Nexus 2016 Issue 07

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HAMILTON: ROCK CITY PAGE 18

ROB SHIRLOW, HUP PAGE 20

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CONTENTS

CONTRIBUTORS

01.

EDITOR

EDITORIAL

Brittany Rose 02. LETTUCE

editor@nexusmag.co.nz

03.

UNI NEWS

DESIGN

04.

NEXUS NEWS

Olivia Paris

07. SPORTS

design@nexusmag.co.nz DEPUTY EDITOR Lyam Buchanan

08. CARE

lyam@nexusmag.co.nz

10. ENTERTAINMENT

MANAGING EDITOR James Raffan

12. REVIEWS

james@nexusmag.co.nz

14. ARTS

CONTRIBUTORS Tom Collopy

14. AUTEUR

Freddy Walker Indula Jayasundara

15. COVERED

Alexander Nebesky Nathan Mcleay

16.

NZ MUSIC

18.

HAMILTON: ROCK CITY

20.

ROB SHIRLOW, HUP

22.

YOUR SPACE

Jared Wooldridge Emma Nygard Tayla Dee Kelly Peter Dornauf Dr. Richard Swainson Ngamihi Pawa Arpie Shirehorse Vitamin D

26. COLUMNS

Bronwyn Laundry Mihr Roy

29.

PAK 'N SAVE HEAD CHEF

30. SNAPPED

Daynah Anahera Eriepa COVER Ngamihi Pawa

31.

BLIND DATE PHOTOGRAPHY

32. PUZZLES

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EDITORIAL DON'T GIVE ME AURAL BRITTANY ROSE

Did you know that there are different kinds of learning styles?

I'm a visual learner — I get to class, write the paper code in a coloured pen (which corresponds to my colour-coded timetable) and highlight the corners of the refill in the given paper's colour: one class is purple, one pink, another is blue and the fourth is lime green. Nexus stuff is orange, and general life activities are yellow so my wall planner and diaries are a mess of colour blocks that only I can make sense of.

I am absolutely not an aural learner. Mnemonic devices don't work well for me at all - as a child, singing times tables was a futile and ultimately pointless attempt at rote learning because I just suck at listening. Like, I really do. You can tell me something three times and I'll still forget if I don't write it down or read it in a message. I have to see shit to retain it.

The above inadequacies coupled with a dodgy understanding of rhythm and an inability to acknowledge that I'm possibly tone deaf are my excuses for not being a certified Music Person. I go blank whenever someone asks me what music I like, and can only ramble vaguely about 90s pop (think Britney, No Doubt and the Spice Girls). I'm also fairly incapable of making song requests outside of screaming "GAGA!" semi-ironically anytime I'm out at The Bank and the poor band take a breath between songs.

I find myself enjoying or appreciating artists for the way they visually communicate mood, tone, narrative or theme through video clips, fashion and live performance (I find Sia's approach to anonymity super interesting and definitely cried the first time I watched the video to 'Elastic Heart'). Anything by FKA Twigs (who I saw at Laneway 2015) is an absolute fave to the point that I spent $150 getting two posters and a 'Papi Pacify' tee sent from the UK. That woman can vogue as though she's a flexi ruler, and her style is to fucking kill for. If you feel like a 16 minute visual journey from angler-fish-jewellery-witch, past blow-up-doll-fucking creeps (with a pit stop at double denim), finishing at a birth scene in a white van, then watch her 16 minute video for EP M3LL155X. Basically, the gist of what I'm saying is that I'm wholly uneducated on the subject matter of this issue's theme — Music. So I asked my fave Deputy Editor, Lyam, to create some music content — check out his interviews with people who have more rhythm than I've got, including recent Laneway act and up-and-coming NZ Cool Kid, Lontalius (pg.16). If you are a Music Person then check out live music photographer Ngamihi Pawa's Covered profile (pg.15), educate yourself on the local music scene thanks to Arpie Shirehorse's guide (pg.18), or read our interview with music blogger Rob Shirlow who started Hamilton Underground Press (pg.20).

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NEXUS MAGAZINE Lettuce

LTOETTHTE EUDICTOER

[INSERT CAR PUN] INQUISITIVE

Hello #letuce Why are students paying for parking? Where does this money go?

Staff party at the end of the semester? Sounds like a crime scene of questions to be honest.

Would your staff be interested in doing a feature on where all this money goes? It feels like a rip off because we pay $60 bucks a semester, or 2 bucks a day, and none of this money goes anywhere

Lettuce is the Letters to the Editor section of Nexus because If you say "letters" quick enough in a super Niu Zeelund accent it sounds like "lettuce". Clever, no? Probably not.

Comment on our Facebook page, on our Instagram, or even Snap your lettuce to us. Just use #lettuce and we'll put you in print, and respond to your comments. Either that or email lettuce@nexusmag.co.nz

near the carpark. I.e there are massive holes in the main carpark.

