Debate | Issue 1 | 2019

debate Issue 1 | February 2019 | O week

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Contents

Fresh out of Fresher Year :: Page 20

An O Week Anomaly Page 14

New Year, New Who? Page 26

Toku Reo Waiata Page 28

Recipe: Potato & Egg Brekkie Page 36

C OV E R I L L U S T R AT I O N BY L E O WA LTO N

EDITOR Ben Webber ben.webber@aut.ac.nz DESIGNER Ramina Rai rrai@aut.ac.nz ADVERTISING Jesse Jones jesse.jones@aut.ac.nz

CONTRIBUTORS Dharyin Colbert, Shivani Rajan, Larissa Howie, Emily Wilton Tom Vasey, Abel Kururangi Johnston, Melissa Koh, Leo Walton

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Editor's Letter Hi! I’m Ben, the new editor of Debate.

Hi! Ko Ben ahau, te kaiwhakahaere hou o Debate.

This is the second time I’ve sat down and attempted to write this editorial. The first time I fled the Debate office in the hopes of finding inspiration in Albert Park only to confidently return to the office covered in the largest ants and what looked like sticky dog hair. Now, I finally feel ready to smash this out.

Koinei te wā tuarua kua noho ahau, ka ngana ki te tuhi i tēnei tuhinga. I te wā tuatahi i rere ahau i te Debate tari i roto i ngā tumanako o te kimi i te ranga wairua i roto i Albert Park, noa iho ki te hoki maia mai ki te tari hipokitia i ngā pōpokorua tino nui me te mea āhua nei he hāpiapia makawe kuri. Ināianaei, i te mutunga kua reri ahau ki te tukituki i tēnei.

Putting Issue 1 of Debate together has been fun but this message is the one thing that has consistently been pushed aside and put off. If this was an episode of ‘Tidying Up With Marie Kondo’, then my half finished editorial would be the thing that I would thank tenderly only to boot it out the door. If writing this editorial was a feeling, it would be the one you get when your headphones snag on the door and almost tear your ears off. But it’s not something I’ve been able to tidy up and forget about and it’s actually not something that can hurt me. Sometimes starting things is just really hard.

When it comes to starting new things, we’ve got you covered with this issue. Near the middle you can find Larissa Howie’s great little guide on going from your first year of uni to your second. It should actually be pretty useful if you’re new to uni in general.

Further through the magazine, Emily Wilton looks into the dangers of obsessing over new year’s resolutions. Comparing our successes to those of others too often leads to feelings of inadequacy. This is worth a read. Looking to the front of the magazine, check out the message from Dharyin Colbert, the President of AUTSA. You’ll be hearing from him throughout the year and he’ll have lots of pearls of wisdom worth noting.

Oh, and it wouldn’t be the O Week issue without us making sure you’re up to speed with what’s happening on your respective AUT campus.

Talk soon!

Ben

Ki te whakaputa 1 o Debate raua tahi he harikoa ēngari ko tēnei karere ko te mea kotahi kua akiakihia, kua whakakorehia. Mehemea he wāhanga tēnei o te 'Tidying Up With Marie Kondo', ana ko taku tuhinga haurua whakaoti te mea e pai ai ahau ki te pana ki waho i te tatau. Mehemea te tuhi i tēnei tuhinga he ähuatanga hinengaro, koinei te mea e whiwhi ana koe i te wāhi e mau ai ō pouakaoro ki runga i te tatau, me te tata te haea ō taringa. Ēngari ehara i te mea kua taea e ahau te whakapai ake me te wareware, ā ehara i te mea e whakamamae ana i ahau. I ētahi wā ka tino uaua ki te timata ngā mea.

I te wā i te timata ngā mea hou, kua hipokina e mātou koe i tēnei tuhinga. Tata ki waenganui ka taea e koe te kite i te aratohu iti a Larissa Howie i runga i te haere mai i tō tau tuatahi o uni ki tō tau tuarua. Ka tino whai hua mehemea he hou koe ki uni i te nuinga.

I roto i te pukapuka, ka titiro a Emily Wilton ki ngā tana mate o te wawata i ngā whakataunga hou o te tau. Ko te whakataurite i ō tātou angitu ki ētahi atu ka puta te āhua o te kore mana. He pai tēnei ki te pānui. Titiro ki mua o te pukapuka, āta tirohia te karere mai i Dharyin Colbert, te Perehitini o AUTSA. Ka rongo koe i a ia puta noa i te tau, a he maha ngā peara o te whakāro nui hei tohu.

Aue, ā ehara i te mea ko te Wiki O tuhinga kaore mātou e whakamōhio ia koe tere tonu ki ngā mea e mahia ana i runga i tō AUT kura.

Kōrero wawe!

Ben

news

“It’s not Extensive, but it is Expensive” Fire at AUT City Campus

By Ben Webber

A fire at the AUT City Campus has caused damage to a building that was only completed six years ago.

Around 15 fire crews worked on the WG building blaze which broke out on December 19 last year.

The university is unsure of the exact cause of the fire but says a stray cigarette butt may have ignited leaf litter at the intersection of the WG and WH buildings.

buildings if a seismic event were to occur.

Curry says a nearby bus driver saw the fire, in its initial stages, running up these joins between the buildings.

Bystanders also reported cladding on the building was repeatedly reigniting, Curry says this is not the case.

“The cladding on the building didn’t ignite but what happened was the framing behind the cladding ignited.”

AUT’s Director of Facilities Services, David Curry, told Debate the fire appears to have travelled up rubber bellows that are used as seismic buffers between the two buildings.

Curry says the fire service found the fire “incredibly technically difficult to fight”, as parts of the roof had to be removed to get at this wooden framing.

These buffers are designed to reduce earthquake induced loads between the

An alternative to the rubber bellows is now being looked at with a formable

metal replacement potentially on the cards.

The fire is understood to have travelled approximately 10 metres into the building, and has damaged ICT systems, roofing, framing and guttering.

Much of the damage to the interior is understood to be from the water used to extinguish the fire.

AUT Head of Communications Alison Sykora told Debate that students should not be concerned for their safety and the university is operating as “business as usual.”

AUT’s campus is Smokefree, however Mayoral Drive, where the fire originated, serves as a thoroughfare for the public.

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news

Public Transport gets more Expensive

By Ben Webber

Auckland Transport has increased bus, train and ferry fares as part of its annual review of fares.

