DEBATE ISSUE 01 | FEBRUARY 2016
WHOA WEEK Tiki Taane & Jon Toogood Inside the RnV Rebellion The Dirty Truth About Bali
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CO NT ENTS Pg 5 Editor’s Letter
Pg 23 Whoa-sé José
Pg 38 The Dirty Truth About Bali
Pg 6 Prez Sez
Pg 26 O week Timetable
Pg 42 This One Time in Iceland
Pg 8 Toogood Taane Talks
Pg 28 She Who Made Me Say “Whoa!”
Pg 45 In Short
Pg 11 Sports at AUT
Pg 31 Comics
Pg 46 PC Mad: Good or Bad?
Pg 12 Rhythm and War
Pg 32 Ice Cream Unicorns, the
Pg 47 Girl + World = Lessons Learned?
Pg 16 Debate Feature Artist
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Pg 48 The Year of Eden
Pg 18 Cool Shit
gram Model with a Harry Potter Tattoo
Pg 50 Reviews
Pg 20 When the Lights Come On
Pg 34 Starman
Pg 53 Recipe
Pg 22 3am Thoughts
Pg 37 Scavenger Hunt
Pg 54 Puzzles
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EDITOR’S LETTER Hey All! A big ol’ heartening welcome/welcome back to the lot of you! If this is your first glimpse into our humble AUT mag, then I sure as heck hope you find something that tickles your fancy within the pages. Let it be known that this is a magazine for students, by students – so please don’t be shy. I welcome any and all talents, praises, complaints, and opinions flung in my general direction. Ordinarily the best way to get in touch with me is through email, but I can also be reached via phone, in-person visits, handwritten letters, or my dating profile on mulletpassions.com. Seeing as it’s O Week, we figured we’d put a bit of a fun spin on this particular issue of Debate. Being the classy and creatively intellectual sophists we are, “Whoa Week” was the inevitably genius breakthrough of our brainstorming sesh. We ran with the theme, and consequently put together a mag filled with articles inspired by people, places, and moments that encouraged our contributors to utter the word “Whoa.” I could fill ten pages with things in this world that earn varying levels of whoa. Cheese-stuffed pizza crust, waterfalls you can swim in, kittens that play fetch, the list goes on. However, I have to say, my not-that-long life has made the convincing argument that when it comes to recognising the biggest whoa’s, for me they lie in the untouchables. The things you can’t lay a single finger on, yet still manage to knock you right off your feet and into a dribbly puddle of awe. Melodies, sunsets, starry skies, fictional worlds, and character qualities of admirable humans are the most persistent offenders when it comes to tearing silent (or inappropriately loud) whoa’s from my throat. I try and keep my whoa stash well-used, and
clear it out as often as possible in order to make room for new whoa’s to grow. I’ve always found summer to be the best time to get whoaing, and this year was no exception. Reality punched me right in the gut when I realised this was to be my first fourweek summer as opposed to the previous years’ four-monthers. Though there wasn’t any time to nurse the throbbing ache the hit left in my belly, so I simply threw some beer and fried seafood on top of it (#bikinibody), and ran full tilt into summer. I managed to spend New Years under the Tauranga Bay stars, visit the crystal clear Kai Iwi Lakes, return to the trusty Coromandel sunsets, and get all up in the Omaha/Tawharanui waves a time or two, only breaking to sit on the beach and be swept away by The Hobbit. My closet is naught but a pile of semi-clean, semi-salty, wrinkled clothes, and my car looks about as beached as my accidentally dreadlocked hair. I’ve had more whoa moments than I’ve earned freckles, and can’t wait to use my spare weekends to rack up even more in the old memory bank. No matter how busy this uni year gets, with part/full time jobs, assignments, all-nighters, and scheduled meltdowns (sometimes time tabled catharsis is the only way to stay sane, kids), make sure you’re keeping your own unique whoa moments at least fractionally prioritised. Even if it’s just a wee portion of time you set aside - gather the troops, say “not today” to stress, and cash in that lil slice of happiness. All the hard work and money you’re throwing at these three years ain’t worth nothing, in my books, if you don’t whoa along the way. Enjoy orientation! Laurien
PREZ SEZ
VICE-PREZ SEZ
URSHULA ANSELL
JAMES OLSEN
Kia ora and Welcome!
KIA ORA KOUTOU KATOA
It is my honour, as your elected President, to warmly welcome you to AUT on behalf of AuSM - your student movement! To all the new students, congratulations on making it into university and taking the first step toward your future education. To the returning students (like myself), let’s have another great year! University is a place full of different opportunities. You will not only gain valuable knowledge and skills, but you will also make lifelong friends and create some of your best memories here.
Welcome back to all the returning students, and to all the new students: welcome. I’m James, a fourth year Bachelor of Laws (Honours) student, minoring in Te Reo Māori, and your Student Vice President. The AuSM team and I have been working hard over the summer break to bring you a student experience in 2016 that far surpasses your expectations. We’ll be bringing you a wider variety of clubs, more events on all campuses throughout the semester, better representation and for the first time in years, a university-wide ball!
AuSM is your student association, and serves as your voice on all levels of the University. We are here to represent you and make your time at AUT as enjoyable as possible. I know that this time is an exciting one, but the most important thing I can say is to make sure you get involved with everything AuSM and AUT provide! It’s all been put in place for you, so why not utilise it?
University is no walk in the park, as many of you will know. Throughout the year we’ll all face difficulties which will test not only our character, but our resolve to remain at university. I implore you to draw strength from those around you and those who love you, to utilise the student services at AUT and AuSM you’re paying for, and to work towards your goals.
These first two weeks are always the best because of all the amazing events that are happing around all three campuses. Bitchin Bingo is my personal favourite! You guys will see me at all 10 night events, and most of the day ones - sorry I can’t be two places at once! I better see you all there!
This year, I’ll be out and about on campus, gauging your opinion in order to represent you to the Vice Chancellor and university managers. I encourage you to say hello and introduce yourself. If that’s not your style, then feel free to drop by my office in WA202A or flick me an email at james.olsen@aut.ac.nz. I’m here as your Vice President to advocate for you, so make sure your voice is heard.
Fact: This is my fifth O Week and I have been to four Re-O Weeks.
Wishing you every success in 2016.
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T iki Tiki Interview Ta a n e Laurien had a chat with the two incredible artists due to grace the stage at the 2016 O Week concert! Here’s what Tiki Taane and Jon Toogood had to say about their careers, the AUT performance, and whoa-worthy moment. We see you’ve been all around New Zealand as well as Tahiti, Fiji, and Australia in the last few months! What’s been the coolest gig you’ve performed lately? Every gig has been awesome in its own way and I’ve loved playing them all, especially Tahiti. Even Timaru last week was insanely off the hook and a massive vibe. I just love doing what I do, so am thankful for the ride, no matter where it takes me. Where do you draw your inspiration from? Mainly personal experiences or political, social, cultural, and environmental issues that I feel strongly about. I’ve written a song about illegal dog fighting which was a challenge, and another song about being arrested for singing: Fuck Da Police. Lately the TPPA has been on my mind a lot, and it’s really pissing me off! So I will try something about that soon. O Week is about beginning new endeavours, emphasising the excitement of a new time – can you remember any specific moment when the excitement of being able to make a career out of music dawned on you? Well music was the only thing that was gonna get me about from a life of crime, gangs, and violence. I knew by the time I was 16 that I had to commit everything to music for it to work. And I don’t mean make money or be famous, I just wanted to tour the world, make music with cool musicians, party, and get laid.
Any specific “Whoa” moments you’ve had that you’d like to share with us? Having dinner in Melbourne with Tool, Peaches, Shapeshifter, and Serena Williams’ tennis coach was a “whoa” moment, especially when Tool picked up the $10 000 dinner bill. Hanging out with James Hetfield from Metallica and him watching me play was a “whoa” moment, as he was one of my idols when I was a kid. I’ve got some “whoa” All Black moments too but those are probably best kept to myself. What are you most looking forward to with your AUT performance? Experimenting and creating on the spot loop craziness that no one else is really doing, that’s my vibe. Any parting words? Things students should know? Don’t get stuck in a career that you’re not passionate about, coz you’ll end up a sad fuck!
JON TOOGOOD
comfort zone, therefore I have to make it work. I’ve always been fascinated by songs and song writing and all of that shit, and with this show I can actually stop between songs and say ‘the reason I’m actually playing this song is because this song means this to me’. I get a chance to talk to people rather than scream at them.
