Matt Trevelyan is leaving his mark on Auckland
Matt tattoos on his own terms. 27 years old and self-taught, his Grey Lynn studio is booked out weeks in advance. WORDS | Sam Clark...
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Vivien Whyte
- Aug 28
- 2 min
Theatre Review: Dawn Raids
Showing at the ASB Waterfront Theatre until 3rd September. Purchase tickets from Auckland Theatre Company’s website. Tickets are...
Debate Magazine
- Aug 14
- 4 min
A Love Letter to Auckland
By: Roro Vinod (they/them) The formative memories of my childhood are set in a terraced house at the end of a desolate cul-de-sac....
Debate Magazine
- Aug 3
- 2 min
Restaurant guide
Vivien - Java $$ Talking about nostalgia, my restaurant recommendation takes me to my Indonesian roots. Located on K' Road, Java brings...
Debate Magazine
- Jul 18
- 2 min
Eating Healthy in the Face of Uber Eats and Instant Noodles
WORDS | Jennifer Susanto (she/her) WORDS | Jennifer Susanto (she/her) The student diet is saturated with cheap, quick and unhealthy...
Debate Magazine
- Jul 18
- 2 min
THEATRE REVIEW: Scenes from a Yellow Peril
9/10 - Nathan Joe masterfully encapsulates the Asian New Zealander identity through a series of hilarious, raw and unsettling...
Debate Magazine
- May 20
- 0 min
Briar Pomana
- May 2
- 2 min
Locals Spotlight
By Briar Pomana (she/her) Lukan Raisey An intellectual word-smith, Lukan Raisey represents a new generation of South Auckland prodigies....
Briar Pomana
- Mar 2
- 5 min
Look at Her Whakapapa In All Its Glory
By Briar Pomana (she/her) AUT graduate and Debate’s new Culture and Lifestyle Writer Briar Pomana shares the intricacies of whakapapa and...
Petra Shotwell
- Mar 2
- 4 min
Tāmaki locals, I’ve Got Some Questions For You
By Petra Shotwell (she/they) Unlike your typical ‘welcome back’ issue, I don’t set out to provide you with all the answers for your first...
Alana McConnell
- Mar 2
- 5 min
Making Friends as an AdultIs Damn Hard. Here’s How to Make It a Little Easier
By Alana McConnell (she/her) Illustration Yi Jong (she/they) Making friends only gets harder the older you get, a slightly sad but...
Lucy Wormald
- Oct 11, 2021
- 4 min
Mirror, Mirror
By Lucy Wormald (she/her) Getting ready before going out for an evening is a hallowed sort of time. It is a space lit by possibility,...
Lucy Wormald
- Sep 27, 2021
- 5 min
Are You Languishing?
By Lucy Wormald (she/her) This lockdown has not really been going that well. I am disorientated and torpid and weary. Adrift in a sea...
Alana McConnell
- Sep 26, 2021
- 5 min
Notes From a Socially Anxious Queen
By Alana McConnell (she/her), illustrated by Kwok Yi Lee (he/him) Over lockdown, my social anxiety reared its unwanted and ugly little...
Lucy Wormald
- Sep 13, 2021
- 4 min
She Wears the Pants
By Lucy Wormald (she/her) Two weeks ago I bought a pair of high-waisted suit trousers. They are grey and soft with a beautifully cut...