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A Decade in Music
By Andrew Broadley (he/him) It can feel like forever ago, perhaps even forgotten. Boxed away in the attic of your mind. And in an instant...
Andrew Broadley
May 31, 20216 min read


From the Editor
Kia Ora, It’s officially been a year since I entered the role of editor at Debate. When I first started the role I was sold on the...
Rebecca Zhong
May 18, 20212 min read


Dog on the Boys
By Andrew Broadley (he/him) c/w sexual violence Andrew scrutinises men’s propensity to both dismiss and encourage toxic behaviour from...
Andrew Broadley
May 18, 20216 min read
More Students, Less Money: Pandemic Exposes Funding Fault Lines
By Justin Hu (he/him) Has campus seemed busier to you this year? If it has, then it’s not just your imagination. Total tertiary student...
Justin Hu
May 18, 20213 min read


Centrepoint: Albany’s Lost Cult
By Alana McConnell (she/her) Feature Writer | Illustration by Yi Jong (she/her) c/w sexual abuse Alana McConnell talks with two former...
Alana McConnell
May 18, 20218 min read


Bring Back the Postgrad Student Allowance
By Taylor Cunningham (he/him) Contributor International student enrolments have fallen since the outbreak of COVID-19 in New Zealand,...
Taylor Cunningham
May 18, 20214 min read


"Yeah I'm So Whitewashed"
By Nam Woon Kim (he/him) | Illustration by Yi Jong Nam reflects on the use of the term ‘whitewash’ and how it reinforces ideals of white...
Nam Woon Kim
May 18, 20215 min read


AUT Pushes Back Against Inquiry Into Student Accommodation
By Justin Hu (he/him) News Writer AUT vice-chancellor Derek McCormack has told an inquiry into student accommodation that the uni does...
Justin Hu
May 17, 20213 min read


Future of AUT’s Pacific Media Centre Still in the Air
By Justin Wong (he/him) Contributor The former office of the Pacific Media Centre on the 10th floor of the WG Building in early 2021. The...
Justin Wong
May 17, 20213 min read


Euro 2021: The *Experts' View
We grabbed a few of our armchair experts to make a few predictions, and a few irrelevant remarks.
Andrew Broadley, Justin Wong, James Tapp
May 17, 20214 min read
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