The move has sparked concern among AUT students and Auckland citizens alike.

Some tertiary students will now pay an additional 10 to 20 cents per trip when using their AT HOP card depending on how many zones they travel.

AT says it attempted to secure more funding from the mayor’s office and NZTA last year, but this was declined.

North Shore Ward Councillor Richard Hills told Debate part of the reason

for the rise is the government's Farebox Recovery Policy.

“Ministers Twyford and Genter have both said they’re keen to change the law or at least look at it to address

The policy is intended to cap public subsidies and services are expected to recover 50 percent of their operating costs from fares.

fares.”

Hills says it’s time for things to be done differently.

“The law needs to be changed. Maybe it’s 40 percent or less than that that we have to get from fares.”

He says he had hoped AT would have tried to sort something out for 2019 and that it’s time for more government action on the issue.

AT Chief Executive Shane Ellison, says a fare freeze could potentially be looked at next year.

Ellison has called the change to fares a “small increase”, and says it’s a balance for AT to provide an extensive public transport system that has enough capacity for a growing city.

Aucklanders using public transport increased 5.2 per cent in the 12 months to November last year to 95.6 million trips.

From the AUTSA President Nau mai, e Rangi, e Rongo e Huia mai e te pia, ko te taura, ko te tauira Tēna ko te aka, ko te more, ko te weu, ko te mātauranga e Tēnei te matatau ka eke Eke panuku, eke tangaroa Haumi ē! Hui ē! Tāiki ē!

Kia ora and welcome!

My name’s Daz and I have the honour and privilege of being the elected President of AUTSA, your student association. That means I work for YOU. First and foremost, we are here to represent the student voice and student issues at every level throughout the university, all the way to the top. We have an awesome team of student reps who have their finger on the pulse around what’s going on across your faculties and campuses. When you tell us something needs to change, we listen! Last year we made a bunch of changes. You told us hard copy hand-ins

of assignments were a huge hassle, so now you can submit all your essays and reports online. You told us you wanted recorded lectures, so we worked with the university to make that happen! You told us parking costs too much, so we negotiated to get AUT students a huge discount with Wilson Parking. My job is simple - it’s to create the best possible environment for my students to succeed.

We’ve also got a bunch of other services that fall under the student’s association.

This includes the advocacy team, who can help you out if you’re ever in trouble.

The team can assist with many things including if you want to appeal a grade or need special consideration for an assignment. Studying can be stressful and there’ll be times when you’ll be under a lot of pressure. If it gets a bit much and it starts to affect your studies, come and see us! We can help you out.

AUT also has a free counselling service if everything is getting a bit much to handle. If you’re looking for something to do, try joining one of our 60 odd clubs.

And if there isn’t one you like, get 10 students together and you can start your

own! Better yet, we’ll give you funding for activities and events!

So yeah, uni is about far more than just labs and lectures. There’s so much more to learn and do. So get involved! Take every opportunity you can, and you’ll have way more fun while you study. Find an awesome group of friends to study with. Chill out when you’re stressed. If you ever need any help or support, or just want someone to rant to, get in touch.

You can find all our contacts on our website or on our Facebook page. Feel free to drop into my office in the student lounge. I’ve got a couch and I’m a great listener.

On behalf of AUTSA, to our new students, welcome to AUT. To our returning students, welcome back. I look forward to hearing about all the great things you’re going to achieve this year. I wish you nothing but the best of luck.

Nō reira, kei aku nui, kei aku rahi, Tēnei te mihi maioha ki a koutou Tēna koutou, tēna koutou, tēna tatou katoa.

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2018 in Short January

The Labour government puts forward the Child Poverty Reduction Bill.

March

2018 Hits, Misses and What’s Coming in 2019

The first major KiwiBuild project begins, promising 100,000 new homes over 10 years.

May

May 17 is Budget Day where the country gets health, education and housing boosted.

The Prime Minister leads a government delegation on the Pacific mission to Samoa, Tonga, Niue and the Cook Islands.

April

The government closes the door on any new bids for offshore oil and gas exploration.

June

The government begins working on Fair Pay Agreements.

July

The government starts rolling out the Families Package.The threeyear New Zealand Aid Programme also begins, aiming to help tackle climate change, health and education in the Pacific.

September

Ben Webber takes a look back at some of the political mishaps from last year and what’s on the cards for 2019.

February

Clare Curran resigns as a minister.

November

The government announces an additional 600 learning support coordinators to help children with special needs.

August

Meka Whaitiri is stood down from her ministerial portfolios when an investigation begins over an allegation she assaulted a staff member in her office. She is dismissed from her ministerial portfolios in September.

October

Simon Bridges announces Jami-Lee Ross as the likely leaker of his travel expenses.

Ross later calls Bridges a ‘corrupt politician’ and accuses him of violating electoral law on multiple occasions.

December

Justice Minister Andrew Little announces a personal cannabis use referendum will be held at the 2020 general election.

The Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Bill passes. The government announces that the minimum wage will increase from $16.50 to $17.70 per hour on April 1, 2019.

Does KiwiBuild mean young people can afford a home?

Not necessarily. Unless you’re earning at least $90,000 a year you’re going to really struggle.

The first major KiwiBuild project began in 2018 promising 100,000 new homes over 10 years. Criticisms have included the fact that some of the homes will likely sell for more than the median price in certain areas and others haven’t been selling particularly well in general.

Minister for Housing and Urban Development, Phil Twyford says the homes are intended for people who can service a mortgage.

He says it would be unrealistic for those on low incomes to think they could take on a $400,000 or $500,000 mortgage.

Middle-class earners appear to be the target here.

The government’s goal to build 1000 homes by July 1 2019 is not looking on track. There are currently less than 400 homes either built or under construction around the country.

KiwiBuild is aspirational, however. Surely, we can all admit it’s time for first home buyers to have a leg-up and hopefully KiwiBuild can help in some way with this.

Political wobbles Opposition Leader Simon Bridges’ travel expenses were leaked early to the media in August striking a lot of conversation as to who the leaker might be.

In early October, Bridges announced Jami-Lee Ross, MP for Botany, would be stepping down from the National Party front bench to take leave.

Suspicions were soon raised that the source of the leaks could be Ross. By mid October, more leaks had been released, now suggesting Bridges had been mishandling donations. Twitter attacks were launched by Ross and Bridges responded suggesting Ross was the likely source of the leaks.

