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The Billionth Number
I once knew a girl who dreamed of measuring the universe. She was hospitalised with a condition that would impede her ability to walk. Confined to a hospital bed for life, she saw the same pale malnourished ceiling, breathed the murky artificial air every second and heard the cacophony of fear and pain. But at…
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Incandescence
Cadence lived in fear of the dark. Achluophobia, they called it, but she didn’t know that then. She didn’t know a lot when she was young. Especially the dangers beyond the safety of her bedroom. How one’s happiness could be swallowed within the merest hint of taunts, the splodge of darkness blocking the eye from…
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A Race To The Council: Sharon Stewart
Editor’s note: All five candidates’ answers and the rest of our local election coverage, here. It’s local election time and although most Macleans students can’t vote just yet, the decisions being made at the Auckland Council’s Governing Body will ultimately affect each and every one of us. The governing body is made up of 20 councillors and…
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A Race To The Council: Paul Young
Editor’s note: All five candidates’ answers and the rest of our local election coverage, here. It’s local election time and although most Macleans students can’t vote just yet, the decisions being made at the Auckland Council’s Governing Body will ultimately affect each and every one of us. The governing body is made up of 20 councillors and…
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A Race To The Council: Tofik Mamedov
Editor’s note: All five candidates’ answers and the rest of our local election coverage, here. This interview was conducted over the phone due to scheduling complications. Grace Baylis contributed to questions for this interview. It’s local election time and although most Macleans students can’t vote just yet, the decisions being made at the Auckland Council’s Governing Body…
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What’s at stake for East Auckland in the local elections?
Auckland is undergoing fundamental change. Whether this is in transport, building the right types of houses, or even how our sewage gets treated. Here’s a quick rundown of what’s changing around East Auckland. This isn’t a complete explanation, but a quick look at the big topics that are percolating headlines and getting politicians angry at…
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A Race To The Council: David Collings
Editor’s note: All five candidates’ answers and the rest of our local election coverage, here. It’s local election time and although most Macleans students can’t vote just yet, the decisions being made at the Auckland Council’s Governing Body will ultimately affect each and every one of us. The governing body is made up of 20 councillors and…
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Stiff.
Stiff. Cold; teeth chattering, a filler of sound for the air of silence enveloping your surroundings. Stiff. Hiding in the dark, anticipating the moment you’ll be found. Stiff. As you lay in bed, motionless, contemplating the repercussions of the most minuscule of motions. Stiff. “Cheese!” Teeth set straight and still, muscles daring not to move,…