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Please just make me toast and hold me tightly
WORDS | Petra Shotwell (she/they) ILLUSTRATION | Yi Jong (she/they) a personal essay because covid sucks and I miss my mum I’m a...
Petra Shotwell
Aug 3, 20223 min read
Nostalgia for the world (before it all turned to shit)
By Ethan Berry (he/him) If you were in New Zealand on January 5th 2020, you’ll remember a surreal and apocalyptic haze of orange smog...
Debate Magazine
Aug 3, 20223 min read
WHAEA FITS
WORDS | Briar Pomona (she/her) ILLUSTRATION | Charlie Ratahi (she/her) My favourite thing about hui are the whaea fits. I’ve been a fan...
Briar Pomana
Aug 3, 20222 min read


CAR SEAT HEADREST'STWIN FANTASY& QUEER TEENAGE SADNESS
WORDS | Liam Hansen (he/they) The four and a half years since Car Seat Headrest re- released Twin Fantasy have been a weird time. It’s...
Liam Hansen
Aug 3, 20227 min read
My Dad’s CDs:A Retrospective
By Sam Clark (he/him) One of my core childhood memories is sitting on Takapuna Beach under the pōhutukawa trees with my dad. He would...
Debate Magazine
Aug 3, 20222 min read
Restaurant guide
Vivien - Java $$ Talking about nostalgia, my restaurant recommendation takes me to my Indonesian roots. Located on K' Road, Java brings...
Debate Magazine
Aug 3, 20222 min read
Extinct, endangered & nearthreatened snacks
by Lucia Hu (she/her) Shocked by the discontinuation of Le Snak’s cheese and cracker dip, Lucia takes us through her list of critically...
Debate Magazine
Aug 3, 20223 min read


LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Kia ora! Welcome to the drugs issue - my first as editor. I’m not entirely sure what that says about me. But I’m grateful to be at the...
Sam Clark
Jul 18, 20222 min read
Your city needs you: Why you should run in this year's local elections
By Justin Hu (he/him) Candidate nominations have just opened for our city's local elections, and a youth voting advocate is encouraging...
Justin Hu
Jul 18, 20222 min read
AUT’s growth model could be under threat, Ndespite international students returning
By David WIlliams (he/him) AUT's leadership team is rethinking its operation model due to a slow uptake in enrolments. “That growth...
David Williams
Jul 18, 20222 min read
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