So you recently opened for ACDC, what was that like? For me, it’s like rock n’ roll dreams come true. So it’s
With the transition from bigger crowds to smaller ones, have
basically, when you’re, you know, 14 years old and you’re
you noticed much of a difference in the way your music has
rocking out in your bedroom - it’s everything you want to
been affected or received?
happen, and it happened. So you’re like yep…that’s cool. Not
Shihad learned really early on, you gotta play good
only do I get to see one of my favourite rock bands free, I
whether there’s 20 000 people there, or two. Because
also get to play my music that we’ve written in front of like
ultimately, although you do want to impress a crowd or
35 000 people… what’s not to love, you know? I’ve always
audience, you’re doing it because you want to do it, you’re
been a show pony as well so it’s like ever since I was a kid
doing it because you love music. If you play shit, you can’t
at school, I was the class clown and I’ve always wanted
sleep at night, you know…if you really care! So I don’t give
people looking at me. So there’s a lot of people looking at
a shit how many people are in front of me – did I play well?
me!
Did I fuckin’ nail it? If I’m going to play I’m going to play with everything I’ve got. Nothing changes that.
As the front man of Shihad, you came to AUT twice - so how’s it going to be returning without them this time?
Have there been any ‘whoa’ moments in your life, musically or
When you’re playing in Shihad it’s like a wall of sound…
otherwise, that you’d like to share with us?
you sort of know it’s going to explode and be of a certain
I had pancakes with Steve Jones, the guitarist from Sex
level. So when you’re by yourself with your voice and a
Pistols one morning when I was living in LA, just through
guitar, you gotta really fuckin’ play well! Otherwise people
a friend of a friend. And as we were talking about the Sex
are gonna know, you know. In that way it’s even more rock
Pistols, who are one of my favourite bands, I realized I was
n’ roll than playing in a rock n’ roll band. Because for me,
sitting down eating pancakes with Steve Jones the guitarist
what I find the most thrilling is situations I have no idea
from the Sex Pistols. And I went - how the fuck did I get
what the outcome is gonna be like, it’s seriously outside my
here?! I thought ‘Whoa! That’s awesome!’
Middle Eastern Immigrants Actually Fleshy, Gestalt Consciousness
Kieran Bennett Coming only a week after reports of sexual assaults in Cologne and rising anti-immigrant sentiment across Europe; investigators have revealed that all immigrants to Europe over the last few months are in fact part of a large, fleshy, gestalt consciousness.
It was previously reported that during New Years, a series of sexual and physical assaults were carried out by gangs of young, male immigrants. As many as 100 women were all assaulted by what was believed at the time to be small gangs of individual people. Shortly afterwards, plans were put in place to find those individuals responsible and protect women in the area. The community and Europe at large expressed their frustration at growing levels of violence and unrest in areas with large migrant populations. Governments in these areas assured citizens that steps would be taken and events in Cologne were seen as a watershed moment to take action against immigrants in Europe.
Cologne’s Chief of Police, Jurgen Mathias, said to press that despite initial impressions that each attack was carried out by individuals acting of their own free will, this was not the case. “What we previously thought was a group of individual, autonomous bodies, was in fact just the extensions of a large hivemind like creature”. He then went on to say that making any kind of arrest would be difficult as they would need to arrest all refugees, migrants, and indeed, brown people, “just to cover our bases.” Attempts to question the bloated, fleshy mass of immigrants proved difficult as it was not only incapable of human speech, but was too busy stealing jobs and benefits to talk.
Now however, new information has come to light which investigators have said will make prosecution difficult.
Join an AuSM Club!
Joining a club is a great way to meet new people and participate in student life during your time at AUT University. We currently help fund more than 50 cultural, social, religious and faculty clubs1 who welcome new members any time. On the offchance that nothing currently on offer appeals , or you have a fantastic idea to connect with your own bunch of like-minded individuals, AuSM is here to help. Introducing Josh, our Clubs and Societies Co-ordinator,. Josh is based in our City Campus office, when he’s not attending classes himself, and is here to help you get involved. For more information on clubs you can: -Email Josh at josh.tupene@aut.ac.nz -Check out our website (ausm.org.nz) -Join the AuSM Clubs Facebook page (facebook.com/ausmclubs/) So come on, dive right into AUT student life and join a club!
AUT Sports Athlete Profile
Ella Campbell Leah Hankey Ella Campbell is studying towards a Bachelor of Law at AUT and is a current member of the North Shore Rowing Club, and the AUT Rowing Team. In 2015 Ella was selected to represent New Zealand as part of the New Zealand University team, who won the Trans-Tasman series against Australia, and was also an AUT Blues recipient. At the New Zealand Universities Rowing Championships last year, Ella was part of the AUT Rowing team who won Gold in the Women’s Intermediate Eight and the Women’s Intermediate Four. This year, the AUT Rowing Team will travel down to Twizel in April to compete in the New Zealand Universities Rowing Championships. Goals for my future are? To have a career involving sport; I couldn’t imagine my life without it! My greatest moment in rowing so far? Winning the first gold medal for AUT Rowing and also being selected for the New Zealand University team.
The best part about university rowing is? It’s a short and sweet six weeks, but it is so much fun! My favourite place to train/row is? Twizel, it’s pretty breath-taking down there! Most of my time outside or rowing is taken up by? Eating or sleeping! The person I would most like to row with is? Georgina Ever-Swindell, she’s always been an idol of mine. My favourite pre-race meal is? Eggs and chocolate milk. The goal in Twizel for uni games this year is? Win the intermediate four for the third year in a row! Who: AUT Rowing & AUT Sport What: NZ University Championships, Twizel 23-24 April. Interested in joining AUT rowing? Email autrowing@aut.ac.nz or like our facebook page!
AUT Sport
Sports Sign Ups: February 29th – March 4th at all campus’
AUT Sport delivers a range of activities for students, staff, and alumni. From recreational games and on campus activities, through to international competitions, AUT Sport provides opportunities for everyone to be involved.
AUT vs UoA Sports Challenge: March 3rd at University of Auckland Sports Centre
To find out more contact AUT Sport sport@aut.ac.nz or pop into WB119 for more information. www.aut.ac.nz/being-a-student/sport-at-aut www.facebook.com/autsport/
AUT Sports Trials: All at the North Campus AUT Sport and Fitness Centre Netball: Starting March 8th Volleyball: March 11th, 16th, 23rd Basketball: March 14th, 16th, 18th, 23rd
FEATURE
Rhythm n’ Wars Amelia Petrovich Growing up a genuine Kiwi in Aoteroa is a privilege denied to many. In fact, with a population boasting a wildly unequal sheep to human ration, you could even say it’s a privilege denied to most. It’s the exciting, expected rites of passage that make a lifetime as a Kiwi so blessed and golden. Kiwi babies are born into a land of free ongoing healthcare and MMR jabs, squealing as their little hobbit feet touch the white sand of the New Zealand coast for the very first time. Kiwi kids are Weetbix kids, reveling in a childhood of four square games and semi-forced rugby priming. But it’s the adolescent’s coming of age in New Zealand that’s the real treat. Wide eyed and fresh faced, at age eighteen Kiwi teens emerge
from high school newly liberated and ready to get absolutely off their tits at the most prestigious mess in the Southern Hemisphere… Gisbourne’s Rhythm n’ Vines Festival.
Frowned upon by many but revered by many more, RnV has become a Kiwi staple since its inception in 2003. Frowned upon by many but revered by many more, RnV has become a Kiwi staple since its inception in 2003. It’s the New Year’s weekend that nobody remembers, responsible for many a lost iPhone or ill-timed pregnancy. Yet this is the way we like it because it’s the way that it’s always been. At least, until recently.
Along with opening its gates to a throng of hipsters (RnV 2015/16 featured alty sets from Australia’s Angus and Julia Stone, as well as hipcat granddaddy Dave Dobbyn), this New Year’s the festival organizers saw fit to enforce alcohol restrictions and terminate the ever-popular BW Summer Festival which ran alongside due to “behavioral issues” the previous year. Reading the Stuff.co.nz post about the 2016 changes, Wellingtonbased RnV veteran and ‘total ledge’ Daniel casts his mind back to New Year’s Eve 2014. It was a summer of rebellion, a summer where anything seemed possible, and ultimately the summer that two really, really wasted campsites came together to haphazardly fight a common enemy. This is their story.
