The Side Eye

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This is how you do it. A new comic on the incredible group bringing kiwi back to the wilds of Wellington.

The Side Eye: Anahera, our neighbour

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New Zealand is among the worst in the world at offering parental leave for partners. Why do we expect one parent to do it all alone?

The Side Eye: Case of the missing dads

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In 1995, Otago and All Blacks flanker Josh Kronfeld used his head – literally – to make a unique protest.

The Side Eye: Sticking your neck out

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The final instalment of The Side Eye investigates a small town mystery and uncovers a hidden gem: 82-year-old Errol Johnstone, a master of his craft.

The Side Eye: Signs of life

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After Cyclone Gabrielle, Tairāwhiti faces a universal question: when it comes to the environment, have we got the guts to choose long-term solutions over short-term fixes?<br />
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The Side Eye: Deeper roots

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In times of difficulty, people have always found less powerful groups on whom to blame all of society's problems. 

The Side Eye: The trans tipping point

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Lifestyle tweaks and good intentions aren't enough. The events of the last few weeks are a reality check, and we need serious change now.

The Side Eye: A climate change reality check

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Once you notice them, you'll start seeing them everywhere. The Side Eye zooms in on a tiny but telling detail: the glitchy macron.

The Side Eye: The Stink A

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Your landlord might expect you to leave their rental spotless before they give your bond back, but the law says otherwise.

The Side Eye: Reasonably clean and tidy

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When it comes to public health, why do the same people keep getting left behind?

The Side Eye’s Two New Zealands: The left behind

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Most young people will have seen porn well before they start actually having sex. Here's what you need to know about the difference between the two.

The Side Eye: Porn sex and real sex

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A comic about Tāmaki Makaurau's volcanoes and reckoning with the past.

The Side Eye: We destroyed mountains

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We've all got teeth, so why can only some of us afford to look after them? 

The Side Eye: The high price of bad teeth

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Why are we so bad at talking about wealth inequality?

The Side Eye’s Two New Zealands: The Table

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A brief round-up of submissions on the controversial proposed law.

‘The worst piece of law proposed since 1979’: Reactions to the Fast-track Approvals Bill

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A poem from Robin Peace's new collection.

The Friday Poem: ‘Cereal giving’ by Robin Peace

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The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending April 26

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The 'Wicked Game' heartthrob is in his late 60s now. That didn't stop him putting on a lively, goofy and very sparkly show.

‘A hell of a lot of fun’: Our reviews of Chris Isaak’s dazzling Auckland show

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Hear me out: All I want is a TrueBliss T-shirt

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The sector says it's hopeful her replacement Paul Goldsmith will be able to throw it a lifeline, after six months with a minister deemed missing in action. 

Media industry sheds few tears for minister Lee

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A proposed law might make it easier to fix the broken stuff laying around your house.

An afternoon at the Repair Café, where everyday objects get a second life

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What does a forever relationship look like when you don't believe in marriage? And how do you celebrate it?

Dreaming of my not-wedding day

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'I wonder what went through his head every Anzac Day, every year. Maybe you could be forgiven for just wanting to get blitzed and forget about it altogether.'

Don’t mention the war: On grandparents and Anzac biscuits

Summer reissue: This time 21 years ago, New Zealand was preparing for apocalypse. The Side Eye looks back at the Y2K bug phenomenon 20 years later and asks if it was all a scam.

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The Side Eye is a monthly non-fiction comic by Toby Morris, supported by NZ On Air. Read the rest of the series 

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Summer reissue: Tonight we're gonna party like it's 1999 – minus the fear our eftpos cards will all stop working at midnight.

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The Side EyeDecember 31, 2020

The Side Eye: Bugged Out

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The Side EyeDecember 31, 2020

The Side Eye: Bugged Out

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