A live press conference the following day on October 15 ensued in which Ross labelled Bridges a ‘corrupt politician’, who had violated electoral law several times. He also accused Bridges of accepting an illegal $100,000 donation from a Chinese businessman and splitting it into parts.

More recently, Ross says he is sorry for his actions, and plans to return to parliament as MP for Botany.

The Labour party also had their fair share of problems in 2018 including Clare Curran. Curran, who was Broadcasting Minister and Minister for Government Digital Services, was demoted from Cabinet and eventually resigned from all her ministerial portfolios. Curran had failed to note several meetings in her ministerial diary and had been using a personal Gmail account for government affairs. She stated at the time her decision to resign stemmed from an inability to cope with the pressures of the job.

Another minister was also stood down in 2018, this time Meka Whaitiri, who was Minister of Customs when an investigation began over an allegation she assaulted a press secretary on her team.

Whaitiri is understood to have got physical with the individual who was left with bruising, most likely inflicted by Whaitiri. Whaitiri was eventually fired for her actions, but remains MP for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti and co-chair of Labour’s Māori Caucus.

The Domestic Violence - Victims' Protection Bill had just passed its third reading around the time of the incident, so it was an understandably bad look when the story about Whaitiri broke.

When the bill comes into effect in April 2019 it will provide employees affected by domestic violence up to 10 days of paid domestic violence leave per year. It will work in a similar way to sick leave and bereavement leave provisions.

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Cannabis In December, Justice Minister Andrew Little announced a personal cannabis referendum to be held at the 2020 general election.

A 2017 poll found 65 percent of the country was in favour of legalising or decriminalising cannabis for personal use.

Green Party drug reform spokesperson Chlöe Swarbrick has said it’s time for cannabis to be regulated. Swarbrick says community control will help reduce harm in the long run.The Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Bill also passed in December, with 63 votes for, and 53 against. Recent efforts by the NZ Drug Foundation and Chlöe Swarbrick were understood to have helped push this over the line.

The amendment to the act will allow for terminally ill people to possess and use cannabis and to possess a utensil in which to use it. Cannabidiol and CBD products will also no longer be classified as controlled drugs.

A new medicinal cannabis scheme will be developed that is intended to provide patients with prescriptions, allow them to access a wide range of products and grant the right to domestic cultivation.

Although the NZ Drug Foundation are pleased with the progress, the law will not cater for ‘green fairies’.

Minimum wage rising Also in December, the government announced the minimum wage will be increased from $16.50 to $17.70 per hour on April 1, 2019. The government says the change will help over 200,000 workers and their families.

A move to eventually raise the minimum wage to $20 per hour by April 2021 is part of Labour and NZ First’s coalition agreement.

This boost of $1.20 per hour has been met with some criticism from economists who have suggested it will increase business costs and lead to further unemployment.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson, says the move to increase the minimum wage is intended to ensure that wages are rising to meet the cost of living and help working families support themselves.

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Exchange Your Life

By Shivani Rajan

Welcome to AUT! If you’ve just embarked on your university journey, congratulations! You’ll most likely be bombarded with new information all week and I'm here to add to your information overload with some pretty exciting opportunities. My job is to help you take your degree international with the AUT student exchange programme.

Over the next few weeks, I’ll be speaking at your lectures and popping up in Debate to talk about the exchange programme.

It’s an exciting and adventurous way to study and travel at the same time. If you want to explore another country without compromising your studies, an exchange might be what you’re looking for.

At the International Centre, we’re keen to send as many AUT students as possible away to study overseas for a semester. If you would like to take your degree overseas, we've put together a few common FAQs for you below.

What is the exchange programme?

An exchange gives you the opportunity to study overseas for a semester at one of our partner universities. Immerse yourself in a foreign culture, move away from your hometown/country and push yourself out of your comfort zone by living on the other side of the world. Your overseas studies will be transferred back to AUT which means doing an exchange won’t add any extra time to your degree. One of the best things about doing an exchange is you continue paying the same fees to AUT, meaning you don’t pay extra tuition fees to your overseas university. When you return, you can resume your degree alongside your current peers. The benefits of doing an exchange are endless but a common theme amongst many past students is that you’ll come back home with a better understanding about what goes on outside of little old Aotearoa.

Where can I go?

AUT has over 70 partner universities to choose from. Depending on your degree, you will have particular universities that specialise in your field of study.

Every overseas university will have similar courses available to the papers in your degree. You also have the chance to complete elective papers while on exchange. If the idea of picking up an American politics paper in New York, learning Spanish in Madrid or refining

your fashion skills in the heart of Amsterdam excites you, an exchange is for you! With the pre-approval of your faculty, all papers completed on exchange will transfer back to your degree. A complete list of our partners can be found on our website.

Am I eligible to apply?

All students interested in doing an exchange must have completed two semesters before studying abroad. You must also be a full time student and have a B average across all papers (so if you’re a first year, make sure you hit the ground running!). The application form can be found on Student Digital Workspace, and The International Centre is happy to guide you if you’re on the fence about applying.

Will I still receive StudyLink?

Yes. If you currently receive living costs or student allowances you will continue to receive these whilst on exchange. Since you carry on paying tuition fees to AUT, you can still receive a student loan to pay for these fees too.

Which overseas universities/ countries are the most popular for AUT students?

Champlain College, in the heart of Vermont, USA is one of our most popular destinations. The college offers generous scholarships to cover expenses for AUT

students wishing to do an exchange there. If you are an Art and Design, Communications, Computer Sciences, Creative Technologies, Social Sciences or Te Ara Poutama student, Champlain College could be calling your name.

If language and culture is your thing you’ll be interested to know that Hirosaki University in Japan is our most popular partner for these areas. What better way to practice your Japanese language skills than living, studying and traveling in Japan! The Prime Minister’s Scholarship for Asia provides financial support for successful recipients too. AUT has sent over 50 students to Hirosaki so if you want to make the most of your Japanese language skills, Hirosaki could be the overseas university for you.

Aalto University School of Business is located in Finland and holds the Triple Crown status, an honour held by only a few business schools worldwide. They provide exceptional learning experiences and have achieved excellence in researching strong societal impacts.

