As we head closer and closer to November, election informations and policy announcements from parties will begin to crowd up the news, and this is already well underway. Many major decisions have made the news this week in Aotearoa, as well as some drama happening down in the Beehive during a parliamentary session. National Announces Ban on Screens for Schools This morning, the National Party announced that under a new policy they are announcing, screen usage is going to bann

A Tribute To a Teacher By Justin Agluba He was a large, rotund man behind the frosted glass. He wore a three-piece suit and a fedora on a hot school day. He stood patiently before the lectern while students trickled in. Mozart’s piano concerto played from the mounted speakers. He leaned into the microphone on the left side of the room and sounded his baritone: “Welcome, class.” That is how I remember Rusiru from our Thursday’s first class. On other days, he panted as he hurri

A Reflection by Lisa Gia Nhu Gu I was born in Vietnam, but my dad is from China. Therefore, my family decided to raise me in China until I turned 6. Then, I moved back to Vietnam with my family, and we live in a neighbourhood where almost everybody speaks Cantonese. Then, on another random day, I decided to move to New Zealand all by myself for my teenage years. After graduating high school, I decided to come back to continue my education at the University of Auckland.” That