Soapbox A navy ship caught fire and capsized. People are blaming the captain’s gender and sexuality Following the incident, internet trolls raised the fact that Yvonne Gray is a gay woman, as if that was the cause of the incident.
Music Pink becomes first female artist to headline Eden Park in Auckland, drawing record crowd Pink marked last Friday’s International Women’s Day by drawing the largest crowds to Eden Park, the country’s national stadium in Auckland.
News & Views Jacinda Ardern marries Clarke Gayford one year after stepping down as prime minister Jacinda Ardern, the former prime minister of New Zealand, has married her long-term partner Clarke Gayford in a small private ceremony.
News & Views Youngest New Zealand MP in over 150 years delivers powerful first speech The youngest MP to be elected in Aotearoa/New Zealand Parliament in over 150 years had delivered her maiden speech.
News & Views New Zealand mother of four killed by long term partner in Queensland A mother of four was killed over the weekend by her long term partner. She is the 59th woman killed by violence this year in Australia.
News & Views New Zealand’s new conservative government plans to end gender and sexuality education New Zealand’s new coalition government has announced plans to scrap gender and sexuality education (RSE) from the curriculum.
News & Views In Greta Gerwig’s Barbie Land, the matriarchy can be just as bad as the patriarchy Are you for or against Barbie? Writer-director Greta Gerwig piles irony upon irony to finally render the question completely redundant.
Books Jacinda Ardern is writing a book on being ‘your own kind of leader’ Jacinda Ardern announces she’s writing a book, expanding on her unique style of leadership– one that’s kind and able to make a difference.
Politics New Zealand reaches gender parity in cabinet for the first time in history For the first time, New Zealand has reached an equal number of men and women in its cabinet, with Willow-Jean Prime’s promotion.
News & Views ‘Kind but strong’ leadership: The moments that will define Jacinda Ardern’s legacy Promoting diversity and gender equality, leading with empathy and navigating through a pandemic— here is a list of Ardern’s shining moments.
News & Views Jacinda Ardern called David Seymour an ‘arrogant prick’, now they are raising money for prostate cancer Ardern and political rival David Seymour have teamed up to raise money for prostate cancer, days after she called him an “arrogant prick”.
News & Views Jacinda Ardern delivers ‘momentous’ apology to Maori tribe Jacinda Ardern has delivered a crown apology to a Maori tribe for warmongering and breaches to the Treaty of Waitangi.