AUT Business students wishing to do an exchange here can be eligible for travel grants to support their travel costs to Finland.

To take your degree abroad, search AUT exchange or send us an email at aut.student.exchange@aut.ac.nz and find out how you can participate in the programme!

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An O Week Anamoly

By Ben Webber

It was February 2013 and I was a bit shaky. Staring at my feet I focused on each individual step, inching forward and counting in my head as I went along. I felt all over the place and I’m pretty sure I looked all over the place. My stomach was also being really weird which was something my brain seemingly only reverted to in times of dramatic stress. And I was feeling SO dramatic.

Approaching the bus fumes and cigarette smoke on Wellesley Street I felt like I was standing in the smoke screen from “Stars in Their Eyes”. But daydreaming about a TV show that had ended in 2006 wasn’t going to get me anywhere.

As I gingerly looked up from the ground the fumes began clearing in front of me. I stared at a mountain of buildings that seemed to stare back at me. Everything looked imposing and serious and grey and I was so curious, but mostly suspicious, about what was going on within their walls.

Probably real life people doing real life smart things inside of them I assumed. I didn’t feel smart. I didn’t feel ready to do smart things. It seemed as if people were looking down on me from the windows. I was a little fish in a big grey jungle.

With no water? A strange comparison in hindsight. Taking a deep breath I took an unsteady step forward onto the AUT City Campus. It was time for my first O Week.

Entering the campus walls a camp schoolboy vision washed over me. In a moment of adrenaline-fueled fantasy I imagined throwing myself back into that smoky abyss on Wellesley Street to announce “Tonight Matthew, I’m going to be.. someone else!”. I didn’t want to be myself. A disguise would have been a fabulous addition I thought.

Snapping back to reality yet again I began to put one platform sneaker adorned foot in front of the other. It was 2013, remember, and I thought towering over everyone would give me confidence. Catching my reflection in a window, however, I realised, with horror, that the six-foot-tall chicken legs on stilts look was not for me.

I looked intimidatingly camp and the occasional pothole became an immediate hazard.

Having actually made it to the campus, my mission quickly became getting across the Hikuwai Plaza to the WG building without talking to anyone. To do that, in my mind, I was going to have to avoid all the friendly faces, stalls and events that were jovially taking place in front of me. It was going to be tough to get there in one piece but I was ready for the challenge.

Dodging a stray volleyball I began my journey across the plaza. Swooping in from the right I was quickly engulfed by a group of girls taking photos with each other and inadvertently netting

people in the process. Migrating around the place like an individual entity they were quite the spectacle.

Having become trapped within the group I quickly accepted my fate being death by weird human chain connected thing.

"University is not easy. It just isn't. If you try to tell me it’s easy I will argue with you."

Whilst being enveloped by a group of young women may be straight man’s fantasy, the only thing I was feeling was very inconvenienced thank you very much!

I knew I needed to escape the human prison cell that was the group after tiring of being bumped around from place to place. Mentally preparing myself, I closed my eyes and burst through a gap between some shoulders to make my return to civilisation. I was free.

Feeling a little worse for wear after the experience I returned to my quest to get past the festivities.

Navigating around several stalls trying to encourage me to join groups I cordially declined each time as if I was the Queen or something.

Keeping my head down, I battered away free sausages and other essentials until I reached the other side. I had made it. I had succeeded in my bid to avoid all contact with people. But I had also failed.

My first O Week experience was rough. I managed to isolate myself from everything and everyone new. I only spoke with people I knew from school and looking back it’s like I was still trying to hold on to my school days. I carefully abstained from class discussions and avoided eye contact with lecturers.

University is not easy. It just isn't. If you try to tell me it’s easy I will argue with you. Getting to know people at university can be hard. I still think my time at AUT could have been different if the day I stepped onto the campus, the same day the smoke had cleared in front of me, I had looked up and chosen to look at O Week differently.

It really is all about perspective.

Your O Week and university experience is going to be what you make of it. You never know who you might bump into or take a photo with or join a club with. You might even share someone’s sausage.

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autsa o week city campus monday 25 feb

chill zone

tuesday 26 feb

chill zone

wednesday 27 feb

chill zone

thursday 28 feb

chill zone

friday 1 march

chill zone

AUTSA Balcony, 10am-3pm

AUTSA Balcony, 10am-3pm

AUTSA Balcony, 10am-3pm

AUTSA Balcony, 10am-3pm

AUTSA Balcony, 10am-3pm

Come grab a welcome pack, a cold drink and chill out!

Come grab a welcome pack, a cold drink and chill out!

Come grab a welcome pack, a cold drink and chill out!

Come grab a welcome pack, a cold drink and chill out!

Come grab a welcome pack, a cold drink and chill out!

gamers’ zone

gamers’ zone

gamers’ zone

Sega Mega Drive,PS4 Nintendo Mini, Atari Flashback

Sega Mega Drive,PS4 Nintendo Mini, Atari Flashback

Sega Mega Drive,PS4 Nintendo Mini, Atari Flashback

WZ, 10am-3pm

create zone Hikuwai Plaza, 10am-2pm

Create your own giant origami!

fun zone

Hikuwai Plaza, 10am-3pm Pineapple Hut, V Pure Garden, Stalls

pub quiz Vesbar, 6pm Free entry, R18

WZ, 10am-3pm

create zone Hikuwai Plaza, 10am-2pm

Create your own giant origami!

art zone

create zone Hikuwai Plaza, 10am-2pm

Create your own giant origami!

art zone

WZ, 10am-3pm

create zone Hikuwai Plaza,

create zone

10am-2pm

Hikuwai Plaza, 10am-2pm

Create your own giant origami!

