Local Produce: Bored Games

For New Zealand Music Month and for the 40th anniversary of Radio One, Local Produce will cover four iconic Dunedin bands by way of interviewing a member of each selected band and asking them about their legacy. While some only see it as a jumping off point for Shayne Carter’s career, many people in the Dunedin music scene now recognise Bored Games as a pioneer when they formed at Kaikorai Valley High School in 1978. Often playing in...

Aquarius Aquarius, this week you will reconnect with someone you haven't thought about for a long time. This person will be the Tom to your Jerry, even if just for a night. Remember to just go with the flow and you won't be led astray. Scent of the...

He Whakapapa Māori, He Māori Koe

Nau mai ki Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka! Kia Ora e te whānau, He uri tēnei nō ngāi Tahu, Ngāi Tahu poutini, waitaha, ngāti Mamoe, syria me lebanon...

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