Just some thoughts on this for fellow student. I would be most greatful I feel you must have submitted this for proofreading, so here we go: It's spelt 'grateful'. “letuce” actually has a double 't'. "Crime scene of questions" is a very vague figurative description that

Disclaimer Letters published contain the opinion of the writer and the writer

barely makes sense. Using the dollar sign and then the word

alone. Nexus publications take no responsibility for the content or opinions so

"bucks" is redundant. – Editor

expressed. By submitting your letter you give consent to its publication in Nexus and subsequent public scrutiny. Letters are the authors own work and Nexus will not edit to compensate for lack of intelligence or coherency. Nexus reserves the right to edit or refuse to publish any letter which breaches any law, is defamatory to any person, or contains threats of violence or hate speech.

WAX ON, WAX OFF “FROM A FEMINIST”

DANK. NO

I don't know what kinda dank shit your movie reviewer was on when he gave Batman VS Superman a 4/5 rating, but I wish he could've hooked me up with some of it at the theatre, because that movie was the essence of solidified ball sweat.

"Virgo - The moon is waxing this week, and you should be too. Hurry up, before your boyfriend mistakes you for a werewolf."

Last year you seemed to have lots of cool feminist stuff in your magazine

(you can refer to me as 'Thot King' thanks) Of course he's wrong, the premise is superheroes that aren't Jessica Jones. – Editor

which I thought was awesome. This year I see stuff like this creeping back in. Are we really back to policing women's bodies here?

Firstly, never take a horoscope seriously. Especially a Nexus horoscope,

A LITTLE LETTUCE

you'd probably be better off doing the exact opposite.

PUN POLICE

Secondly, you're right, body policing and/or shaming is shitty. As an apology I'd like to extend an invitation to any reader with a judgemental fucknuckle of a partner: send them to me so I can dump 'em for you. Or force them to stroke my hairy asf legs that haven't been shaved since last October - your choice. – Editor, also a feminist.

Your pun about the interview with Andrew Little being a a "Little Interview with Labour's Leader" was really lame. I mean come on...

Can't you come up with something a little more original?

What can I say? I like wordplay. Do you like the name we gave this lettuce? – Editor

@NEXUSMAG ON INSTA XX ANNOYED IT MANAGER AT UOW

Hi dont mean to be a pain in the ass, but your guys website sucks. Its

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out of date and slow and cumbsy. Like your mums iPhone. Would u get

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someone to refresh your website please.

Is brittany topless in one of the photos in the collage on the first

P.S You could also make an app :)

page of last issue?

Have you tried turning it off and on again? – Editor

No, I was wearing a strapless bikini – Editor

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News from the University NEXUS MAGAZINE

Pro debaters William Lewis, Robert West, Austin Tweed, Taylor Deakin, Elinor Tsen

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DEBATE AWAY

and Elaine Gyde (pictured) came away with four wins at a national tournament in Wellington recently. They’re all members of the Waikato Debating Society on campus.

SOCCER IN THE STATES Seven students are touring North America with the Waikato University Football Academy this month. Luke Searle, Taylor Clement, Devon Williams, Lucas John, Jordyn McKay, Jono Morgan and Paul Ruddell will show off their skills to leading US universities to hopefully win football scholarships.

BRINGING TE REO MĀORI HOME Media student Nikki Kennedy has started her own business creating and selling te reo Māori homewares. She perfected the idea with the help of the $5000 Summer Start-Up Scholarship. Check out her work at taputapu.co.nz

GONE TO GLASGOW NOW THERE’S AN IDEA

Science student Jason Sebestian was in

WMS students (L-R) Zack Pentecost, Rhandal Meyerink, Deanna

Glasgow recently for the CSCLeaders

Morse, Emily Svadlenak, Richard Liu and Mitchell McNae won the

programme. He was one of six Kiwis who

$1000 ‘Craziest idea that might just work’ Award at the Innes48

joined 100 other Commonwealth leaders

Business Start-up Competition last month. Their idea was to

to look at how business, non-profit and

export fresh Kiwi air to China.

public sectors can work better together.

Full stories available at waikato.ac.nz/news-events. Got a story to share? Email meganb@waikato.ac.nz.

SHOW SOME LOVE FOR FIJI

The A Semester exam timetable is now available at timetable.waikato.ac.nz/exams/.

Following the destruction caused by

If you need to change your exam time or location, applications for special arrangements close Friday 20 May. If you have a learning or physical disability and need alternative exam arrangements, please contact Disability Support Services by Friday 27 May. For other help, email exams@waikato.ac.nz or call 07 838 4466 ext 8018.

two cyclones in Fiji, we’re helping ship a container full of sports gear to the families on the islands. Donate your old gear before 16 May to Level Zero Student Centre, He Kohinga Oruoru Resource Exchange space (the Cowshed), UniRec gym reception and Innovation Station (Hillcrest Road).