Like so many others, for Daniel the decision to see the New Year in with a crate of Cindys and a band of drunkards was a total no-brainer. “It’s one of the last things you do before you go off to uni,” says Daniel “when you’re eighteen you go off to RnV with the boys. It’s sort of part of the package that you get drunk too, you one hundred percent expect to get fucked up and that’s why everyone goes. That’s why we went.” Armed with tents and noble intentions, Daniel and his band of brothers made the journey from their family homes in Wellington up to Gisbourne’s Wiohika Estate Vineyard, ears ringing with the tales of older friends who had visited the festival in summers past. The boys predicted tent-flattening like there had been in 2014, jumping on your own tent a la 2013, and of course the quintessential RnV “looseness” of every year before. Little did they know, their expectations were soon to be crushed. “They fucking upped security big time,” is Daniel’s poetic summation, “BW camp ground used to be one big, massive site but that year they had split it into three sections with this massive deer-fence, so you’ve already got people who are mates but can’t actually see each other in the camp ground.
It was a summer of rebellion, a summer where anything seemed possible, and ultimately the summer that two really, really wasted campsites came together to haphazardly fight a common enemy. “Maybe it was a response to the year before, but up until then it had never been done that way and no one knew it was going to happen. You had to show your wristbands when you went in and out and everything… you’d have to go out onto the beach to hang our or sneak into a friend’s section. It was just a hassle.” The unexpected partitioning of the BW campsite along with constant surveillance lead to unrest amongst the normally tipsy and oblivious festival-goers, drunken rambles slowly morphing into strategic conversation and whispers of mutiny. “Throughout the few days people were just getting sick of these things and everybody was saying ‘these fences have gotta come down on the last day’. It was just people being
idiots at first but everyone kinda got into that headspace… it was almost like a war because they were trying so hard to stop us. Everyone was like ‘fuck that’ and of course we fought back.” Like all great battles, the BW campground war of ’15 began with a raising of flags. However, these weren’t the stale lines of the Union Jack or the strangely corporate Kyle Lockwood controversy, these were proper flags forged in the heart of war. “Everybody was making flags out of their tents and shit, flying stuff” says Daniel. “Pretty much all of the police officers came in and got everybody to take theirs down and people got so rarked at that. Anyone that talked back got taken out and put in a five hour detention because they knew something was gonna happen… I think security sensed it. Everyone was a bit ‘is it gonna happen? Isn’t it gonna happen?’ but then it all just sort of kicked off.” As it was the last night of the festival, tents had already been flattened and taken down in anticipation of the party ahead, leaving the majority of Daniel’s section of the campsite staring at one another hesitantly.
The ever-reluctant hero, Daniel remembers the adrenalin-fueled first moments of accidental rebellion.
start to fall down all the security guards just gapped.” As the walls fell however, instead
was allowed back in and the whole camp site was evacuated- that’s why everyone got to the actual RnV event
“Me and Johnny went over to the fence like ‘well fuck, what are they doing over in Pines?’ seeing if the guys in that campground were gearing up as well. The deer fence is high, you can’t jump over it, and it has that green mesh. Well we pulled it down to look over, thinking ‘we’re not gonna get in trouble, we’re just looking’. But as soon as we pulled it down the whole nearest group ran over and started ripping the mesh as well.”
of a torrent of chaos and fear, the triumphant festival militia succumbed only to the powerful force of mateship. The two camps, BW and Pines, joined one another in the momentary absence of security to revel in common delights- like setting fire to things.
so early.” It’s true though that war- however jovial and matey it may appear - must always end with a penalty. Daniel reports minimal casualties (save the drunk guy two tents down who crushed a beer can on his head way too hard). Non-participants watched the battle happily from afar, yet the RnV crowd of 2015/16 were still doomed to suffer the consequences of their way-too-loose forbearers.
As the fence began to disintegrate, security guards sprinted towards it but were too late, the chanting began and camaraderie was solidified. “Don’t ask me why but a group of boys started chanting ‘green beans’. Everyone was chanting and then they were like ‘three, two, one’ and everybody just started chucking themselves at this fence.” Daniel hadn’t just aced his NCEA exams by chance, and surveyed the scene with a healthy dose of skepticism. “I was like, ‘that’s never going to fucking come down’, but when you’re drunk you don’t care and you’re just jumping and head-butting everywhere. Then when it finally did
As the fence began to disintegrate, security guards sprinted towards it but were too late, the chanting began and camaraderie was solidified. Daniel explains that once the fence finally fell, nobody really knew what it was they were supposed to be doing. “I mean, people burned stuff for a while and that was fun but after that it sort of got old. The best thing security ended up doing in the end was to just stop trying to stop anything. They slowly made a wall and pushed everyone out, no one
“I think the demographic’s gonna change now,” says the young veteran. “Apparently already this year there were a lot more older people. They still had a mean time in the campsite but there was a way more chill vibe. You’d just sit around and chill to music rather than getting loose. It’s fun, but you can do that other places. RnV was always where you’d just run around the campsite like a maniac being like ‘Hi! Hi! Hi! What’s your name? Lets go run into something!’ and shit like that.” Oh the golden days. Yes, growing up Kiwi is a special thing.
feature artist
HUGO CHRISTIAN-SLANE Age: 20
Who are my influences: I have many influences, too many to list.. But a general
Degree: Graphic Design
collection of international and local artists and designers. And for my current top-secret personal projects, a whole
What I like drawing the most:
bunch of musicians and writers. Examples include Rob
I don’t think I actually have something that I like draw-
Bowman Lewis, Maxi Quy, Chippy, Sorbet Design, and Betty
ing ‘the most’. I actually haven’t done that much drawing
& Al.
recently, I like to learn and skip between practices, it keeps me sane. How would I describe my style:
We love showcasing our AUT student artists around here!
Hmmm... I’m not completely sure I have a style. Other
So if you know anyone who you think deserves the spotlight
people might say I do, but I often can’t see much of one
(including yourself, you humble cherub, you), get in touch with
within my own work. I like to try to change my style
raminarai@aut.ac.nz with a brief introduction, and a sample
depending on the project/idea or whatever it is I’m trying/
of your best work!
learning to do.
Digital paintings done in early 2015
This is a personal project of mine I called MRCS, exhibited late in 2015 at my friend’s space: Inky Palms. MRCS is a multi-media exploration of the difference between art and a commercial product, incorporating illustration, printing, fashion design, textiles, typeface design, photography, and installation.
I designed an interactive typeface called Slane, purposed for a ‘Rapid Serial Visual Presentation’ display (a new reading technology), and created a digital type specimen book to display it. It won bronze in the Best Awards.
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W H EN T H E L I G H T S COME ON Nigel Mckenzie-Ryan | illustration by Tyler Hinde For the last five years, I have been an actor at Spookers. I run around chasing people with machetes, knives and mildly-realistic severed body parts. I am not on any billboards, Instagram posts or promotional materials, but I’d say a picture of me is sitting on hundreds of random people’s phones around the world. During university, I’d travel down to my hometown of Patumahoe each weekend, start up my Toyota Corolla with the dodgy fan belt, and illegally drive up the road to the old Kingseat Asylum. Alright, enough wanky introductory reminiscing.
A lot of my writing involves talking loads of shit about the jobs I have had in my short miserable life. I assure you, this is the opposite. This is the most unique job in the universe and I cherish every moment I spend with (the vast majority) of my spooky comrades and I’ll probably cry little baby bitch tears when I eventually have to leave to pursue new adult ventures. This article is not about the attraction itself, but rather the ragtag team of misfits and not-so-misfits that work there. The names on the roster change, but the people stay the same. There are always the bogans, the ‘FOB squad’, the mildly-irritating 16 year olds, the year 13s who just discovered drinking, the 20 year olds who whinge about the ‘kids’, the drama queens, the baby boomers, the veterans, there’s even a Juggalo. An. Honest. To. God. Juggalo The attraction has attracted quite a prestigious retinue. There’s Antonio (the king security guard who is able to kill anyone five times before they hit the ground), who played a pirate lord in Spartacus. The current host of Sticky TV, Jah, also pops in to join the murders (incidentally, I have a really good photo of us together. He’s riding a swing while I’m passed out and shirtless in the background). Probably the most illustrious of them all is Karl. Karl is a professional actor with a long list of New Zealand television roles, including one in Outrageous Fortune. Karl once back-flipped over my parents’ deck and the thorny fern while completely inebriated. It was at that moment I realised anything is possible when you put your mind to it. People like to call the Spookers staff a ‘family’. While this is a nice gesture, we’re more incestuous than the population of Pitcairn Island. Most of the time people break up in a spectacular display of melodramatic
teenage emotion, but a rare few have tied the knot after meeting each other at Spookers. I never got anywhere with anyone because, if my Tinder matches are any guide, I can only attract single mothers. Though this one time this girl got really drunk and became super friendly with me and it was weird. Her hair smelled good though.
