Retailers bowing out from HOP card service
Students and commuters alike are facing increasingly long walks to find retailers willing to top up their HOP transport card, the transport payment initiative owned by Snapper. HOP top-ups are...
View ArticleAnything goes in digital age – even a one-word book
While the e-book market has meant more self-publishing, Kiwi Adam Rakich proves there truly are no boundaries, with his new book – which is just one word long. A screen shot of the the Amazon page. Is...
View ArticleCurtain ablaze at university theatre
By Amy Baker and Libby Davies. A fire broke out at the University of Auckland’s Maidment Theatre when a large curtain caught alight this afternoon. Firemen at the scene. Photo: Amy Baker The theatre...
View ArticleBUDGET 2013: Tertiary education (video)
Elizabeth Davies and Amy Baker report on tertiary education initiatives in the budget.
View ArticleDocumentary Review – Blackfish
Blackfish (2013) 4 stars Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite 'Blackfish' follows the story of Tilikum, and the dangers of keeping orcas in captivity. It’s an eerie scene: a tiny human figure in a...
View ArticleLaw students fight back with parody of sexist video (audio)
The "Blurred Lines" parody has become hot property on YouTube. Photo: Supplied. A feminist parody of Robin Thicke’s explicit Blurred Lines video by a group of Auckland law students has garnered plenty...
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