Danielle Street
A New Zealand Prison Is Giving Inmates Phones and Computers
South Auckland's brand new Kohuora Prison has a phone and computer in every cell and a bunch of people aren't happy about that.
Will Growing Support for Medicinal Weed Help End New Zealand’s War on Grass?
Forty-seven percent of New Zealanders believe cannabis should be legalized for medical use—a 10 percent bump from the same survey conducted more than a decade ago.
New Zealanders May Soon Find it Harder To Talk About Suicide
The planned merger of emergency and non-urgent telephone hotlines may see people at high-risk of suicide face more barriers to finding help, and cut jobs in the process.
New Zealand's Promising Embrace of Renewable Energy
The country currently relies more on geothermal power than on gas—but its neighbor Australia is still clinging to coal.
NZ’s Pony-Tailgate Is Weird but We Should Still Take it Seriously
The story of John Key tugging a waitress' ponytail has turned into a debate about journalistic ethics, losing Sight on the core issues.
New Zealand Is Suffering from a Severe Weed Shortage
Kiwi weed enthusiasts are suffering through their worst cannabis drought in more than 15 years, and nobody knows why.
Queer Activists Vandalised a ‘Gay’ ATM in Auckland
Gay activists in NZ say they're tired of banks getting into bed with them for profits. And now they've got the pink paint to prove it.
Eminem Is Taking New Zealand’s National Party to Court Next Week
Publishers for the Detroit rapper allege the party breached copyright by using a track that sounded like 'Lose Yourself' in a campaign advertisement.
New Zealand Needs To Accept That Rape Culture Exists
A habit of victim blaming does nothing to help New Zealand's high prevalence of sexual violence which is paired with a dismal conviction rate.
'Las Vegas' Is a Short Film About New Zealand’s Oldest Strip Club
Most people remember their first time inside a strip club. For New York–based filmmaker Tom Gould, that rite of passage was so memorable he made a film about it 14 years later.
New Zealand Rodeo Is Under Fire Following Claims Of Abuse
Rodeo opponents argue that the practice is cruel, and unlike its American equivalent, holds no place in New Zealand culture.
John Key 1 - Dotcom, Assange, Snowden, Greenwald, Hagar, Eminem 0
If you expected a closer result out of New Zealand's weirdest election to date, you were wrong.