I NEVER GOT ANYWHERE WITH ANYONE BECAUSE, IF MY TINDER MATCHES ARE ANY GUIDE, I CAN ONLY ATTRACT SINGLE MOTHERS. At the end of August, the Spookers social event of the year occurs: The Oscares. It’s the time of year when actors both old and new gather to celebrate another year of scares. All actors can nominate their comrades for illustrious awards, such as Best Make-Up, Most Improved, Bloodiest Mongrel and many others. I am the ‘Sexiest Staff Member’ two years running. (The previous winner was a small dog named Hickety). Don’t call me a liar. I’ve got the bloody plaque to prove it. After the awards and a brief talent show, one I’m usually too drunk and annoyed to remember, everyone starts to shuffle off to the infamous Oscares after party. Last year’s after party took place in Cahn’s garage, which, if it were not scheduled for demolition, would have made an excellent meth den. As I sat on a ruined couch nursing a bottle of Export Gold that wasn’t mine, I watched as one of my colleagues started smashing holes in the wall with his head with everyone cheering him on. Spookers isn’t a job, it’s more of an exclusive
community - like a bizarro high school where everyone doesn’t hate each other - and Oscares was Christmas, but everyone actually wants to be there. Yes, there are cliques, we all have different goals and come from different backgrounds etc. etc. etc., but we’re all banded together with a common goa-*CRASH* The glass door in front of me smashed and rained safety glass on a quarter of the room. At first I thought someone had crashed through it in a display of gymnastic incompetence. Well, gosh darn. Turns out it was just a beer bottle. Shit got awkward from then on and everyone started disappearing as steadily as they had appeared. This party was a lot less interesting than I remember…so for the sake of entertainment: I made out with a model and found lost Nazi Gold, then passed out on a couch. Being with Spookers changed my life in a number of ways. When I woke up (on a different couch than the one I had collapsed on) I wandered out to find a couple of my colleagues having top bants on the porch. The guys n’ gals normally have nothing to do with each other at work, but they were talking mad shit like old pals. I was always an introverted, judgemental grump, and I still am, but Spookers helped me realise that people are all unique on the inside, and we can all get along if we have a common goal. When the next Oscares roll around, I will receive my lifetime pass, which effectively gives me free access to all the attractions. Though I have gone through Spookers as a customer a grand total of one time in my life, it’s a great honour. The five years I have spent with Spookers have been the most rewarding and enjoyable years of my life, and I will forever cherish the memories I have had... even if Cahn’s stupid couch gave me goddamn pink eye.
But onwards I must go, for columns need to be written, and honestly I need to examine this entry in all its Freudian glory to convince myself that I don’t need a straitjacket right away. So I suppose primarily what we have here is the suggestion of a ‘flatting tiger’ that is sexually devious. This has puzzled me for a wee bit in truth, for bestiality isn’t something I consider much or condone at all. Therefore, I reckon flatting tiger is maybe a metaphor for something much bigger (or at least I’ll pretend it is because, like I said, I’m doing everything I can to convince myself I’m fine). While I can’t make head nor (tiger) tail of what I intended to say, the only conclusion I can come to now in hindsight is that this has everything to do with the Celtic Tiger in Ireland circa the 90s. Yeah that’s right, I’ve stumbled through this minefield of a 3:00am thought and emerged at ‘Celtic Tiger’, the infamous ‘An Tíogar Ceilteach’, more fondly known as the period of time where Ireland’s economy did crazy stuff and suddenly no one could afford housing anymore.
3AM THOUGHTS Sometimes our sub-editor, Amelia Petrovich, likes to wake herself up at 3am, record the first thought that comes to her head, and share it with the world. We’re not mad about it, and you probably won’t be either. If you are mad about it…maybe talk to someone, because you clearly need to work on your emotional priorities. September 29th, 3:00am Thought: Flatting tiger like that is kinky I recon more I le live guy big and hung sm the fdicXkgroyn, I jape, kiddos So as you can see, this is one I’ve been putting off for a very long time because it is quite honestly the most garbled and embarrassing mess ever.
Now I’m no economist, but let me simplify this for you. Basically, in Ireland there was a zero to one hundred real quick spike in the economy and everyone got excited and started buying up property to shove mansions on but then everything dipped off again and no one could finish their mansions and there were many tears. Make sense? No? Great. Well maybe that’s what ‘flatting tiger’ is too, like that feeling you get when everyone in your flat has just been paid and enthusiastically buys communal stuff like dishwashing liquid and milk. It’s a great feeling, a superb one, and you get used to the luxury of it so fast- too fast in fact. The next week something goes wrong, someone’s only shift was cut or two of your flat fam return home for the holidays and you’re back to your relative poverty. Is that what flatting tiger is? Possibly. The middle section, “live guy big and hung” is almost too embarrassing to speculate over. I’d like to think this form of the slang adjective (the sladjective?) “hung” is an abbreviation for “hung over” and was possibly a dramatic exclamation“Live, guy, big and hung!”
In fact, this particular 3:00am thought was almost not published at all because quite frankly, it’s the pits. I’ve had it saved as a note on my phone for so long as a response to any doeeyed fairy-person claiming that waking up early and documenting your thoughts is “romantic” or “creative”. It’s neither of those things. Romance is Shakespeare or Baz Lhurman films; this is just me trying to use “jape” as a legitimate verb.
As if some giant dude was passed out on the floor and everyone was freaking out about his suddenly fragile mortality. But it’s equally possible that it was a sladjective for something completely different and entirely phallic, so perhaps it’s best if we leave it there.
Whoa-sé José
Conor Leathley On the third of May, 2015, José Mourinho, the self-proclaimed ‘Special One’, was crowned as King. As the manager of Chelsea Football Club, his team played a style akin to trench warfare. By brutalising the beautiful game right down to its numb, shivering core, they claimed their win of the English Premier League. They were the best team for the entire season, downing the Sheikh-governed, Manchester City, legacy-lenders, Manchester United and Liverpool, and perpetual-chokers, Arsenal. By retaining their starting XI, Chelsea were odds-on favourites to retain their domestic title. They had the hopes to establish themselves as genuine Champions League (the major European competition) contenders, alongside the likes of Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. By the 17th of December, King José was hung, drawn, and quartered - he was fired as the manager of Chelsea. His team sat a disappointing 16th (out of 20), only a couple spots above the relegation zone. In conjunction with the poor play on the
field, Mourinho publically feuded with staff and players, each of which added to the already calamitous season. As the season progresses, Chelsea are unlikely to fall into this pit of despair, due to the referential quality of the players, as well as the bottomless pit of money supplied by their Russian oligarch owner, Roman Abramovich. But Chelsea’s rise to the top, and the instant fall is subsequently one of sports’ most fascinating stories.
his seven previous coaching stops. He
Where did it all go wrong for José? Looking at his track record does provide some clarity on the matter. From an objective point of view, he has the best current CV in the sport. He’s a football savant - at one point he had won four domestic league titles in a row, in both Portugal and England (during his first stint at Chelsea), and he has two Champions League medals to his credit, each with sides that are not typical European powers.
Post-Chelsea, he will have a future in the sport. He is a perpetual winner that will always be in demand. But it is his unrelenting hubris that will always be his undoing. It seems that his desire to win is only met by his desire to orchestrate his own demise. Even though football clubs are always looking to establish dynasties, to be in continual contention, he seems to be the one person who teams would want to bring in to give them an instant shot at success.
But this stellar run of achievements does not come without its problems. Mourinho is a known head case, having never stayed more than four years at any of
He is, after all, the Special One.
has been fined almost £200 000 over his career for various misdemeanours. He quit his first major job as a manager at Benfica after only a few games due to a disagreement with the upper management. This season, Mourinho publically demoted Doctor Eva Carneiro when she tended to a player’s injury that he did not deem serious enough to receive treatment.