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NEXUS MAGAZINE News

Is the perception of students and "millennials" as apathetic at worst, and online slacktivists at best accurate?

No, I do think that the older generation always has a bad attitude towards the younger generation *laughs*. But, you know, all of those accusations have been levelled at all generations — you're either too radical or not radical enough, doing too much or not doing enough.

The problem we have at the moment is that we now have another generation of young New Zealanders who are caught up in increasing cost just to get by so they are having to pay for their own education, having to save for their own superannuation, it's much harder to establish a financial base — especially in regards to buying their own home, so there are increased costs and increased pressures on young people now that the Baby Boomer generation never had to face. Often the Baby Boomer generation just does not understand how different and difficult life is for the younger generation now.

We don't want to create some kind of inter-generational war. What we're trying to do is make sure older people understand that things are significantly different for younger people and it is much harder to get ahead. Older people, we have a responsibility to make things better and to work with young people around the question: "What is the future of Aotearoa going to look like?" What are the concerns, the environmental concerns, the economic concerns, the social concerns — and then how do we put in place the systems that will work for them

NEWS AN INTERVIEW WITH METIRIA TUREI

as they get older. I find that attitude — the bad attitude about young people - is

BRITTANY ROSE

state funded opportunity?

preventing us from being able to make progress.

Do you agree that tertiary education should be an individual investment or a Education is a public good. The better educated a population, the better it is for everybody in that population. So absolutely it is a societal responsibility to make

Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei will be visiting campus with Marama Davidson to talk "freezing flats, huge loans and having no money", so we thought we'd take the opportunity to get some more political interviews in the news section. If only a right wing party would visit campus so we could interview them — oh, that's right, John Key was here for the opening of the new Law Block and didn't even say hi.

You and Marama Davidson will be visiting the University of Waikato campus on the 9th of May — what are you hoping to gain from discussions with students?

Marama and I want to talk with students — and others who might want to come — about the housing issues they're facing in Hamilton; but also, generally about the issues of inequality that they're seeing and what they think are the solutions to it. We have extensive policy on dealing with inequality and housing and poverty issues and we're pretty confident about that policy but it's always good

sure that everybody has access to the most education that any individual wants to pursue. Some people just want to get to sixth form and leave and that is fine, it is entirely honourable. Others want to spend their lives deep in the bowels of academic institution, it's perfectly fine too, because they all make a contribution to the wellness of the community. We support full funding for tertiary institution, and not just tertiary education but from early childhood right through. Older people need to have access to education too — education is a lifelong pursuit.

That's not to say there isn't a personal benefit, of course there's a personal benefit but there's also a societal one, and society, the community, needs to take responsibility for it.

We have to make sure that at every point there is an opportunity for an individual to make a contribution to their community and it will change over time so we have to have a system that is properly funded and flexible enough to deal with people's changing life circumstances.

to test it and make sure we're getting the real world problems that people are

Our system does not do that, and in fact National has deliberately dumbed down

facing at the moment.

the system by making it harder to get a higher education, they have restricted the ability of the education system to include people who may have not done so

Are students an important group for the Green Party to be engaging with?

well when they were young, but now are ready as adults to be more engaged.

Students as a group have particular needs around ability for them to study, the

All of those individuals who have been locked out of our education system aren't

consequences of student loans and what that has on their prospects. Students,

making the contribution that they could or should and are being wasted.

although described in one frame, actually come from a real diversity of families — from people who have just left school to older students (like I was) who've got

What is Green doing to improve the financial situation of students in regards

family and kids that they're also trying to look after and take care of at the same

to allowances, living costs and loans?

time. So it's a very diverse group of people, but they have some real common

We have a strong policy on increasing the allowance, on loosening the

concerns about how they're able to study full time and pay for rent, and food,

constraints that prevent

and all of their needs for studying, as well as what their future prospects might

support fully funding tertiary education in particular. We want to bring back the

look like, what the economy's going to be like once they finish, what jobs are

training incentive allowance or something like it for people who are on benefits

going to be available, all of these things are critical issues for students.

to allow them to educate themselves while they're on the benefit to improve

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people from getting access to the allowance, we

News NEXUS MAGAZINE

their life outcomes afterwards. We need to significantly increase the supply of housing which has a particular effect on helping to reduce rents and therefore making it easier for people to choose to study if that's what they think they need to do next in their life. We've talked a great deal about building a smart green

NEWS NZUSA & WSU BRITTANY ROSE

economy — an investment in tech industries which are worth billions of dollars and New Zealand could play a significant part in. There could be a shift from older industries, and opening up opportunities for young people to get engaged in new technologies — becoming skilled and accredited in new industries and then being able to contribute to them. So it's not just about student allowances and loans, but how we broaden our whole economy to be more 21st century so

WSU has recently re-joined New Zealand Union Students' Association (NZUSA) after a few years of back and forth — what have you negotiated in the process of re-joining?

there are more options for the people who want to study now.