Create your own giant origami!

art zone

art zone

St Paul St Gallery 10am-5pm

St Paul St Gallery 10am-5pm

St Paul St Gallery 10am-5pm

St Paul St Gallery 10am-5pm

Exhibition: Two Oceans at Once

Exhibition: Two Oceans at Once

Exhibition: Two Oceans at Once

Exhibition: Two Oceans at Once

fun zone

Hikuwai Plaza, 10am-3pm V Pure Garden, Stalls

casino royale Vesbar, 6pm Free Entry, R18

fun zone

Hikuwai Plaza, 10am-3pm

fun zone

Hikuwai Plaza, 10am-3pm

fun zone

Hikuwai Plaza, 10am-3pm

Pineapple Hut, V Pure Garden, Photo Booth, Pop-up Badminton, Mechanical Surfboard

V Pure Garden, Stalls

V Pure Garden

12pm-1pm Campus Kai

Hikuwai Plaza, 10am-2pm

clubs day

hikuwai sounds

comedy night Vesbar, 6pm Free Entry, R18

clubs party Vesbar, 5pm Free Entry, R18

Hikuwai Plaza, 7pm R18

SACHI, Montell2099, State of Mind Buy tickets from eventfinda.co.nz

north campus chill zone | monday 25 feb - friday 1 march | from 10am AS Level 1

Come grab a welcome pack, chill out and meet new people!

clubs day | tuesday 26 feb | 10am-2pm Awataha Plaza Clubs recruitment

gamers’ zone thurs 28 feb AF Foyer 10am-3pm Sega Mega Drive, PS4, Nintendo Mini, Atari Flashback

fun zone | thursday 28 feb | awataha plaza 10am-3pm Pineapple Hut, Pop-up Badminton, Photo Booth, Stalls 11am - 1pm (AJ Field) Kiwi Bubble Soccer

11am - 2pm Hungerball

11:30am - 1:30pm Dunk Tank

11am - 3pm Mechanical Surfboard

12pm-1pm Campus Kai

quiz night thurs 28 feb Elephant Wrestler 6pm Free entry, R18

south campus chill zone | monday 25 feb - friday 1 march | 10am-3pm ME109

Come grab a welcome pack, play some games and meet new people!

fun zone | tuesday 26 feb | AUTSA office + pool 10am-3pm Pineapple Hut, Pop-up Badminton, Photo Booth, Stalls

gamers’ zone tues 26 feb ME109, 10am-3pm Sega Mega Drive, PS4 Nintendo Mini, Atari Flashback

12pm - 1pm Campus Kai

11am - 3pm

Mechanical Surfboard

sports zone | tuesday 26 feb | from 10am AUTSA Courts + ME Field

10am-3pm Pop-up Badminton

11am - 1pm Kiwi Bubble Soccer

11am-2pm Hungerball

sports evening tues 26 feb MH Foyer, 4-6pm BBQ + Top Town style Sports

clubs day | wednesday 27 feb | 10am - 2pm Multisport Courts (Behind MD Building) Clubs recruitment

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giveaways

Giveaways Student life can be tough, which is why we search the city for the snazziest stuff to give away. Like the look of something below? Head to our Facebook page (/autsadebate) and fill out the survey pinned to the top of our timeline titled ‘Giveaways - Issue 1’

Holey Moley Golf Club

Hikuwai Sounds

Imagine the craziest round of mini golf you’ve ever played.

Now add a bar. Hello, Holey Moley Golf Club! Holey Moley turns traditional putt putt into a multi-sensory labyrinth of unique holes that’ll keep you on your toes. Forget the usual windmills and castles, putt your stuff through shark infested waters and pop culture references like America's favourite cartoon family's couch and into the Nine Iron Throne itself. Debate has two double passes to give away. Read the instructions at the top of the page to find out how to enter.

AUTSA is pleased to present Hikuwai Sounds, a one-night music event in the main quad at AUT’s City Campus. What better way to finish up the week of O Week festivities than with more festivities. Featuring headliner SACHI and supporting acts Montell2099 and State of Mind. Friday 1 March. Tickets available from Eventfinda. Debate has two double passes to give away. Read the instructions at the top of the page to find out how to enter.

Backbone Backbone is a celebration of human connectedness and a study of strength. Sexy but sincere, raw yet utterly disciplined, conceptually brilliant and awesomely athletic, Backbone is proof that performers can’t do the impossible without a little elbow grease and a lot of sweat. Backbone will show at the ASB Theatre as part of the Auckland Arts Festival from 14 - 17 March. Debate has one double pass to give away. Read the instructions at the top of the page to find out how to enter.

The Dreamer Inspired by A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Tang Xianzu’s mythical romance The Peony Pavilion, The Dreamer is unlike any other Shakespeare adaptation – an imaginative, freeflowing work that seamlessly blends movement, melodrama, comedy and live music into the most bewitching storytelling.

The Dreamer will show at The Civic as part of the Auckland Arts Festival from 21 - 24 March. Debate has one double pass to give away. Read the instructions at the top of the page to find out how to enter.

Your Pass to Auckland’s Orchestra The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra is giving away a free APO GO membership, providing you with access to discounted tickets to any main series concert – and your first two tickets (for you and one guest), on the house!

You can find out more here: https://www.apo.co.nz/ whats-on/buying-tickets/apo-go/ Read the instructions at the top of the page to find out how to enter.

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Fresh Out of Fresher Year

By Larissa Howie Illustration by Leo Walton Noon-time naps, drinking on a Wednesday, and dressing primarily in bedtime chic. These behaviours would have been frowned upon a month ago. But now, as another academic year kicks off, they’re deemed perfectly acceptable.

Welcome to life as a student and for those of you who have endured your first year already, welcome back.

You’re now being thrown into a weird limbo period of your life where society views you as the adult you may feel you have not yet become. It’s a strange experience that comes with a whole lot of learning, not just in lecture halls.

Some lessons have to be learned the hard way through your own experiences. Other lessons can be learned through the experiences of others.

With all of this in mind I decided to get chatting to a few of my fellow second years and they shared some wise words with me that might help to make university life a bit easier to navigate.

Here are the top three tips I took away from our conversations:

1. Step out of your comfort zone socially.

Although you are constantly surrounded by people, it’s more common than you’d think for students to feel overcome with loneliness. It’s almost more unsettling to have so many people around you and feel lonely than to physically be alone.

Student loneliness can often stem from friendships being solely established in party settings. With a culture that surrounds drinking, it often becomes the go-to social activity. This can lead to an abundance of surface level relationships rather than intimate ones. It’s going to be really important to try to build friendships that go beyond just drinking and going out.

Business major, Sabrina Juan, recommends students should step out of their social comfort zone in order to combat this loneliness.

“Ask someone you’ve been talking to in your class to lunch or something similar to get to know them better outside the classroom setting,” she suggests.

Try going to lunch, grab a coffee, watch a movie. By doing so, you get to know people in their sober state and create memories that you’ll fully recall the next day.

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2. Your well-being is important.