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S he Who Made Me S ay “W hoa!” Anita Tranter speaks with Helen Kelly about her career, motherhood and cancer. Like all good self-proclaimed feminists, I have many heroes. The closest to home in little ol’ New Zealand is Helen Kelly. Until late 2015, Helen was the President of the council of Trade Unions (CTU). It was my absolute pleasure to speak to Helen for this article. She was incredibly down to earth for a woman who has taken her career as far as it could go in public service, short of becoming the Prime Minister. I first heard Helen speak at the CTU’s Biennial Women’s conference in 2013. She inspired me to care about the phenomenon known as the ‘workingclass poor’. As I listened with utter admiration, I tried to learn how to utilize my own voice (in this humongous world that eats your soul) to help raise standards for workers. I was understandably devastated to hear that my role-model and hero, Helen, had been diagnosed with lung Cancer.
“It was the 18th of February, 2014. The doctors told
Teachers’ College and became a primary school
me I’d be lucky to live another six months, but here
teacher, where she accepted a role as a union
I am!” she told me defiantly, of receiving her news.
delegate for fellow staff. Although Helen taught
“I was initially bewildered and shocked… What
for a few years, her interest and passion for union
happens now? I’ve had radiation, chemotherapy,
work grew, and she eventually went on to hold
pemetrexed – have you heard of that? It was a new
senior positions within the NZEI (New Zealand
cancer drug on the market, but isn’t funded in New
Education Institute, union for the protection
Zealand, so I’ve had to fund it all myself.”
of New Zealand education, catering to centres,
Helen told me that treatment for cancer was time-
schools and teachers) and the AUS, now known as
consuming, painful, and made her feel lethargic.
NZTEU (tertiary education union). Following these
Her cancer has since spread to her spine and pelvis,
positions, she was elected as the President for the
causing excruciating pain when lying down. The
Council of Trade Unions, a title she held for over
pemetrexed may have helped extend her life but
eight years.
also causes nausea and loss of appetite. Helen told me she takes cannabis oil on her tongue in the
When I asked Helen what she considered to be
evening which helps with her pain and enables
her greatest achievements, she told me that it was
her to sleep, but also greatly improved her nausea.
“having a lovely son”. Like most women, Helen then
She is disgruntled that she is unable to procure
became serious and went on to explain how the
any legitimate cannabis drug therapy from her
CTU’s campaigning had reduced serious harm/ fatal
oncologist. Although these drugs are available
forestry accidents by 60 percent. In this patriarchal
in the USA and many other countries, because of
world in which we live, many women dumb down
the class cannabis is listed under in New Zealand
the success of their parenting experiences because
legislation, no drugs containing cannabis may be
it is not considered a “real achievement” to make
imported into New Zealand. “There is no chance
a baby. But to guide a child into decent adulthood,
of recovery” Helen says, “I am terminal (dying). It
hoping you’ve done good enough that they will
would take a miracle at this stage.”
avoid things like drugs, alcohol, bad crowds and crime, (raping and pillaging, etc… the list goes on)
It’s a thankless job, and to have a “lovely son” is one hell of an achievement in my eyes.
takes hard work, dedication and perseverance, all at the cost of one’s own sanity. It’s a thankless job, and to have a “lovely son” is one hell of an achievement in my eyes. After she became a mother, Helen was able to work part-time at Victoria University, and it was there that she obtained her law degree. “It took
During childhood, Helen lived with her mother and
me 10 years!” Helen told me, “I took one paper
father, both of whom were involved in political
per semester until it was complete.” Those of us
activism, inevitably bringing discussions into their
complaining that our workload is tough must ask
home which would instil in Helen a moral compass,
ourselves, would we rather drag it out? This is just
and the message that she must fight for what is
an example of the determination and perseverance
morally and socially right. Helen was inspired by
which complemented Helen’s professional portfolio
her teachers at school as well as other unionists,
as a unionist and has helped achieve the amazing
such as Margaret Long, who campaigned for equal
results for health and safety in trade industries,
pay (for equal work) throughout the 50s and 60s.
such as Forestry.
Following school, Helen attended Wellington
He le n s a y s t h a t , s a dly , fun d in g f o r c a r e g i v i ng c om e s di r e c t l y f r o m the government and is b a s e d o n l o w - p a id wor k , p e r p e t u a t i n g t h e e x is t e n c e o f ‘w o m e n’s work’.
with. Kristine Bartlett, a care-giver, brought light to the gender pay gap between industries. Although the appeal was thrown out because of legal jargon, the court did admit that there was definitely a gender-pay discrepancy between industries, taking into consideration length of time in the position, training and education, and the physical and emotion toll involved with the job. Helen says that, sadly, funding for caregiving comes directly from the government and is based on low-paid work, perpetuating the existence of ‘women’s work’. Helen says that the greatest need for change is actually
I asked Helen if she had ever felt threatened, or scared
within public unions. Without younger people taking
of failure, but she replied no, that her job required
an interest in union matters, things begin to get
bravery, and that she “doesn’t mind speaking up about
comfortable and may remain the same. More active
unpopular issues, like The Hobbit.” Prior to the filming of
involvement can lead to positive change in the role of
The Hobbit, the CTU became involved with negotiating
trade unions, while expanding the profile of trade unions
fair pay and work conditions for actors in New Zealand.
and using collective voting power for any political
Warner Bros. then refused to enter into bargaining,
agenda leads to significant social progress.
with Peter Jackson claiming that New Zealanders were not entitled to the same or similar rights as Australian
Helen advises students of AUT wishing to become
actors, but that it was acceptable for our actors to go
involved with union movements to get involved in
unpaid during delays, uncompensated for travel or
your place of work by becoming a delegate, initiating
accommodation, without sick pay, despite working in
a collective agreement, or you can find jobs within the
unsafe/ unhealthy conditions. Jackson also claimed
trade unions listed on the CTU website (union.org.nz).
that the CTU’s agenda was about exploiting the movie industry for money and power. In reality, the movie
Despite being literally dying of cancer, Helen continues
industry was exploiting small-time actors’ desires to
to fight for what is right. Her energy is currently being
“make it” in spite of losing out financially. Basically, the
spent on farm safety campaigns and is appealing
movie corporations assumed that the workers receiving
for a referendum by the next election in which New
the ‘gift’ of jobs should be thankful and shouldn’t ‘bite
Zealanders will have the opportunity to vote for
the hand that feeds’, so to speak.
the decriminalisation of cannabis. “If we can have a referendum for the flag, we can have a referendum on
Helen and I spoke about the living wage. This is the
the use of cannabis, particularly for medicinal purposes”
minimum wage needed for a person to live with dignity.
says Helen.
The living wage is currently $19.25 p/h. Helen says the living wage is “very realistic” because it creates more job
If there is one thing that you take from this article, it is
stability and satisfaction which ultimately lowers staff
to do good in the world, to always have a dream – look
turn-over. We also spoke about the widening gender pay
for heroes who inspire you to achieve your goals. Follow
gap, which the CTU has been supporting other unions
those who make you say “WHOA!”
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Ice cream unicorns, the Balinese ghetto, and an abusive Instagram model with a Harry Potter tattoo Julie Cleaver Illustration by Logan Gubb “You wanna come to the ghetto with me? Be warned though, you might get fuckin’ killed.” He formed an upside down triangle with his hands when saying the word killed for reasons I am still unsure of. His Californian surfer-dude accent was almost too ridiculous to be real. “Yeah alright, I’m in,” my new Aussie friend piped up from behind me. She was a young (think just out of high school young), budding travel writer with insanely blonde hair and frosty blue eyes – the archetypal Hitchcock horror movie victim. “Dope. Come to my place to get some hella’ gangster clothes so you blend in with the thugs.” He had electric blue eyes that pierced out of his unnaturally tan skin. They were wide and wild, like a hungry dog defending his turf. He had a lightning bolt tattoo on his face, and long, straggly hair touching his shoulders. As my friend – let’s just call her Marion – rode off on the back of his scooter, my anxiety started building. “Who is that guy?” I asked my remaining housemates.
“That’s Ethan Zane. He’s an Instagram model and professional surfer and skater. He’s so fucked up though. Like he’s on drugs constantly. Last week he tried to fight someone and he showed them his balls just randomly. Like, what the fuck?” What the fuck indeed. “Does Marion know?” “Yes she knows! They met last night. He was a massive cunt to her, like really abusive and threatening. But now they’re friends, I think.” “Wait, what?”
