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“I wish it need not have happened in my time.” Frodo’s remark feels more than a little contemporary. The happenings of his time are bad,...

I had not expected to be told the world was ending. The advertisement pinned to the hessian noticeboard in the dorm common room alongside posters for...

Most of the time, we get away with not asking ourselves what we really believe. New Zealand is safe, relatively prosperous, and basically cohesive. Our...

Tell us about your family and upbringing? I was raised in Hamilton. My father was a plumber, and he also had his own business. My parents...

Kenton Starr is an alumnus of the Residential Internship (2012/13) and currently works as a Litigation Solicitor with Vallant Hooker and Partners. He is recently...

Dr Ruth Bollen is an alumna of the Residential Fellowship (2018/19). She studied medicine at the University of Auckland before returning home to work at...