James Borrowdale
These Photos Honour the Bond Between Mothers and Their Queer Children
A new exhibition by South Auckland arts collective COVEN adds a non-binary voice to the national conversation around suffrage.
Biography as a Battleground: What It Means To Be New Zealand's First Refugee MP
Green Party MP Golriz Ghahraman on trolls, childhood and the political platform she never asked for.
New Zealand's Female MPs On What They Face That Men Don't
We also asked a cross-section of female politicians to name the women who had served as political inspiration.
New Zealand's Migrant Sex Workers Are Still Criminalised Under The Law
We've gotten so much right in the legislation, an academic tells VICE, but the treatment of migrant sex workers is "profoundly discriminatory".
We Ran the Numbers on New Zealand's Gender Inequality to Ask Are We There Yet?
The answer, a statistician tells us, is "clearly not".
How a Fighter Channels Her Iwi's Female-Led History to Inspire the Present
Northland's Toa Ngātihine gym, and star fighter Quinita Hati, are changing the lives of local youths.
Kiwi Playwright Chye-Ling Huang Lets Her Asian Characters Be Problematic
"You can’t expect every person of colour to be your spiritual guide."
A Rare Glimpse at New Zealand’s Sexual Subconscious
On the release of Aotearotica's fifth issue, VICE presents a selection of Kiwi visual erotica from the journal's back catalogue.
Renting in New Zealand Still Sucks
"We’re living in shit, no offence, but that’s literally how it feels."
Ease Out Of This World and Enjoy These Poetic Micro Films
A new series by New Zealand filmmaker Sam Handley queries the hypnotic effect of screens on our lives.
New Zealand Justice Summit Criticised for Lack of Māori Voices
"If we are 52 percent of the prison population, why aren’t we 52 percent of the people speaking?”