Despite all of that, no decision was more poorly thought out than jumping on a scooter with an abusive, mentally deranged Instagram model to visit the ghetto. Since meeting this crazy bunch of Aussie girls in a hostel one-week prior, I had witnessed them make some pretty bad decisions. I watched one get a free tattoo of a unicorn with an ice cream cone horn, another make out with a sixty-year-old Balinese man who looked like Ketut, and practically all of them drive drunk and crash helmetless on scooters.
Despite all of that, no decision was more poorly thought out than jumping on a scooter with an abusive, mentally deranged Instagram model to visit the ghetto. That’s next level. ~ Hours passed and Marion had still not returned. Out of worry and curiosity I asked our Indonesian hostel manager about the so-called ghetto, to which he answered, “There is none here. Just poorer areas, but no ‘ghetto’ he talks about.” This heightened my confusion even more. What were they doing? More importantly, what was she doing? Finally, late in the afternoon, Marion and Ethan scooted down our driveway past the rice paddies and setting sun. She was wearing a baggy black tracksuit with obnoxious white writing all over. I was glad to see her alive. Later I asked her why she went with him. Her answer was simple, “I thought it would make a good story.” Although I hope it has/will, I hope even more so that wannabe travel writers will go to lesser extents to get a good scoop – otherwise they may end up with one permanently inked on top of a unicorn’s head on their arm. Or worse: expelled.
S TA R M A N
Matthew Cattin I’ve tried several times over the last week to put words to a page about David Bowie. Word documents opened, attacked, deleted and discarded. Already I am feeling urges to hit the backspace key and leave it alone, but I will persevere nonetheless.
When the news rippled out in waves, men and women cried on the streets for a stranger they had never met. Artists from every genre imaginable - from McCartney to Kanye - shared their genuine shock for their idol, a true original. The media got to work thinking of tasteful space puns. It was a big fucking deal.
Bowie is one of those artists who has always had a presence in my life, whether I knew it was him or not. I’m sure so many fans feel the same. Changes, Life on Mars?, Let’s Dance… I have no memory of first hearing these songs, or so many others, they’ve just always been there, the soundtrack to my life, and the lives of so many. They’ve always held a nostalgic pull over me despite having no specific memory to anchor my feelings to.
His suffering made no headlines, his dignity was not stolen, and he has the last word from beyond the grave.
I remember owning Labyrinth on VHS. It was “the scary video” I would dig out from the back of the cabinet and sneakily watch when nobody was home. I remember buying The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars with busking money, one of the first albums I ever bought. I remember driving on summer days with the windows down, Heroes distorting my speakers.
The suddenness of it all suckerpunched the world. Just days previously, Bowie had released a brilliant and challenging album, and now he was gone. And nobody even knew he was sick? Typically reclusive, his relative secrecy of late hadn’t raised eyebrows. Apart from his nearest and dearest, nobody saw it coming, and even then, some of his closest collaborators were those left most shocked, wondering how they missed the clues.
The thing about Bowie is after all this time, I haven’t grown out of him. His numerous reinventions have all appealed to my changing character at some time or another, and I continue to discover gems from his catalogue. I’m still taking his music one album at a time, and I’ve got a long way still to go - an exciting prospect for sure. On a personal level, I’ll miss my favourite artist of the last 10 years, but this article was never supposed to be about me.
Ricky Gervais’ tribute hit the nail on the head when he said “I’ve never seen a more dignified ending.” And I agree wholeheartedly. How he managed to keep the severity of his illness AND an album secret is astounding, particularly in a time where celebrities can’t scratch their nose without being splashed over the tabloids.
There was no fuss, no final interview, no benefit show, no last-minute rush to bestow lifetime achievement awards. He was here one moment, gone the next, and before the world could catch its breath, he was privately cremated, as per his wishes. His final gift to the world was one last studio album, Blackstar, released on his 69th birthday just two days before his death. Listening to it on the day he died was a surreal experience for sure. While his death came as a major shock for fans, his music seems to reveal he had come to terms with his end. “Look up here, I’m in heaven. I’ve got scars that can’t be seen. I’ve got drama, can’t be stolen. Everybody knows me now.” To me, those few lines say so much. He’s gone, and he did it entirely on his own terms - as many terms as cancer allows, anyway... His suffering made no headlines, his dignity was not stolen, and he has the last word from beyond the grave. Wherever you are Bowie, you fucking nailed it. You made the world better, and there is not a higher praise that can be given. Comedian Jimmy Carr said it well when he interrupted his Auckland show to share perhaps the tragedy’s only silver lining. “Looking on the plus side, at least we’re all a little cooler now, as the coolest man on earth just died.” Fuck cancer. RIP Starman.
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The Dirty Truth About Bali #filterneeded Julie Cleaver
Although Seminyak is in one of the
seven million tourists visit Bali each
most populated and touristy areas,
year, although various newspapers
A sunburned family of four waddled
the trash wasn’t limited to just there.
and online sources estimate the
along the white sand beach of
Rubbish littered the streets, rivers,
number to be closer to four million.
Seminyak, Bali. They all wore
and fields all over Bali, making this
Regardless, there are a lot of visitors
matching Bintang singlets in a
once beautiful paradise feel like a
in Bali, and they all demand literal
variety of colours. As they walked
tropical dumping ground.
tonnes of plastic goods. According
by, their complaints could be heard
to The Daily Telegraph, travelers
above the crashing waves. “It’s so
Bali’s pollution epidemic is an
leave behind 20 000 cubic meters of
bloody dirty here,” the mother said
immense issue. In 2012, Kelly
trash every day. This is a monstrous
in a deep Australian accent. “Yeah
Slater tweeted, “If Bali doesn’t
amount of junk, and understandably,
it’s disgusting. Heaps a’ rubbish,” the
#DoSomething serious about this
the island’s facilities and people are
father agreed, flicking sand on the
pollution it’ll be impossible to surf
unequipped to deal with it.
back of his chunky, tattooed calves.
here in a few years. Worst I’ve ever seen.” Four years has passed since
It’s not only the wanderlust crowds’
Normally sulky tourists have
then and the island is still swimming
fault though, as the local people also
complaints rooted in ignorance
in trash, leaving the future of this
contribute to the trash issue. This is
and privilege, however this family
warm watered place unclear for both
partly because before tourists first
actually had a point. On this beach
locals and travelers.
came to the island in the 60s, the
there was more plastic than E
Balinese used to wrap their food in
Channels’ Fashion Police, and it was
So where does all this pollution
banana leaves then dump them on
even more trashy. Disposable water
come from? And who is responsible
side of the road after use. This was
bottles and chip packets lined the
for it?
okay as leaves are biodegradable,
coast. In the ocean, plastic bags
however, they continued this trend
floated everywhere and wrapped
Unsurprisingly, tourists are a large
with plastic, not knowing it would
around the legs of anyone who
contributor to the problem. A local
stay around for years to come.
entered.
hotel owner called Samina said
Another reason trash is dumped on
Dr. Michael Ricos from the University of
and rubbish collectors) organise the
the road is because waste collection
Adelaide wrote a report about burning
rubbish into various piles and get
services are too expensive for many
trash in Bali. He said a toxic chemical
paid a small sum for each kilo sorted.
locals to afford. A young taxi driver
called “dioxins” is released when
Rubber is around 1000 rupiah a kilo (10
from northern Bali named Ketut said
rubbish is burned. This chemical is not
cents New Zealand) and plastic is about
rubbish removal costs around 100 000
biodegradable and can have extremely
half that. This is smelly and dangerous
– 150 000 rupiah per month, which
negative effects on the health of
work, and the results are inefficient.
is equivalent to 11 - 16 New Zealand
both animals and humans if they are
If rubbish isn’t burned, abandoned, or
dollars. This may not seem like a lot
exposed to it. At its worst, dioxins can
inefficiently sorted out in the dumpster,
to us, but according to a teacher from
cause cancer in adults and birth defects
it is most likely sent directly to the
Denpasar named Hana, the average
in babies.
ocean. Researcher, Ketut Sundra, from
Balinese income is only four million rupiah (400 NZD) a month. This makes the price of rubbish removal relatively steep. So steep, The Jakarta Post estimates that only 25 percent of Bali’s trash is collected by official services. The other 75 percent of rubbish is either abandoned or worse: set aflame.
the Udayana University in Denpasar
On this beach there was more plastic than E Channels’ Fashion Police, and it was even more trashy.
carried out a number of tests on popular Balinese beaches in 2008 and 2009 and discovered that six beaches were polluted. Sundra said sewerage and oil from the local warungs (restaurants) and hotels are largely responsible for the unclean water standards.