Another student, Sophie Thompson, mentions how valuable it is to set time aside for your well-being.

“I think it’s important to keep up with the activities you like, which for me is my dance, going to the gym and hanging with friends and family. It always seems impossible to do all this when uni actually starts because of the workload, but I think it’s really important for everyone to ensure they are keeping up healthy well-being.

Courtney McPhee, a second-year communications student, recommends cutting yourself some slack.

“Try and relax a bit more throughout the year, as your mental and physical health is the most important thing overall, despite the stress and pressure which first-year brings forward.”

In terms of myself, I made the mistake in my first year of burning the candle at both ends, which ends up being the quickest way to burn out. I tried way too hard to have it all. The good grades, the crazy social life, the perfect university experience. Eventually, I crashed.

Take time to check in on yourself and do the things you enjoy.

Doing so relieves some of the stress you will inevitably face. Take a yoga class, go for a walk, do some cooking, listen to a podcast – whatever works for you. Discover what helps you to wind down and put time aside to do whatever that may be. Yes, it’s cliché advice that sneaks into almost every self-care article on the internet, but that’s because it works.

Living up to the expectation of having the best time of my life was unattainable. I think it’s important to remember that sometimes it’s okay to not meet those expectations. Sometimes you’ll have days that just don’t live up to the “best years of your life” narrative. That is absolutely okay.

3. University may not meet your expectations... and that's okay.

In saying that, other days may even exceed your expectations and that’s also important to remember. You’ll be faced with opportunities to meet incredible people, achieve your goals and grow as a person.

“Enjoy university, it’s the best years of your life!”

I’m sure over the festive season you would have heard a variation of these words, maybe uttered by an older relative or friend. In a sense, they’re right, university can be exciting and amazing, but it can also be hard. Really hard. The expectation for you to be having an amazing time, all of the time, is unrealistic. It makes having even one tough week, seem like a failure.

Take the opportunities that come with being at university and run with them. Because let’s be honest, it’s not often in your life you can get away with noon-time naps, drinking on Wednesdays and dressing primarily in bedtime chic. You’re a student now, so make the most of it.

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What’s on: O Week

City Campus Hikuwai Sounds Where: Hikuwai Plaza When: Friday 1 March, 7pm Watch the Hikuwai Plaza transform into AUTSA’s music event of the year with the cool soundscapes of headline act SACHI, along with supporting acts State of Mind and Montell2099.

This is the place to let loose, enjoy the food and drinks on offer and try to forget uni is actually somewhere you have to work.

Tickets available from Eventfinda.

Comedy Night Where: Hikuwai Plaza When: Wednesday 27 February, 6pm O Week Comedy Night, featuring Justine Smith, Ben Hurley and Tony Lyall. Come and check out some of the best Kiwi comedy on offer. R18 + All ages area.

North Campus Quiz Night Where: The Elephant Wrestler When: Thursday 28 February, 6pm Bring your friends along for trivia quiz night with 7-10 rounds plus a joker round at The Elephant Wrestler. There’ll be prizes for the top three groups and additional spot prizes so grab your brainiest mates for this one.

Gamers’ Zone Where: AF Foyer When: Thursday 28 February, 10am - 2pm This year the gamers’ zone is going a little retro. There’ll be four big screens running a Sega Mega Drive, Atari Flashback and a Nintendo Mini. A great place to console yourself about uni being back.

South Campus South Sports Spectacular Where: MH Foyer (and adjoining grass) When: Tuesday 26 February, 4pm - 6pm If you’re feeling sporty this O Week you can find a range of competitive and noncompetitive sports on offer at this event.

It’s open to families and the barbie will be fired up during and after the games finish!

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New year, New who?

How failed New Year’s resolutions impact our mental health

By Emily Wilton

When you look in the mirror what do you see?

and improved’ sticker. New fads, crash diets, ‘miracle’ skinny smoothies, need I go on?

Do you search for the ideal body type, only to realise you don't look like any of the people you’ve seen plastered all over magazines and movie posters?

Following the promotions of these unfavourable products at the start of each new year are the typical new year’s resolutions. Goals, plans to travel more, study, save, exercise, etc.

Today's body ideal is an ever-changing image, coming at you from every magazine, TV show, movie, or scroll through social media. When you’ve been exposed to something for long enough you begin to accept it as the new norm. You can also forget to question where the diversity and representation is.

Society has unconsciously altered our mindset so drastically that we only perceive beauty as a one set model and if we don't fit it then we’re the ones expected to change.

And what about those who can’t reach this oversaturated ideal? What becomes of them?

Every year, the annoying, persistent advertisements flood in selling the exact same thing as the previous year with a ‘new

What no one prepares for, however, is when these goals don’t come to fruition.

A study by Shandong University School of Public Health Centre for Suicide Prevention Research in China back in 2013 looked at 392 suicide cases and 416 living cases to investigate the psychological strains that lead to mental health issues.

Researchers contacted two close relations for each person and they were interviewed regarding each individual’s life before they passed away. The findings revealed that when people are failing at their goals and aspirations their self-esteem is lowered due to self-blame and can result in the diagnosis of at least one or more mental health disorders due to the differences between the goals set and reality itself.

It has been shown time and again the negative effects new year’s resolutions have on people's mental health, especially considering how connected this generation is to each other through the internet.

We spend more time online than ever scrolling through filtered feeds showing only the highlight reels of everyone's accomplishments. A recent report by the West Virginia Education Association suggested millennials spend up to nine hours a day on their devices online. The American Psychological Association studied one million American teenagers over the span of 20 years and the effects screen time has on people's mental health. They concluded that it causes damage to people's psychological wellbeing due to the overload of content from their device.

It's so important to evaluate what makes you happy and brings joy in your life and what doesn't.

Ask yourself, do I follow accounts that make me compare myself and my success to others? Do I try and pretend to be someone I’m not? If so, is social media affecting my mental health negatively?

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Toku Reo Waiata Ben Webber talks to Hinewehi Mohi about life, language and her part in the centrepiece event of the Auckland Arts Festival.

The morning of my interview with Hinewehi Mohi (Ngāti Kahungunu/Ngāi Tūhoe) is a little chaotic and when she calls I’m frantically trying to close the door and answer the phone at the same time.

If you can imagine chatting with a neighbour over the fence our conversation is a little like that except your average neighbour wasn’t the first person to sing the national anthem in Māori at an All Blacks test.