In the formal process of negotiating our decision to re-join

To what extent is healthy housing and renting to be an electoral topic for the

1. Put all ongoing disputes between WSU and NZUSA behind us;

Green Party?

2. Participate in national campaigns, while maintaining the

NZUSA as Associate members we agreed to:

I hold the housing portfolio — it's very much about dealing with the immediate

right to refrain from any campaign which we believe could

need which is warm, dry and safe housing. So a Warrant of Fitness for rental

negatively impact on WSU or University of Waikato students;

houses — a comprehensive one, so houses are genuinely safe to live in. There's this idea that it's somehow a rite of passage for students to freeze their way through. I come from Dunedin, so rental housing there is dire and needs significant improvement to improve people's health.

3. Join as full members provided that our performance expectations are met by the NZUSA. I truly believe that a large part of resolving ongoing issues in a span of four months will be the result of the informal, inter-

Then we've got the long term need which is improving the housing stock over

personal relationships among the student leaders. The decision

time through the building regulations and improving insulation standards,

to accept us as members was made unanimously by the current

improving other Warrant of Fitness type safety standards so that as time goes on

NZUSA members; Linsey Higgins (President, NZUSA) and Alistair

New Zealand housing is improving overall — as houses age and tend to become

Shaw (Executive Director, NZUSA) who have handled this case

part of the rental market then we know that families who are renting those

extremely well. This can be translated into how important it is to

homes will still be decent and safe. So there's long term and short term thinking.

maintain positive relationships with our external partners.

Earlier in the year, after John Key repeatedly referred to Labour as "backing

The Inter-Union Hui took place during the Teaching Recess, can

rapists" you labeled this as "using sexual violence as a political tool" — this

you explain the purpose of the meeting like I'm 5 years old?

is alongside diminishing support for rape crisis centres around the country.

The purpose of ‘The Big Inter-Union Hui’ was to foster a culture

What suggestions does the Green Party have to address sexual violence in our country?

of comradeship between the existing student representative bodies. Despite our organisational structures being distinct from

Jan Logie initiated an inquiry into sexual assault services at the Select Committee

one another, the issues we face as student representative bodies

and the Government has accepted all of the recommendations from that Select

are very similar.

Committee — it was an enormous win because we've seen National cut access to services, cut funding to rape services for refuge, for counselling services

What was the highlight of the hui for you?

right across the country, so she did an incredible job of getting the whole of

The highlight of the hui for me was getting to know the

government to deal with this more carefully and more comprehensively. We are yet to see the outcomes from that but they have at least accepted the recommendations of the inquiry.

attendees beyond their sober selves; I guess it’s a perk of being eternally sober. The attendees were a lovely bunch and the WSU was pleased to see them having a good time.

We've also been strong advocates of reform of the legal system — to be more responsive to victims of domestic violence and sexual violence. A lot of it is

What positive things will come from this hui for WSU and the

systemic, in that people — women in particular, but men too, men suffer from

students at University of Waikato?

sexual assaults too — the men and women who have been victims of assault

I would not have run for elections if this was going to be

need to be confident that the Police will take them seriously and investigate them

another year where we focused on internal affairs. I promised

properly and comprehensively and the courts will treat their cases appropriately.

the students that the team of 2016 will strive to build on those

There is not a lot of confidence about it at the moment. Cases come up time

crucial external partnerships to have new ideas and systems flow

and time again, whether it's the Roastbusters, whether it was the Government

into our organisation; subsequently benefiting our students with

dealing with the foreign diplomatic case here it seems that authorities aren't

new services and opportunities.

taking the issue seriously enough and are therefore reinforcing the culture, the

We are hoping to extract information on alternative food options,

rape culture that we have in New Zealand. Our role here in parliament is to make

insights into well-functioning class representative systems from

the systemic changes which help to lead the cultural changes.

other associations and incorporate their successful initiatives into our organisation in a way that benefits our students. Furthermore,

If you, or anyone you know require confidential advice in reference to sexual

through our focus on reinforcing external partnerships the

violence, contact Rape and Sexual Abuse Healing Centre on 0800 839 4433, or

students will benefit from a universal student voice.

Women's Refuge on 0800 733 843.

Meet and speak with Metiria and Marama on May 9th at 5.30pm in Level Zero.

Read more of Indula's thoughts on external partnerships on pg.9 5

NEXUS MAGAZINE News

The Meteor Theatre was gifted to the community by HCC in 2014 "with a list of KPIs and the condition that we must do the earthquake strengthen." The Trust has been reporting to the council and at the end of the second year have "already achieved all the KPI's set down for the entire three years."

Over the past 2 years the Trust has raised $750,000 from community funders and supporters including Hamilton City Council, Lotteries Community Grants, Donny Trust, Trust Waikato, Fuel Festival Trust and other individuals, towards the capital building works.