Roadside fires filled with plastic water bottles and wrappers can be smelled
Even when locals pay for their trash
This polluted water has made surfing
and seen all over Bali. Burning plastic
to get collected, the dumpsters
and swimming in touristy areas risky.
and rubber is illegal in many countries
have no official recycling system set
A New Zealand surfer said he was sick
(including New Zealand and the US) as
up. According to AJ, an Australian
for half of his one-month trip due to
it has devastating consequences on the
environmentalist who visited Bali’s
swallowing seawater in Canggu and
environment and people’s health.
biggest rubbish dump, pengepul (scrap
Seminyak beach. “If I swallowed too
much sea water during a surf, the next
it is in the best interests of the locals,
including Project Clean Uluwatu created
day I’d be vomiting,” he said. Another
the government, and the tourists to fix
by residents Jon and Ollie in 2011.
surfer from Australia called said, “When
this massive issue they all played a part
This group began with giving local
I was surfing in Seminyak I was getting
in creating.
restaurant owners biodegradable
attacked by trash. Something would hit
packaging. They have also educated
you in the water and you’d freak out,
many people about the effects of
then realise it was just a plastic bottle.” And it’s not just ocean water that’s dirty. Drinking water across Bali is now unsafe for both tourists and locals to consume. According to bracelet seller, Made (pronounced Mah-day), twenty years ago she was able to drink tap
According to The Daily Telegraph, travelers leave behind 20 000 cubic meters of trash every day.
water, but now “we always have to boil
letting untreated oil and sewerage run straight into the ocean. Lastly, the Indonesian government needs to get on board. Reducing the cost of rubbish removal, implementing proper recycling systems, banning rubbish fires and educating people are just a few steps that could be taken to
before drink.” Made was from Lovina,
Firstly, tourists need to be aware of
tackle the rampant pollution epidemic.
a quiet beach town in the north of
the amount of trash they are using.
Bali. Although she lives far away from
Although bottled water is often
If these steps are not implemented
the big cities, her water supply is still
unavoidable, other disposable items
soon, in a few years there may not be a
unsafe to drink.
like plastic bags can definitely be cut
sunburned family waddling along the
out. If you are travelling to Bali any
beach complaining about trash. There
Made, like most people in Bali, need
time soon, try to be conscious of the
may only be locals living alongside
tourists to make a living. However,
amount of plastic you are using.
rubbish, swimming in, drinking unclean
if the pollution problem continues
Additionally, local people need to
water, and wandering along the white
to get worse, it is likely tourists will
be educated about pollution and
sand beach, complaining about the lack
start flocking to a new island in their
what they can do to stop it. Some
of tourists around.
perpetual search for paradise. Therefore
initiatives have started doing this,
This One Time In Iceland Matthew Rosenberg I once read a quote that said “You know it’s cold
vibes of the North Atlantic. How on earth did I end
outside when you go outside and it’s cold”. How
up here? Iceland in winter… what was I thinking?
true that felt on the morning of December 6th, 2015 when I emerged from my big fluffy duvet.
It all started in the golden era of my youth. I have been a purveyor of salt and vins since the glory days
Beans are a necessity when on the road, so I
of infancy, and quizzes are the pastimes of legends.
smashed some down before a quick Skype sesh
When Ripples changed the game by combining the
with the bro Tony back home in Dunners. I then
two back in primary, my life transformed completely.
exited the old biscuit factory where I was staying,
The good old chip-packet-quiz had me head over
and waited outside in the tepid zero degrees
heels, and there was no looking back. But Barry in
celcius. Ice filled my lungs as I began to fart
branding must have had a mare, because the same
snowflakes - a desperate bid to ward off the gnarly
old questions would re-appear month after month.
Needless to say, repetition reigned supreme and
There is a lot about Iceland that reminds me of home.
‘What’s the capital of Iceland?’ failed to throw me off
It is clean, green, rugged, and low key geothermal.
once I was ten packets deep. Dreams to reality - I had
When I arrived at the south coast later in the day, I was
finally made it here.
blown away by the beauty of my surroundings. Rolling
Rolling waves cut shapes against the golden hues of sunset while the pristine white snow provided further contrast to the scene.
waves cut shapes against the golden hues of sunset while the pristine white snow provided further contrast to the scene. Enormous shore dumpers thundered in on the black sands of Vik beach and added a spot of excitement for the ever-present selfie stick troop. The sun was setting over the south coast of Iceland as we departed from this final spot and the long
After a ten minute wait in the polar outdoors, a four
drive home allowed me some time to think about
wheel drive turned up and signaled our departure.
everything I had experienced. It had been a sensory
Joining me in the backseat was a frother from across
overload of sorts. As our truck made its way past the
the ditch. With a can of beer in one hand and a fistful
remains of a record Icelandic snowfall, we cast our
of banter in the other, it was marginal whether he had
gaze to the heavens. Was it possible for our adventure
grabbed any sleep the night before. But he was fizzing
to conclude with a glimpse of the elusive Northern
for what lay ahead and many shakas were thrown.
Lights? We were far enough from the city for it to
After a brief stop at the supermarket for cookies and
be a possibility but the Aurora Borealis is never a
chocolate milk, we continued on our merry way.
safe bet. As we kept our eyes fixed on the horizon, a
Our first stop was a giant waterfall where the arctic chills cut through every layer I had thrown against my vitamin D deficient skin. Fingerless gloves had rendered my extremities lifeless and I struggled to hit the shutter button. After about twenty minutes, the Aussie frother emerged from behind the waterfall and graciously provided me with some crampons. I attached these to my shoes (quite possibly the worst kind of winter footwear you can imagine) and set off up the track.
green haze began to emerge. Or was I seeing things? Too many beans perhaps? No, that was definitely it. We waited and waited. Yes, a little more colour. Slowly but surely a swirl of green light made its way across the sky and treated us to the freshest natural lighting display I have ever seen. It was truly unforgettable. Needless to say, I returned to my big fluffy duvet feeling very grateful that night.
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PC Mad: Good or Bad? Nicole Hunt
Now I can’t talk about political correctness without bringing up the ever controversial
The more you pay attention to what’s going
(and batshit crazy) Donald Trump as a case
on in the world, the more you’ll probably
example of what political correctness IS
hear the term ‘PC’, aka political correctness,
NOT. His impressive list of both direct and
aka the term that almost always generates
‘unintentional’ targets during his run for
a separate argument. Who determines what
presidency includes but is not limited to, the
is and is not PC? Has the whole world really
disabled, prisoners of war, Muslims, African
become ‘PC mad’? Is that a bad thing?
Americans, Asians, and women.
A quick Google search tells me that
Donald has garnered an incredible amount
politically correct language is that which
of support for his honest views on a few
aims to avoid offending or disadvantaging
issues, but where is the line drawn between
a particular group of people. This seems a
‘saying it like it is’, and being an asshole.
very simple and decent thing to do. I mean,
In his own words “We have to stop with
why would you want to purposely offend
political correctness! We have to create
anyone? Some people seem to dislike
a country that won’t have people flying
political correctness simply because it stops
planes into the World Trade Center and
them from cracking shitty jokes. Jokes are
stop the shooting in California. If you can’t
all good, but if you haven’t shared the same
use the terms “Islamic terrorism” you can’t
circumstances and experiences of the group
solve the problem”. But these are the very
you’re joking about, you need to stay in your
prejudices that are creating more hate and
lane.
consequently more problems. One person’s insult can lead to two people’s stereotypes,
One can argue that being too politically
turning into four people’s ignorance, and
correct severely restricts our freedom of
eight people’s hatred.
speech. Some language once used freely in the ‘good ol’ days’ is now not PC enough for
As society slowly adjusts to the realization
our society. In turn, a lot of people aren’t
that we should not be discriminated or
happy about it. In a sweeping generalization,
prejudiced against based on race, gender or
Gen X (baby boomers) thinks Gen Y (us) are
sexual orientation, naturally, our language
crybaby losers that need to stop whining
is following suit. And really, is political
about everything.
correctness asking you anything more than just to not be an asshole?
