Starving For Good

Posted 11:25am Sunday 22nd May 2016

Last week I didn’t eat for 48 hours. It was my first fast.For those two days I didn’t consume a single calorie. They were two of the most peculiar days of my life. By the end of my fast I wasn’t quite the empty skulled, staggering zombie I dreaded becoming when I began, but Read more...

Police officers breath easy after J-Day protest

Posted 10:56am Sunday 15th May 2016

Each year our national J-Day sees cannabis enthusiasts turn out to protest New Zealand’s prohibition of the drug.  Around 200 partook in J-Day in Dunedin’s Octagon which falls on the first weekend of May each year. This years events marked the 25-year anniversary since its Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 10

Posted 12:39pm Sunday 8th May 2016

Dolphins are the chimpanzees of the sea. We share about 96 percent of our DNA with chimpanzees. That’s because we share the same genetic history; we evolved from common ancestors. We can relate to and empathise with chimpanzees like they’re one of our own. That’s why watching Read more...

Interview with Lakes

Posted 12:51pm Sunday 24th April 2016

Lakes are an eclectic and constantly evolving act. In this digital age of music, finding a way to set yourselves apart can be a little difficult. Lakes have had no trouble finding their own musical niche. From the early days with the debut release Reflections of the Night Before, Lakes created an Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 8

Posted 12:16pm Sunday 24th April 2016

Coral bleaching is one of the adverse affects of global warming we hear about, time and time again in the media. Since Al Gore’s fucking-do-something-right-now documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, coral bleaching is a process that is commonly cited along with others such as mass starvation, Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 7

Posted 12:05pm Sunday 17th April 2016

I wrote this column next week. You probably re-read that last sentence and thought that it’s grammatically incorrect. But no, it’s not. I just time travelled. Time travel is the concept of travelling between points in time, commonly using some kind of ‘time machine’ or Read more...

A Sit Down with Raiza Biza

Posted 2:20pm Sunday 20th March 2016

The illustrious Raiza Biza is a rapper spearheading a promising renaissance of hip hop music in our country.  Following a prolific string of releases since 2012 and the success of his last album ‘The Imperfectionist’, Raiza has slowly risen from the underground and become a Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 26

Posted 3:42pm Sunday 4th October 2015

Last time, I argued that the most urgent environmental issue confronting us lies in the environmental perceptions and values we hold today. While global warming, species extinction or deforestation may lead to the eventual collapse of the earth’s ability to sustainably support life, skewed Read more...

Myth of the Man-Eating Shark

Posted 1:25pm Sunday 4th October 2015

In July, professional surfer Mick Fanning encountered a large shark in the final of the J-Bay Open in South Africa. First, a large fin appeared behind Fanning, followed by splashing and a “holy shit” from one of the commentators. As a wave lurched before Fanning, every person watching Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 25

Posted 2:15pm Sunday 27th September 2015

People often ponder what is the most urgent environmental issue confronting us. Is it climate change, species extinction or human overpopulation? The answer could be any of these. It is hard to predict which environmental issue may lead to an irreversible collapse in the planet’s Read more...