The Meteor's Technical Manager, Alec Forbes, states: “We put the building’s survival into the hands of the community. We have not asked before. We ask now”.

So who is responsible for the creative community in Hamilton? We asked our Arts Expert, Peter Dornauf for his thoughts on the matter: Why are creative arts (such as theatre) important to society?

The arts often tell the truth, say things out loud that people might be afraid to say otherwise. In that capacity they are crucial to a healthy society. They, like the court jester, are able to point the finger and get away with it. It's why dictators don't like the arts and often suppress them.

NEWS GIVE A LITTLE TO THE METEOR BRITTANY ROSE

Who should pay to support theatre and arts? Individual, community or government?

All three groups should and do pay. The individual does through their taxes. They do again at the door. Both local and national government have a civic duty to support the arts.

The Meteor theatre requires approximately $600,000 in order to ensure its doors will remain open and the building remains with One Victoria Trust, rather than being returned to the Hamilton City Council (HCC).

Is the Meteor an important venue given the recent closure of Founders Theatre?

The Meteor Theatre has a special character and function. It cannot take up the slack left by the closure of the Founders. It does a different job and caters to a

On April 19th a representative Trust of the Meteor launched a Givealittle

different audience. It is an important venue in its own right, crucial to the more

campaign in an attempt to gain support from the public for the balance needed.

serious and experimental end of the arts spectrum.

The fundraising will cover earthquake strengthening and other renovations.

Aaron Chesham, Chairman of One Victoria Trust commented that all of the

Does HCC support arts communities in Hamilton adequately, in your opinion?

renovations are necessary, "We are creating a ramp so all people can enter

HCC do spend a good amount of money on the arts, but their past management

the building. It is shameful that people who are in wheelchairs have to use a

of theatre venues in the city have been questionable. Rentals charged were

backstage entrance to the theatre."

exorbitant which in turn made their use prohibitive, thereby reducing revenue.

"The Auditorium floor was laid as temporary solution 20 years ago and it is now at the end of its life."

Just bad management practice. I could never understand the inconsistency between the way the Meteor was treated and Riverlea. I see that HCC have decided to sell the land to Riverlea at a reduced rate, voted against by mayoral

"The dressing room space is currently a single room with no access to bathrooms

candidate, Andrew King. The management of the Founders has been shocking

or showers. Access to these and separate rooms for people to get changed in is

and its closure is a major embarrassment to the city and damaged our reputation

a basic necessity in a functioning theatre."

(which struggles at the best of times) significantly.

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SPORTS OPINION HAPPY ENDINGS: COMING UP FROM BEHIND TOM COLLOPY

It's a fairy tale season with a happy ending in sight for the City of Leicester and their fans worldwide. At the start of the 2015/2016 premier league season, Leicester City were 5000/1 underdogs with bookies to win the league and 3/1 to be relegated. Now with three games to play the Foxes sit top of the league, seven points clear of their nearest rivals Tottenham Hotspur.

SPORTS OPINION RALLY SUCKS, BUT HAYDEN PADDON DOESN'T FREDDY WALKER

With a form line of 22 wins, ten draws and only three losses the Foxes have been sublime this season. Though this form cannot be attributed to any one player in Leicester’s squad but rather an incredible team chemistry that even Walter White

Instead of watching the Chiefs undeservedly beating the

would struggle to replicate. That, and a never give up attitude which has seen

Hurricanes, or feasting your eyes on some NBA playoffs action,

them come from behind in nine games this season to secure premier league points.

you should have watched Hayden Paddon over the weekend. If

At the helm, Claudio Ranieri in his first season at the club has implemented a system which has seen many of Leicester City’s players perform to the best of their ability and statistically have the best season of their careers. Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez have been the Foxes' main attacking threats this season scoring

you did I’m sure you were as impressed as I was. There are no doubts that Rally won’t get any more interesting for me in terms of watching, but I love being a bandwagon fan of successful Kiwis in sport, and Paddon is another one for all of us to follow.

39 of Leicester’s 62 goals and contributing 18 assists. Jamie Vardy has been a

Paddon has just become the first Kiwi to win a World Rally

revelation this season, his electrifying pace mixed with impeccable finishing

Championship (WRC) event in the 43-year history of the

has seen him score 22 goals and contribute six assists. He also broke Ruud van

event. Now, I am not a Rally fan in any sense of the word, but

Nistelrooy’s record of goals scored in consecutive games by scoring a goal in 11

this achievement was one too good to overlook. He's another

consecutive games. Riyad Mahrez was recognized for his outstanding 17 goal and

Kiwi doing as Kiwis do — rocking the world stage and beating

11 assist season by being awarded PFA player of the year as voted for by his peers.

everyone else.