GIRL + WORLD = LESSONS LEARNED? Rachel Barker A few months back, and I had never flown internationally without my family. I had never taken a train on my own. I hadn’t ever had to look after my own documents and passports, let alone look after myself. Consistent eating, hydration, sleeping, activity. The basics of living that, up until now, had never really been my problem. These are the logistics, the technicalities of travel, which I have been taught by trial and error. But aside from planes nearly missed, and growing airport navigation skills, there are surely other experiences and lessons learned that are less...concrete. These ones, however, are a little trickier to put your finger on. Travelling or not, when you grow up or exist in the ever-present period of ‘coming of age’, you know you are learning, but it’s so often hard to say what. You feel different, developed, though I find when people ask what my experiences have taught me, I fall a tad short. I’m just trying to figure it out same as everyone.
I’m still making mistakes and I always will. I’m still afraid of things. I can still be terrible socially as I fluctuate between thinking too much and not thinking at all. And I still sometimes question whether people will think I’m weird if I wear children’s dungarees all the time (which, yes, they do. But they are just so ridiculously gr8). But I am trying. This experience has taught me how to care less about, well… everything. Life has no linear path. The way you thought you might do things might be wrong. The idea that you were gonna go to school/uni/work might be wrong. I’ve met people who never studied, became baristas, started making and selling jewellery on the streets, or got internships off the back of pure determination and talent, who are living happy fulfilled lives. I find this so comforting. I find it so comforting to know that I’m only twenty and that there are thirty year olds who didn’t realise how they wanted to live their own lives until a few years back. Not because it makes me feel superior, but because it reassures me that there are so many people just trying to figure it
out. You don’t have to pack everything (by which I mean school/uni/work/ family etc) in before you’re 25. You have, literally, all the time in the world, and infinite ways of living that are outside the constraints of expectation. Life is not linear. No matter where you are or what you are doing though, it is the people that will stick in your mind and make your day. I find myself getting caught up on the people, in the movement and excitement, not the sightseeing and blatant Instagram-tourist-bingo. Yes it’s amazing to see so many wonderful places but everywhere I go I find myself distracted from the plans I had by the company I’m in. Doing things alone is great and provides learning of its own but what really makes an experience is who you share it with. The creases around the corner of a laughing mouth or the feeling of someone’s arms around you are so much more memorable to me than any monument ever could be. People are the most important thing. Always always always.
THE YEAR OF
EDEN by Shivan
There is a real mind set in terms of fashion - spring must equal florals and bright colours - but why must we reflect the season in what we wear? This summer, I chose to go all grey, black, and white in the spirit of all things ‘anti’. It’s our nature as humans to do the anti, it gives us some sort of control that we are not following a predetermined set of trends; it give us independence to know we are doing things our way when we go against the grain. In the way we dress, the way we talk, and in the way we think, anti has some sort of a culture. To some people, it’s idiotic. To others it’s artistic going against the norms. 2016 is the year of Eden, the year of inspiration. Inspiration is not hard to come by. Walking down the street you might find a muse, or a scene may trigger a series of inspiration. However, like every idea, it’s forgotten with the next, and I have learned to carry something on me at all times so I might write down these ideas. While they might seem genius at the time, looking back at them the next day occasionally results in me wondering “What was I thinking?” But despite it all, I believe it’s important to record ideas regardless of their immediate quality. Whether it’s the best idea to ever strike you, or nonsensical, it has the potential to lead to others and revolutionize your thought process and eventual outcomes. That being said, after finding inspiration in the Parnell Gardens, the idea of these psychedelic blurs of colour took me in the direction of the anti - to go against everything colour - and let the whites and grey be the center of attention in this blur of a background.
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REVIEWS
T H E HAT E FUL EIG HT Directed by Quentin Tarantino | Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh Reviewed by Matthew Cattin
The Hateful Eight is what happens if 12 Angry Men knock up True Grit while Quentin Tarantino stands in the corner and films the whole damn thing. Three hours, one room, seven tough bastards, and one angry bitch. That’s one helluva premise, and personally I could not think of a better way to spend my evening than sitting before this cinematic delight. Set almost exclusively in a snowed-in log haberdashery, the film feels both claustrophobic and spacious in its scope, largely due to its larger than life characters. Samuel L. Jackson owned it in what was his best role since Pulp Fiction, I’d wager. Impossibly entertaining, it was wonderful to see him annihilate a lead role in hilarious form. Demián Bichir shone as Bob the Mexican, which
was rather amazing given his face was buried by squint and beard, and Kiwi Zoe Bell was adorable as, well, a Kiwi lass, although I couldn’t shake the fright of hearing our despicable accent on screen. Suspense is oppressive from the first scene. Everybody knows an inevitable Tarantino bloodbath is coming (preferably in full head-exploding glory), but as to who will fire the first shot, well that remains a mystery until the body drops. Tarantino seems to know that we know a shit storm is coming, so he takes his time battening down the hatches, and as the blizzard intensifies outside, he slowly cocks his pistol and aims it at your ball sack. I must admit I would have preferred a slimmer cut - the first third dragged its heels in the snow. However, its quirky
Tarantino-isms kept me smiling and entertained nonetheless, a testament to his flavoursome and warm, familiar style. Much is commented about Tarantino’s kickass female characters, and Daisy Domergue, played ferociously by Jennifer Jason Leigh is no exception, despite spending more time getting her ass kicked. I must say it is refreshing to see a film that treats its females as it would its males though, as was Tarantino’s intention according to interviews. It may not be the best blizzard film of the year - that title currently sitting with The Revenant - but my, oh my, what a fun film. Stick it out for its slower opening chapters, and you’ll be in for a brainmatter-to-the-wall good time.
GAMBLE F OR A ROS E King Charles | Reviewed by Laurien Barks
I’m a sucker for folk rock artists, so King Charles’ Gamble for a Rose was an inevitable hit. A gloriously chill album, with characteristically mild passion woven throughout in the form of violin riffs and tempo shifts – it’s one for the car, office, or bedroom floor. For me, the stand out tracks would be Loose Change for the Boatman, New Orleans, and Tomorrow’s Fool, but as to be expected, it’s best enjoyed as a whole. I found Gamble to be of a splendidly satisfying balance when it came to incorporating folk and rock-isms, a true treat for ears that aren’t quite sure what they’re craving. It may not be a stand-out favourite album of mine, but it’s still a highly recommended good time.
If you’ve yet to get on this twisted bandwagon, you best hurry yourself along. In case you’ve been cut off from the internet for the last few months, Making a Murderer is a popular Netflix mini documentary series filmed over a ten year period. With the focus of the real life thriller being that of corruption within the justice system, the revelations of the series tested my patience as well as my self-control (it took everything I had not to google the results of the trial before the final episode). Despite its content, Making a Murderer is tastefully executed, without gore or unsettling visuals, yet doesn’t feel lacking when it comes to conveying the very real horror of the situation at hand. It’s a “think” series that’ll spark many a riveting moral discussions, and breed countless theories. If you feel like a juror, you’re doing this series right. I would highly recommend making time to binge the entire thing in one or two sittings – you’ll understand why mere moments after you press play.
MAK IN G A MURD ERER Directed by Moira Demos and Laura Ricciardi | TV Mini-Series Reviewed by Laurien Barks
T H E F LY I N G MOA 65 Lunn Avenue, Mt Wellington | Reviewed by Laurien Barks
There definitely could have been worse pubs to stumble into. Blinded by hunger, and guided by nothing more than the promise of ribs, this cozy lil place with smiley waitresses and a rustic ambiance didn’t seem half bad. With meals averaging $30, I’d classify it as a treat yo’self dinner location– but the ribs were meaty and covered in sticky sauce, the aloe cocktail was well made, and absolutely everything at the tables around me (steak, seafood, or otherwise) looked and smelled amazing. I left with a full belly and a BBQ sauce-covered smile. I wouldn’t recommend a special trip out to this joint - there’s nothing incredibly unique that sets it apart from other pubs - but if you ever find yourself in the area, don’t hesitate to get amongst!
Avocad-whoa Pasta Serves 4 •
350g spaghetti
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2 ripe avocados, halved, seeded and peeled
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½ cup basil leaves
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2 cloves garlic
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2 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
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Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
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1/3 cup olive oil
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1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
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½ cup canned corn kernels, drained and rinsed
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1) In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions; drain well. 2) To make the avocado sauce, combine avocados, basil, garlic, and lemon juice in the bowl of a food processor; season with salt and pepper, to taste. With the motor running, add olive oil in a slow stream until emulsified; set aside. 3) In a large bowl, combine pasta, avocado sauce, cherry tomatoes and corn. 4) Serve immediately.
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