In case you missed something, here are our top stories for November.
1 - I TRIED OUT MATILDA RICE'S LAZY, BEAUTIFUL LIFE FOR A WEEK - AND IT SUCKED
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Katie Parker puts The Lazy Girl’s Guide to Living a Beautiful Life to the test - and finds that being lazy doesn’t come cheap.
2 - A HILARIOUS COMPLAINT ABOUT THE 'IF IT'S NOT GAY, IT'S NOT GAY' VIDEO HAS BEEN SHOT DOWN
A still from Rainbow Youth's new ad. Photo: Image: Supplied
An Advertising Standards Authority decision shows that someone complained about the ad’s slogan. Max Towle reports.
3 - ARE VIDEO GAMES TURNING YOUNG PEOPLE INTO GAMBLERS?
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The Problem Gambling Foundation fears a new generation is being groomed. Story by Max Towle.
4. 'I REALLY DON'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE'
Kate* is having trouble coming to terms with the fact that, at 32 weeks pregnant, she is about to become a mother. Photo: freestocks.org/Unsplash
A woman who was denied an abortion by staff at an Auckland hospital is sceptical that policy changes will ensure no one else experiences what she did, writes Susan Strongman.
5 - BEST FOR WHO? THE PRESSURE ON SCHOOL LEAVERS TO CHOOSE UNIVERSITY
University of Auckland graduation in September. Photo: Unknown
Thousands of school leavers will make big decisions this month, but a pressure brewing for years has skewed the decision-making process for some, writes Nicole Barratt.
6 - APOLOGY AFTER WHALE BONE TAONGA SEIZED
Jake Aitken's whale bone taonga. Photo: Supplied
When Jake Aitken (Ngāti Ruapani, Ngai Tūhoe) returned to Aotearoa last week from a trip to Australia, which he does about two or three times each year, he was met with a shock, writes Māni Dunlop.
7 - BREAKING DOWN THE GOVERNMENT'S PLAN FOR TERTIARY EDUCATION
Jacinda Ardern talks to students at Victoria University. Photo: RNZ/Chris Bramwell
The Government is reiterating a promise of free tertiary fees for those planning on studying for the first time next year. Max Towle gets the full lowdown from new Education Minister, Chris Hipkins.
8 - LORDE AND JACINDA GAVE US THE DEFINING MOMENT OF THE NZ MUSIC AWARDS
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When the Prime Minister showed up on stage to present her with the People’s Choice Award, Lorde took a second to say a few quick words herself, writes Hussein Moses.
9 - WIRELESS DOCS: THE WHITEBAITERS GUIDE TO KWITCHATOWN
Where men shelter from modernity and seek peace in the landscape, mateship and whitebait.
10 - AN AUSSIE UNIVERSITY IS JUST HIRING WOMEN FOR JOBS IN ITS MATHS DEPT
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An Australian university is only accepting applications from women for a position in its Mathematics department, and tertiary leaders in New Zealand say we should do the same, writes Max Towle.
