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Health Minister Visits AUT to Announce New Funding for Student Mental Health
By David Williams (he/him) Health Minister Andrew Little has announced a $3.8 million package for student mental health support at...
David Williams
Mar 14, 20222 min read


From the Editor
Let’s talk about Russia. Alas, this is not a touching story about food (you’ll find plenty of that in the rest of this issue though!)....
Nam Woon Kim
Mar 14, 20222 min read


From the Editors
Nam Kia ora e te whānau To all of our returning, and new, tauira – welcome to 2022’s university year. This is Debate’s first issue back...
Debate Magazine
Mar 2, 20223 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


AUTSA Plans to Tackle Dwindling Student Engagement
By David Williams (he/him) A majority of AUTSA’s new student rep council was elected without opposition, with some seats filled without...
David Williams
Mar 2, 20222 min read


Debate leads in Student Press Awards Alongside Critic
By David Wiliams (he/him) Debate won six first-place awards and placed in eight other categories in a record night at the 2021 Aotearoa...
David Williams
Mar 2, 20222 min read


AUT To Be the Only Uni Without On-campus Vaccine Mandates
By Justin Hu (he/him) AUT will be the only university in the country that will not mandate the use of Covid-19 vaccine passes for...
Justin Hu
Mar 2, 20223 min read


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...
Briar Pomana
Mar 2, 20225 min read


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...
Petra Shotwell
Mar 2, 20224 min read


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...
Alana McConnell
Mar 2, 20225 min read
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