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Debate catches up with: Jujulipps
by Liam Hansen (he/they) features writer Tāmaki Makaurau’s Jujulipps has only been in the local rap scene for a couple of years, but the...
Liam Hansen
May 8, 20239 min read
Open letter: The New Zealand government does not care about students
By Sara Youssef, AUT student president As the student president at AUT, do I think the government, who are supposed to be ‘by the people,...
Debate Magazine
Oct 5, 20222 min read


“It Was AUT Or Bust,”Says Aotearoa’s First Pasifika Vice-Chancellor
By Justin Hu (he/him) and David Williams (he/him) AUT’s new vice-chancellor Dr. Damon Salesa says he wants to regularly meet with...
Justin Hu and David Williams
May 3, 20226 min read


Meet Always Be Grateful: your local Korean Indie collective
By Nam Woon Kim (he/him) Friends, food, and having a supportive team are just some of the things the new music collective are grateful...
Nam Woon Kim
May 3, 20227 min read


Where West Auckland meets Midwest Emo: An interview with Melanie
By Reece Skelley (he/him) Self-proclaimed semi-professional music guy Reece Skelley trekked to Morningside to have a chat with...
Reece Skelley
May 2, 20228 min read


Bright side presents - Your sex questions answered (by a real sex therapist )
By Alana Rae (she/her) If you’ve got questions about sex, you’re definitely not alone. Sometimes at university it can seem like everyone...
Alana Rae
Mar 29, 20226 min read


WWPD? What would Papatūānuku do?
By Vivien Whyte (she/her) Viv sat down for a kōrero with Dallas Abel, the Project Coordinator for the Kai Ika project, to talk about...
Vivien Whyte
Mar 14, 20225 min read


Meet Your New AUTSA President
Debate has a tradition of offering a space for the AUTSA President to introduce themselves to the student community. Alana caught up with...
Debate Magazine
Mar 2, 20222 min read


Bright, Breathless, and 3D: an Interview with Smurgy
By Alana McConnell (she/her) Debate interviewed Smurgy, an artist based in Tāmaki Makaurau, hailing from Ōtautahi. We talked about his...
Alana McConnell
Oct 10, 20212 min read


Aotearoa’s Fracking Capital
New Short Film by AUT Alumni Goes on the Ground in Taranaki to Decipher Our Climate Emergency By Justin Hu (he/him) In 2018, in response...
Justin Hu
Sep 27, 20214 min read


Winning the Long Game: Mental Health in Sports
By David Williams (he/him) Professional athletes push themselves to the limit in their quest for greatness. But when does that push for...
David Williams
Sep 26, 20215 min read


Half-deaf in a Hearing World
By Alana Rae (she/her) Kieran Lotz talks about his passion for music and theatre, all in spite of a disability stacking the odds against...
Alana Rae
May 30, 20214 min read


Dan Carter - A Career Like No Other
By Nathan Limm Sports Writer 1598 test points. 112 test caps. Two rugby world cups. It’s no secret Dan Carter’s been one of the most...
Nathan Limm
Mar 14, 20214 min read


The Students Become the Masters
The freshers tell Debate Magazine what’s cool I like to think I’m pretty cool, but as much as it hurts to acknowledge, I’m no fresher....
Andrew Broadley
Mar 2, 20216 min read
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