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The Young & Informed: 2024 SRC Candidate Profiles
Written by Vanessa Elley (she/her) Interviews by Nic George (he/him) Debate News Team ALICIA LEMMER RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT What is your...
Debate Magazine
Oct 2, 20239 min read


Suffering is political
By Briar Pomana (Ngāti Kahungunu, Rongomaiwahine, Ngāti Rakaipaaka) (she/her) feature writer A fictional short story that isn’t really...
Briar Pomana
Oct 2, 20234 min read


Sexism in Science is Failing Rats and Humans Alike
by Chris Murphy (he/him) contributing writer Illustration by Jacqui Cox (she/her) contributing artist I’d always imagined the University...
Chris Murphy
Oct 2, 20234 min read


WANT NEW OPTIONS? Here are the Haphazardly Founded Political Parties Seeking Your Vote
by Liam Hansen (they/them) associate editor Aotearoa’s Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) electoral system has had some mixed, maddening...
Liam Hansen
Oct 2, 20237 min read


Vending Machines, Boredom and Coffee: An Exercise in Civil Service
by Thomas Giblin (he/him) @thegreengiblin culture & lifestyle writer illustration by Haydn Nixon (he/him) contributing writer In a...
Thomas Giblin
Oct 2, 20234 min read


Debate sits down with the Vice Chancellor to discuss AUT’s future
by Nic George (he/him) chief reporter After two years of disrupted learning and a botched redundancy proposal, Debate sat down with Damon...
Nic George
Oct 2, 20233 min read


Equippers Church members and AUTSA staff accused of making false complaints towards student
by Nic George (he/him) chief reporter An AUT student says false harassment complaints were made against him after being confronted by two...
Nic George
Oct 2, 20232 min read


LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
by Sam Clark (he/him) editor Kia ora e te whānau, Welcome to Debate’s election issue! Here, you’ll find some great analysis ahead of the...
Sam Clark
Oct 2, 20232 min read


Five Trans & Non-Binary Artists You Should Know About
By Thomas Giblin (he/him) @thegreengiblin culture & lifestyle writer In 2018, Counting Ourselves published a distressing study on trans...
Thomas Giblin
Sep 18, 20234 min read
The Young & Informed: Make It 16 debate gives rangatahi the floor
by Nic George (he/him) chief reporter Candidates from a variety of parties took part in a youth debate focussed on housing inequality, ...
Nic George
Sep 18, 20233 min read
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