It feels like the ringing goes on for ages until I answer and when I do I get a chirpy “Hi it’s Hinewehi!” I’m surprised because despite being a bit of a household name she’s incredibly unassuming.

It still has a real sense of gravity to it.

This year will mark 20 years since Hinewehi Mohi stood in front of a packed rugby test match in Twickenham Stadium in England and sang ‘God Defend New Zealand’ in Māori.

What followed was an unpleasant attack on Mohi from New Zealand’s media. She was forced to defend herself on Holmes and on talkback radio.

Mohi does not shy away from the topic of the national anthem, but speaks about it softly and is very considered around how she approaches it.

“It is, and was, quite devastating if I’m brutally honest. Devastating because I, naively, didn’t realise the extent of the anger.”

“It’s a really important part of us and no matter what your background I think if you’re a true New Zealander then you should be able to share and celebrate and enjoy the uniqueness and the beauty of our culture and that includes Māori.

Mohi says she’s tried to avoid talking too much about the anthem in the past. Despite this, the outcome of her performance that day is undeniably powerful. After Mohi’s famous omission of the English verse it wasn’t long before it became customary to sing both the te reo and English versions.

It seems a little like Mohi ‘took one for the team’ per se, as if someone needed to break the ice and perform the anthem in Māori for the first time and she was the one brave enough to do it.

Mohi manages to maintain a surprisingly upbeat persona when discussing this period and despite the criticism she faced, there is no hint of resentment, not even so much as a sly comment about the media, who came after her in 1999.

What is unmistakably strong, however, is Mohi’s enthusiasm for the direction of te reo Māori in New Zealand. It’s hard not to get excited by her optimism.

Where I half expected her to give Kiwis a strict imperative to learn more Māori, she’s far too benevolent to ever alienate those of us who don’t speak te reo, even graciously complimenting my own rather clunky

pronunciation of a particular Māori word.

“It’s a really important part of us and no matter what your background I think if you’re a true New Zealander then you should be able to share and celebrate and enjoy the uniqueness and the beauty of our culture and that includes Māori. I would encourage anyone and everyone to embrace it and get into it because it’s a part of all of us.”

Mohi says te reo is something to be shared and sharing becomes something she brings up time and time again throughout our conversation.

When Mohi performs in the Tōku Reo Waiata concert as part of the Auckland Arts Festival she says she wants people to be entertained first and foremost. But like anything Mohi does, there’s more to it than that, a deeper purpose.

She talks about honouring the past, good and bad. She juxtaposes the sadness of her grandparents who were discouraged from speaking Māori with the greatness of the Māori language petition, delivered to Parliament in 1972 that asked for active recognition of te reo Māori.

When she performs in the festival the audience will hear a medley of songs from her 1999 album Oceania.

Oceania was made with British musician Jaz Coleman (Killing Joke), who Mohi says had a real affinity with waiata. The album, which fused Māori harmonies and dance beats, went double platinum and sold overseas.

She describes making of the album as “cathartic”.

“At that time I was a solo mother with a special needs child and so I was able to use the music to share and express the overwhelming feelings of having a child who had all these challenges and also express how my daughter had inspired me as a person and how I connected to her.”

When Hinewehi Mohi performed at Twickenham in 1999 she bravely shared her authentic voice. Communicating through waiata, Mohi continues to trailblaze for Māori. Tōku Reo Waiata is an awesome opportunity to see this Kiwi icon in the flesh.

As the centrepiece of the Auckland Arts Festival, Tōku Reo Waiata is a one-night musical celebration featuring some of the most well known Māori voices in the country including Stan Walker, Annie Crummer, Hinewehi Mohi, Moana Maniapoto, Maisey Rika, Rob Ruha, Tami Neilson, Seth Haapu, Maimoa, Whirimako Black, and many more. Saturday 16th March 8pm, Auckland Town Hall. Tickets $15 - $65.

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What Advocacy Can Do For You

By Tom Vasey When I first started at university, I had a lot of questions and often needed a lot more advice than what was on offer.

Trouble is, there’s a lot of questions that are difficult to find answers to and it’s often very fundamental stuff.

What if you’ve had a little more trouble picking up APA referencing than your classmates, or taking care of yourself is proving difficult? Heck, one of the biggest problems I’ve seen has been with selfcare. University is hard and that’s before you start introducing new problems like tenancy, relationship complications and other sundries. This year, I’d like to help to make life a little more manageable for you.

My role here at AUTSA is as a Student Advocate and that means student safety and wellbeing is very high on my list of priorities. Every year, the Advocacy Team here at AUTSA receives an impressive number of questions. Some are about Studylink, some are about self-care, some are about arguments with other students or supervisors. Sometimes people just need someone to listen to them. The service that we provide is kind, responsible, experienced and professional.

We’ve assisted students with everything from academic integrity hearings

to appealing their final grades and understanding their rights as members of the university community. There are a lot of challenges that are inherent to being a student and my concern is taking the edge off these challenges so that you can learn the most important lesson of university: there’s more to life than stress.

If you’re having a problem, you can always email me or book an appointment to come and see me or Helen (you can find our details below), but I’ve got a few other ideas of my own too.

There may be questions that you don’t feel comfortable asking in front of people, especially in crowded lecture theatres or workshops. No one wants to be that person who asks a question only to get laughed at.

That’s why I’ve created the “Ask a Stupid Question” sessions, after a trial run last year. They’re nice opportunities to get some food, hang out with new people and ask the questions you’re too worried to ask in a normal class environment, free of judgement. I’ll be giving you all a headsup about these when we get closer to the time!

In the meantime, I’m going to open the floor up to write to me in Agony Aunt style and ask any general questions you might have, whether it be life advice, academic and lifestyle stuff, or other things on your mind (I can’t give legal advice though, because that’d be a bit naughty…and also break the law. Whoops).

If you want to ask me anything, feel free to write to me at tom.vasey@aut.ac.nz with your questions and I’ll answer them here in future issues of Debate.

If you need help from the Advocacy Team, then get in touch at advocacy@aut.ac.nz.

We’re based on Level 2, WC Building on the City Campus, in the AUTSA Office if you need a face to face meeting. If you’re on North Campus, we’re available there on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and I’ll be over at South Campus on Mondays and Wednesdays. Drop in to the AUTSA desk and don’t be afraid to ask for help.

