SATIRE | ISSUE FOUR/20 | RONGO Ā / DRUGS Written by Caeden Tipler (they/them) | @caedentipler | Contributing Writer Last month, entrepreneur Sir Rod Drury was named as the 2026 New Zealander of the Year. He is most well-known for founding Xero, the cloud-based accounting software for small businesses. Drury is also known for supporting the New Zealand Citizenship application of Peter Thiel, co-founder of Paypal and Palantir, after Thiel invested in Xero during its start-up days in the early...

NEWS | ISSUE THREE | WHENUA Written by Caeden Tipler (they/them) | @caedentipler | Contributing Reporter It’s the biggest entertainment news story of the decade - Warner Bros. put itself up for sale late last year, leading to a public bidding war between two industry giants: Paramount Skydance and Netflix. The ensuing battle was worthy of Hollywood. Paramount successfully launched a hostile takeover, backed by the billionaire Ellison family. The studio and its very determined chief...

NEWS | TUAKIRI / IDENTITY Written by Caeden Tipler (they/them) @caedentipler | Contributing Reporter Photography by Michelle Beard On January 31st, thousands gathered in Tāmaki Makaurau under the banner Toitū Te Aroha . The rally and hīkoi from Te Komititanga Britomart to Te Waihorotiu Meyers Park focused on countering hate toward a range of demographics, including migrants, refugees, LGBTQIA+ people, faith groups, and tangata whenua. The diversity of the group was shown in the flags they...

REVIEW | PŪRĀKAU / MYTHOLOGY Written by Caeden Tipler (they/them) | @caedentipler | Contributing Writer Cannes is a prestigious...

DEBATE X NZIFF | REVIEW | WEB EXCLUSIVE Written by Caeden Tipler (they/them) | @caedentipler | Contributing Writer In his opening...

NEWS | MATIHIKO | TECH Written by Caeden Tipler (they/them) | @caedentipler | Contributing Writer Edited by Evie Richardson (she/her) |...