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Liam Hansen (they/them) is Debate Magazine's current Editor-in-Chief as of 2024.
They were a Contributing Writer from March to September 2022, then a Feature Writer until July 2023, then an Associate Editor until November 2023 - at which point they were fired from their role...to become the Editor-in-Chief, which they are currently.
Liam also runs SPECK, an Aotearoa indie comics zine, with Stella Roper, Debate's Arts & Culture Editor.
Articles (50)
Oct 19, 2025 ∙ 5 min
Editorial: The Future is only bleak without you in it
EDITORIAL | ANAMATA / THE FUTURE Written by Liam Hansen (they/them) | @liamhanse.n | Editor-in-Chief Illustration by Stella Roper (they/she) | @dodofrenzy | Arts Editor When I began volunteering across the road at 95bFM in 2021, copies of Debate were strewn across various coffee tables, couches, and desks. They were bought over by various AUT journalism students, to be poured over by a little baby Liam in their last year of college while they poorly wrote the news bulletins. I read through...
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Sep 21, 2025 ∙ 4 min
Editorial: K-Pop Demon Hunters, Gorillaz, and the mythos of virtual bands
EDITORIAL | PŪRĀKAU / MYTHOLOGY Written by Liam Hansen (they/them) | @liamhanse.n | Editor-in-Chief Illustrated by Stella Roper...
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Aug 17, 2025 ∙ 5 min
Editorial: #BassistsInCouncil2025
EDITORIAL | TANGATA WHENUA / LOCAL Written by Liam Hansen (they/them) | @liamhanse.n | Editor-in-Chief Illustrated by Stella Roper...
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Aug 3, 2025 ∙ 7 min
Editorial: How weed is sold defines how weed is used
EDITORIAL | RONGOA / DRUGS Editorial by Liam Hansen (they/them) | @liamhanse.n | Editor-in-Chief Illustrated by Stella Roper (they/she)...
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Aug 3, 2025 ∙ 14 min
Local Listens #15: Aseurai: Phoebe Rings’ First Date
LOCAL LISTENS | COLUMN | RONGOA / DRUGS Interview by Liam Hansen (they/them) | @liamhanse.n | Editor-in-Chief Interview with...
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May 25, 2025 ∙ 4 min
Editorial: Political empathy is performative and temporary
EDITORIAL | AROHA / LOVE Written by Liam Hansen (they/them) | @liamhanse.n | Editor-in-Chief Illustration by Stella Roper (they/she) |...
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