As the saying goes great defence can be the greatest form of offense. Robert

Paddon went into the final 16.3 “power stage” just 2 seconds

Huth and Wes Morgan have been a brick wall in the centre of defence and Kasper

ahead of World Champion Sebastian Ogier — and this stage was

Schmeichel, City’s goalkeeper has been at times unbeatable in goal which has

the one that Ogier was supposed to catch Paddon on. However,

seen Leicester keep 14 clean sheets this season. This has provided a solid platform

our Kiwi managed to not only hold Ogier off but beat him by

for Leicester’s offense and has been key to the team’s success this season. The

a further 11 seconds on the final stage, a huge effort from him.

rest of the squad including players such as N’Golo Kante and Danny Drinkwater in midfield have played pivotal roles in the Foxes' success.

On the 19th of May, Paddon will look to climb from his second placing on the overall standings above Ogier into top spot. If

Leicester now face a simple equation to win the Premier League. To secure the title

you’re a true New Zealander you don’t have to watch, but you

they need to win just one of their final three games. Although they face two tough

should at least follow how history-maker Hayden does on the

away fixtures against Manchester United and Chelsea, they should go on now to

world stage yet again. He is just the latest of many talented New

win the league and write the final chapter in what will be one of the greatest

Zealanders making a name for himself, and our humble nation,

sporting underdog stories in recent history.

on a world scale.

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NEXUS MAGAZINE CARE

REPRESENTATION WSU ACHIEVEMENTS • Set Honoraria • Review membership of National Bodies (culminating in staying members of SJS and re-joining NZUSA) • Scholarships. The WSU will continue to promote and distribute the following scholarships: The John Huston Memorial, The First In Family, Cultural Contribution and Sole Caregivers • Engaged in negotiations for a Service Level Agreement for 2016 • Compilation and distribution of a Clubs Manual • Improving advocacy and engagement in Tauranga with the appointment of a WSU ambassador based on campus and a Tauranga portfolio for an elected director • Increased director involvement and engagement • Faculty based director engagement • Portfolio based director engagement • Orientation 2016 • The sale of ULeisure • Recognition of the WSU as a significant partner in the ongoing provision and delivery of student services and agrees to treat WSU in good faith on an enduring basis • The WSU continues to be involved in the decision making process of winding up and re-assigning of ULeisure functions and assets • The WSU will be included on a management committee to oversee future operations of the Uni Rec Centre and club operations previously undertaken by ULeisure • The WSU will be included in a campus development committee to be established

CLUBS ROUND ONE GRANT RESULTS

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Pacific Law Students Asociation (PLSA)

$200

Food and beverages for new student Meet and Greet

Fire n Flow

$250

Fuel to make FIRE

Waikato Uni Gaming Society (WUGS)

$165

Pull up banner for marketing and promotion

DebSoc

$500

Registration for Annual Easter Debating tournament

Volume on Campus

$120

New sets of guitar striongs and guitar leads

AIESEC

$400

Food and other costs associated with upcoming events

Te Ranga Ngaku

$351.67

2x pull up banners for maketing and promotion

Waikato Internatinal Students Association (WISA)

$250

Game of Nations — prizes and food costs

Mooting Society

$150

Food and other costs associated with upcoming events

Post Graduate Students Association (PGSA)

$350

Monthly social meeting, food and other costs

Waikato Christian Club

$200

Printing and subsidsed camp for members

Wai Uni Samoan Students Association (WUSSA)

$1000

Towards Samoan Students Annual Confernce, held at Waikato for 2016

Golden Key Intaernational Society

$200

Printing and food and other costs associated with upcoming events

Science Students Association

$200

Food and other costs associated with upcoming events

Students Abroad Network (SAN)

$250

Transport costs from student trip

Waikato University Gardening Club

$200

Food from Pak'nSave for Free Food Friday

Waicath

$100

Weekly social meeting, food and other costs

Management Communication Student Association (MCSA)

$250

Printing and food and other costs associated with upcoming events

Unicol

$0

Congratulations to Unicol for securing external funding

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CLUBS A SHORT TIME FROM NOW Date: May 4th 2016 Location: TL.2.26 Time: 12 – 2pm Volume on Campus want you to come and celebrate with them. May the fourth is officially Star Wars Day and although it’s been a big year for Star Wars they want to go right back to the beginning by showing the original 1977 classic Star Wars A New Hope. All are welcome to attend but they won’t “Force” you to come.

PREZ SEZ WSU GETS EXTROVERTED INDULA JAYASUNDARA

When my team and I stepped into our roles on the 1st of January we had barely made contact with our neighbouring student representative bodies. Changing this perception of working in silos has been a big part of my team’s vision for the WSU. This year we have worked tirelessly not only on mending our internal partnerships and affairs but a large part of our focus has been to bolster our partnerships with groups external to our organisation. Our focus on reinforcing external partnerships in 2016 has opened doors to a lot of opportunities.

