31 Aug 2015

Top 10 stories of the month - August 2015

11:01 am on 31 August 2015

In case you missed something, here are our most read stories for the month.

 

1 - SHARING THE LOVE: WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE IN A POLYAMOROUS RELATIONSHIP

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This is what it's really like to be in a relationship with more than one lover. Story by Natasha Frost.

2 - THE PENCILSWORD: THE GARFIELD PRINCIPLE

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Success doesn’t always equal quality, says Toby Morris. Just look at Garfield.

3 - FORMER UN INTERN ADMITS TO PUBLICITY STUNT

David Hyde outside his tent.

David Hyde outside his tent. Photo: Geneva Tribune

The New Zealander who resigned from his unpaid internship at the United Nations confessed that it was a publicity stunt. “Was what I did justifiable?, he asked. “Perhaps it is too soon to tell.” 

4 - 10 RENTING MYTHS BUSTED

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With so many of us handing over our cash to landlords, we decided it was time to bust some common renting myths.

5 - ALL THE SINGLE LADIES

Writer Hannah August wants to change the conversation around the "man drought".

Writer Hannah August wants to change the conversation around the "man drought". Photo: Supplied

Writer Hannah August is keen to talk about the "man drought" in a kinder, gentler way. She chats with Megan Whelan.

6 - TAKING A LEAP OF FAITH INTO RELIGIOUS LIFE

Ben de Souza says he might like to be involved with working with underprivileged youth or in education.

Ben de Souza says he might like to be involved with working with underprivileged youth or in education. Photo: Luke McPake

Young men and women in New Zealand are devoting their lives to the Church. We hear from some of them about their path ahead. Story by Natasha Frost.

7 - TINDER SCAMS: WHEN SWIPING RIGHT GOES WRONG

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Dating app Tinder is all about finding love, but with so many scammers in the mix, is it still safe to swipe right? Story by Mava Moayyed.

8 - OFF THE RUNWAY: WELLINGTON

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Off The Runway is a fashion series about the individual style that defines New Zealand cities. We hit the streets of Wellington to talk to locals about the stories that make their clothes unique.

9 - FIRST THINGS FIRST: BACK ON THE BIKE

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Jamie Nicoll is a strong competitor – in sport and in life. What makes his success extraordinary, isn’t that he’s a young guy from the bottom of the world. It’s that to get to the podium, he’d had to recover from an almost unimaginable accident.

10 - THE SCIENCE OF GENDER

Caitlyn Jenner's Vanity Fair cover.

Caitlyn Jenner's Vanity Fair cover. Photo: Vanity Fair

In part thanks to Caitlyn Jenner, Janet Mock and Laverne Cox, trans* issues are getting more media coverage than ever. We look at the science of gender and how people express it. Story by William Ray.