Even though winter in Tāmaki can feel miserable and devoid of fun, there are still great things happening, so I dragged myself from the warmth of my bed to Basement Theatre. Pictured: Carrie Rudzinski sourced from Yellow Lamp When I was approached with the prospect of going to a poetry reading, I was sceptical to say the least. When you picture poetry readings, you might, like me, naively imagine something dull and stuffy, or cringe-inducing commentaries on society reimagined

Reflections from our 2025 AUSA President, Gabriel Boyd. Leadership is an oxymoron; it means you’re both the most powerful person in the room, and yet you sit to serve your constituents, the power dynamic doing a backflip. A day in the life of a student leader in UOA AUSA is an incredibly weird place, often home to the most idealistic executives who run to fight for the students every single day. Alongside CV builders, these two groups need to figure out how to work in harmon

Why does the current coalition government want to axe Fees Free? Minister of Finance Nicola Willis delivers the budget during Budget Day 2026 at Parliament. (Source: Getty) To the shock of many students around the country, finance minister Nicola Willis confirmed that the Fees Free scheme introduced by the Labour government in 2018. The news was technically leaked first by Winston Peters, when he, in response to being asked about the upcoming budget, told Newstalk ZB that he