Within a span of four months we: 1) are collaborating on a national campaign with the Students’ Association of Waikato Institute of Technology (SAWIT) and Waiariki Institute of Technology Students’ Association (WITSA); 2) have resolved all disputes with NZUSA and joined the national body as associate members; and, 3) have hosted our first Inter-Union Hui since 2009, which was attended by six student associations from all corners of the North Island.

It is extremely important for us to understand that our battle is not against other student associations, but with forces that deprive our students of their well being and standards of living;

CLUBS MUSIC IS KNOWLEDGE! Date: May 6th 2016 Location: Gaura Lounge SUB Time: 6pm If you’re a fan of obscure music trivia and equally a fan of fundraising for starving local musicians to get their work out into the world then this event is perfect for you! If you are looking for something to do and have $15 lying around then come and enjoy a quiz and a live performance. It’s even better value to bring a few mates as a team of four is only $40.

what better way to fight this battle than with a unified student voice? As a result of these circumstances a platform has been created for the two student associations in Hamilton to be actively involved in raising the issues that matter to students through the local body elections. This year looks very promising so far but let us not get ahead of ourselves; there’s much more to be done.

On a final note I’d like to congratulate all the graduates for reaching a huge milestone. Give yourself a pat on the shoulder and thank yourself; it most certainly was not a walk in the park.

If you found it nerve-wracking to get on that stage in the hope you didn’t trip and fall; watch this space next week to hear about how I expected to sit with my mates but ended up sitting on that stage instead. I was scared shitless.

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BEST OF THE WEB MUSIC STREAMING SOUNDCLOUD SOUNDCLOUD.COM Soundcloud is perfect for discovering new artists, remixes of your favourite songs and full of countless teenagers trying desperately to make a name for themselves. By following your favourite artists you get full access to tracks the second they come out and enjoy it before it gets over-played.

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TRENDING ON TWITTER #MAKEAMOVIESICK Harry Seaton @harryseaton · Apr 26 Of mice and meningitis #MakeAMovieSick 40

TJ Wharry @tjwharry · Apr 26 Jurassic Parkinson's @midnight #MakeAMovieSick 20

‘love, cigarettes, him and rain’ so if you feel like living through a breakup from the perspective of a 14 year old girl then you’re in for a treat.

SPOTIFY SPOTIFY.COM Perfection. Immaculate. Flawless. Superb. Impeccable.

Exemplary. Is there anything else I need to say? If you’ve got Premium then Spotify is the absolute jam. If you’d rather follow in Momento’s footsteps and roll with the free version then it’s probably fucking awful. Quick shoutout to Google for synonyms of ‘perfection’.

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apps is that it allows you to search by typing whatever you feel like. Sadly the majority of the tags consist of

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FILTR FILTR.COM Live a busy life? Don’t have time to make your own playlists? Maybe you just don’t have your own taste in music. If so, Filtr is everything you need. [Editor Note: nah, fuck Filtr — Pandora plz & ty] This site provides you with industry standard of music for any genre and any mood — just chuck in a different genre and you're sorted.

PLEASE DON’T QUOTE ME

“Sorry BeckyGate happened” IGGY AZALEA MAKES THE MISTAKE OF FUCKING WITH BEY

“Happy 420 from me and all your friends” SETH ROGAN SMOKES WEED AND HAS NO OTHER PERSONALITY

“The government has created a perfect storm with a welcome mat” WINSTON PETERS GETS FIGURATIVE OVER IMMIGRATION 10

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WHAT’S HOT 1. Comfy hoodies 2. Bakery on Cameron Road 3. 440ml Do-Bros

WHAT’S NOT 1. Morning classes 2. Overly entitled Facebook users 3. Yaks about Mark

WAITING FOR A BUS OR A REPLY TO YOUR TEXT? PLEASE SIGNAL THE DRIVER!

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POETRY GRAFFITI (AND OTHER POEMS)

BY SAVANNAH BROWN BRITTANY ROSE

Savannah Brown is a 19 year old vlogger who gained exposure on YouTube with her slam poem What Guys Look For In Girls and she has self-published a little book of poems on the everyday.

Brown has a slight (and totally endearing) speech impediment and a weird, almost transatlantic accent; you can't quite tell if she's British or American, but you can tell that you have a gigantic crush on her when you watch her videos. Or perhaps that's just me. Some of the poems in the anthology are ones she's read on her channel which transforms reader experience — her voice and speech patterns, the kinds of pauses and intonations she uses come through thanks to line breaks and fragmented sentences.

This really is the poetry of a contemporary, young writer — it's not bogged down by pretentious wordiness, rhyme or meter, although she does employ assonance sparingly which adds a rhythmic momentum. The poems are short, and every word counts in this free verse where conventions of grammar and punctuation are disregarded — there isn't a capital letter in sight.

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Obviously poetry is not for everyone, though I would suggest that if you find

ALEXANDER NEBESKY & NATHAN MCLEAY

poetry tricky to enjoy this might be a place to start: binge watch Savannah's videos and familiarise yourself with her voice, and then nibble at the book — one poem at a time. My recommendation is 'Burgundy Walls'.

