‘Raybon Kan’s book says you’re an Asian at my table. Manying Ip’s book says you’re an alien at my table.’ Among the clatter of mah jong tiles, reporter Vanessa Ellingham considers the lives of her Auckland friends who have Asian heritage. Now, in another apartment block downtown, you recall what you use to hear in [...]

It’s one of those days again. Veterinarian Ross Loveridge is waiting at the gate, while Waikato farmer Robert Horseley is bringing all his lambs together. In the vet’s hand is something that looks like a gun. One by one, Loveridge opens the sheep’s little mouths, points the gun, and pulls the trigger. The lamb chews [...]

The summer ahead looks set to be one of discontent. Like the summer of 1968 in Paris where student activism heralded a seismic shift to a more liberal ideal in post-war France, some are saying the Occupy Auckland movement signifies a re-politicisation of young people and the crystallisation of a myriad of different groups claiming [...]