It would be fair to say that the ‘ideas team’ of School Strike 4 Climate Aotearoa is pushing for bigger. 2023 began with a nationwide strike for climate justice (no small feat), followed only a few months later by a…
This time last year I decided to be happy. Like made a conscious decision to be happy, to align my actions, and choices with that mission. But surprisingly I didn’t do it for myself. Which sounds odd, making myself happy…
The Mental Health Matters Initiative, run by Amy Skipper and Kayla, is a youth activism organisation advocating for a series of systemic fixes to address the mental health crisis in Aotearoa. I sat down with Amy and Kayla to discuss…
Sophie Weenink has been a social justice and environmental activist since 2019. Passionate about the environment since a young age, her first official event at age 13 was a beach clean-up that she posted on Facebook. Organising free food and…
Aotea Taylor is a 19-year-old horse breeder from King Country. From being a Muay Thai National Champion to establishing a Pedigree Stud Farm and working alongside her dad to help struggling youth get back on their feet, Aotea’s story, of…