Remember, be kind to yourselves this year and try to take care of yourselves too! Your health and wellbeing is so important, and I want to see all of you walk across the stage at the end of this road to collect your degree.

Take care!

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He Whakatau Ko Tāne-Tuturu, Ko Tāne-Pēpeke, Ko Tāne-Ua-Tika, Ko Tāne-Uehā, Ko Tāne-te Waiora, Ko Tāne-Nui-a-Rangi-e-Tu-iho-nei. Nāna I poutoko tāna matua ki runga, ā, kua puta mai te ao mārama. Ka ao, ka ao, ka awatea. Tīhei mauri ora.

Ki ngā uri o Nukutaimemeha, o Tainui, o Te Arawa, o Mātaatua, o Kurahaupō, o Tokomaru, o Aotea, o Tākitimu, o Horouta, o Rangi Houa, o Rangi Mata, o Oropuke, o Paikea hoki, toia mai ō waka e koutou ki te takotoranga nei. Tūpaia mai ki kōneki!

E hika e haramai nei ki te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki-Makau-Rau Nau mai, kake mai Haramai ki kōneki ki runga ki Ngā-Wai-o-Horotiu, Whakamaha tō tātau whare, ara ko te Pūrengi E hika, whakakōtahi mai ki roto ki tō whanau hōu

A Welcome Message from AUT Student Abel Kururangi Johnston (Ngāti Porou)

Whārikihia mai ō mate ki õ mātau kia tuituia rātau katoa kia tangihia kia mihia Nō reira e ngā mate o te motu haere atu rā Rātau ki a rātau, tātou nei te hunga e ora ana e Tīhei mauri ora kit e whai ao ki te ao mārama Pia mā, he roa te ara ki mua i a koutou Ā, ka aha koutou?

Kā haere tōtika tonu ētahi i runga te ara nei Ka haere wīwī wāwā ētahi atu Kei te pai wēnā i te mea, nōu ngā ture hei whakaarahi koe i tō oranga.

Hei tā te kōrero o te kaituhi nei “Whaia ō nui wawata, kāua e tuohu ki ngā pukepuke” Me eke koe ki ‘Tītahi Ki Tua – Māori Students Association’ Me haere koe ki ngā noho marae ki kōneki ia wenerei Me tutaki koe ki ngā Kaiawhina Māori me ngā TK (Tāura Kaiwhatu) He nui te tokomaha e pīrangi ana ki te whakamana i a koutou, nā reira, kimihia wērā tangata.

Whakanuia wēnei rā.

Nā reira, e ai ki a Apirana Ngata “Ko tō ringa ki ngā rākau a te Pākēhā, hei ora mō te tinana”. E te iwi, he rerekē te rākau Pākēhā ki te ure Pākēhā.

Nāku iti noa iho, Nā Abel Kururangi “Koro” Johnston

Heya!

University is a place of learning and discovery. A place that you can proudly call home. So welcome to your new home and to your new family my dear friends.

Creed, colour and class do not matter here. I proudly say to you that at this place regardless of who you are, what you do and whatever background you come from, you belong.

So welcome to “Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki-Makau-Rau Auckland University of Technology”. Thank you to Ngāti Whātua Orākei and Tainui, the guardians of our land.

Some of you are burdened by weights of the past and I implore you to shed your load. Relinquish the past to the past, because we must now move onwards.

To all you lively young newbies, it may seem like a long path lies ahead of you but it’s actually quite short when you eventually come to grips with it. So, what will you do with all your time? Will you stick to the path? Or do a pub crawl?

(Pick the latter at least once, it's rather fun).

I now would like to quote myself (I just made this up) “Follow your passions and like, don’t give up.” You can use that if you want. APA 6th referencing only though please.

If I could give you a little piece of advice, just do stuff.

Look at the Facebook pages, the clubs, the internships, the scholarships, Outward Bound, international study and anything you may come across. There’s so much here, so take advantage of it! And if you happen to wind up in a situation like me (poor af), there are facilities here (i.e. food pantry, health services) to help.

To all of you who couldn’t read the other half of this, try learning something Māori like perspective, language or culture. You won’t regret it, heck you’ll probably meet me (and that’s always fun).

Should you ever see the bald, ginger-bearded white Māori, feel free to say hi!

Abel Kururangi “Wait he’s Māori?” Johnston.

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One-pan Potato & Egg Brekkie I’m not sure about you, but I tend to skip breakfast —especially on days with 8am tutorials.

However, like every good parent and nutritionist would say, breakfast is the most important meal of the day! I have something simple, filling, nutritious, and tasty in mind that might just transform you into a breakfast devotee. This enviable breakfast pays homage to the humble egg and potato, while boasting essential nutrients. Your body will thank you for the energy and fibre.

New season potatoes are particularly favoured for their delicate and soft skin.

Ingredients

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2 eggs

1) Beat ONE egg with chopped coriander and a tiny pinch of salt and set aside for later.

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1 handful of fresh coriander leaves, roughly chopped

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2) Cut potatoes, roughly into 2-3cm chunks. Parboil in lightly salted water for about 10 minutes.

3 small new season potatoes (I used 3) Drain potatoes and place in a non-stick pan at medium-low heat.

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1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

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1/4 onion, chopped finely

4) Let the potatoes dry out a little before adding olive oil and increasing heat to medium.

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2 garlic cloves, chopped finely

5) Add chopped onion and stir fry for a minute before adding chopped garlic.

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1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary

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1 tiny pinch of cayenne pepper

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2 white button mushrooms, quartered

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1 teaspoon butter

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Salt and pepper to taste

Recipe feeds 1 hungry student

6) Add mushroom, dried rosemary, cayenne pepper, and butter, and continue stirfrying for 2 minutes over medium heat. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper.

7) In the pan, arrange the ingredients such that you form a circular hole in the middle.

8) Pour the beaten egg and coriander mixture over the ingredients and sides slowly without going into the middle.

9) Finally, crack the second egg in the middle and cook for another minute or two just so the yolk remains nice and wobbly. Cook it longer over lower heat if you prefer your eggs well done. Slide it on a plate and season to taste if necessary.

Melissa Koh is a third year BA student double majoring in Culinary Arts and English & New Media. Follow her dining and cooking adventures on Instagram: @melicacy.

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