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How we define suicide may mask a bigger problem
The true number of people who kill themselves may be considerably higher than those reported as suicide.
Weekly Listening: Die Antwoord, Joey Purp, King Kapisi and more
All that's good in music this week.
When your phone tells you beauty = whiteness
The “beauty” function that's basically a white-washing tool.
Will funding for sexual violence go where it’s needed?
The Government announced $46 million towards sexual violence services, but is the money ending up in the right place?
Call for gender neutral toilets in schools
Rainbow Youth wants to see gender neutral or unisex toilets a norm in all schools.
Q+A: Kiwi Scientologist
It's been in NZ for over 60 years but few of us know much about the Scientology community here. We ask an Aucklander about the controversial religion.
10 privacy myths busted
It's Privacy Week so The Wireless picked the brains of the experts to bust some common myths about your business.
'Stand up for racial unity'
High school students from around the country have called on Kiwis to stand up to racism.
Flocking Kiwis Singapore - Melanie Edmonds
Flocking Kiwis is a series about young New Zealanders living abroad and how they transition into life away from home.
Flocking Kiwis Singapore - Jordan Telfer
A look into how young New Zealanders transition into life away from home.
Flocking Kiwis Singapore - Anna Hamill
A look into how young New Zealanders transition into life away from home.
Smoking and drinking: what's the difference?
While the Government has been successful in tackling one, is it failing with the other?
Treating mental health online
In need of a pocket counsellor? Ellen Falconer and Mava Moayyed take a look at the burgeoning industry for mental health apps.
How we report on suicide in New Zealand
New Zealand’s suicide reporting laws are among the strictest in the world. Journalism lecturer Dr James Hollings explains why that is and why he thinks that should change.
Data visualisation: Suicide statistics
Too many people take their life each year in New Zealand. Here’s a breakdown of the numbers that paint a sobering picture of a crucial social issue.
Macedonia at midnight
As she hunted down six thieves in Skopje, Mava Moayyed realised she wasn't quite as invincible as she thought.
Left without a choice
Getting by on a student budget is hard enough without being paid less than minimum wage.
Making It Work: Charlie Camp
Introducing Charlie Camp: the punk drummer and builder who is smashing stereotypes about what young women “should” do.
Complaint over n-word not upheld
A complaint against Rip it Up magazine for their use of the n-word has not been upheld by the NZ Press Council.
10 domestic violence myths busted
Despite our many successes, New Zealand's domestic violence rate hangs over us like a dark cloud. It's time to bust some common myths about abuse.
Inside our domestic violence problem
We have the highest reported rate of intimate partner violence in the developed world. What can be done to bring the numbers down? By Mava Moayyed.
'I'm not a jihadi bride'
A young Kiwi Muslim who believes she was profiled as a “jihadi bride” says comments by the SIS and the PM are scaremongering.
Korean hip hop's Kiwi contingent
There’s a group of hip hop stars in Korea who love mince pies and recall barefoot childhoods in Auckland’s suburbs. Mava Moayyed reports from Seoul.