On the stage of the Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, 1976, one of the most marvellous performances in the history of popular music took place. The Band, possibly the greatest band of the 1960s (although I’m sure a certain Doctor in the Throughout the 1960s, The Band had established themselves as

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masters of heartland rock, releasing their magnum opus, Music

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Geography Department will disagree) played their final live show.

from Big Pink, in 1968. By the time of their last show, The Band had developed an incredible musical repertoire, and consistently delivered irresistible live performances.

Martin Scorsese, sensing the cinematic potential of their last performance, insisted on documenting it. Joined on stage by a number of guest stars including Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Muddy Waters, The Band delivered an astounding performance. Scorsese captures it all with clarity, precision and

Now I am a pretty big Star Wars nerd, and when I heard about this game it’s safe to say I was abnormally ecstatic. The ability to play as a foot soldier during the titular wars was a very attractive prospect, especially coming off the back of the PS2 Battlefront games. While this new, rebooted Battlefront is definitely different to those games, and has a few niggling aspects, it is still a very enjoyable game, and becomes more than what could have been just Call of Duty in space.

intimacy — completely immersing the viewer in the spectacle.

If you really want to enjoy Battlefront, then the only way to play is online. There are

Intercut with interviews and reflections on the history of The

some single-player battles available, but they are very limited and repetitive. The

Band, the film provides insight to the formative events of their

main action and fun is to be had online. There you have some great battle modes

lives as a group, and their inspirations — without adding false

available, some small, some spread out over enormous battlefields filled with giant

weight or struggle to lend credence.

walking camels, X-Wings, stormtroopers and droids. The battles themselves are

The Band themselves feature in many of these interviews, in various states of inebriation. There’s even a rumour that a

very intense, and, as always, if you’re playing online, the worst part about it are the people who are better than you, killing you.

mighty glob of cocaine had to be edited from Neil Young’s

The graphics are fantastic, and every part of the game is practically a perfect

nose in post after he walked on stage with the help of a little

representation of the films. Each and every weapon, ship, person, hero and villain,

magic dust. A fantastic film for anyone with an appreciation

from Han Solo to Darth Vader are recreated perfectly — even the music gives off

of live performance done incredibly. Tracks worth googling —

the Star Wars vibe. The lack of selection between things like weapons in-game is a

'Ophelia', 'It Makes no Difference', 'The Night They Drove Old

little frustrating, but again, if you can play online, and are a Star Wars fan, then this

Dixie Down'.

game is going to tick a lot of boxes.

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TV SHOW LOVE BRITTANY ROSE

Love is a Judd Apatow directed Netflix original and it's watchable, but not particularly good. I watched the entire first season in a few days, but definitely paid more attention to my phone from about episode three onwards. Set in LA, the series follows two hopeless singles, Mickey, a flakey stoner (played by Gillian Jacobs — Community's Britta), and the socially awkward Guss (played by Paul Rust, a noone with a big nose).

The only mildly interesting thing about the series is that it casts both Mickey and Guss as the protagonists, and they each roughly share screen time (though I suspect Guss' storyline hogs the script a little). Love offers insight into character motivations and avoids conventional romcom tropes. They are both protagonists, but they're each utterly unlikeable in their own ways — each of them are selfabsorbed and self-interested. Guss tries to pull the nice-guy card when he's actually a dick, and Mickey is incredibly inconsiderate towards her adorable flatmate, Bertie, who has an unconvincing Australian accent.

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The first and second episode were really enjoyable — and initially Mickey is really relatable (I'm sure Guss would also be relatable for some). She's a chill chick who gets a little wastey and has bad luck with dudes. But as the relationship with Guss unravels because they're both shit at communicating and have fuck all common ground it's clear that the title of the series is intended to be ironic. They should probably rename it Narcissism.

Grey Gardens is a hidden gem in the heart of Hamilton East; despite any initial impressions gained from the eclectic mix of knick knacks that scatter the store, rest assured it is

This is recommended watching for when you feel like procrastinating, but don't want to invest yourself in a show.

in fact a café and not a Hospice second hand store. If you wanna quadruple the price of a previously op-shop piece of furniture that looks like it’s been plucked directly from a Wes Anderson movie set by all means purchase your piece of hipster assuring goodness from Grey Gardens. And if not, maybe just pop down for a coffee. At just $3 for a long black, my coffee drinking, proper adult friend tells me it’s damn

LIVE MUSIC VILLAINY TAYLA DEE KELLY

near the cheapest coffee she’s had in the mighty Tron. And as an added bonus, it doesn’t taste like petrol. Although to me, black coffee will always taste like petrol. The staff are friendly and Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black CD blasts in the background — or it could be vinyl, it’s hard to tell with the crackling speakers.

Feta and rosemary scones, melting moments and lamingtons (with hefty dollop of cream I suspect). They were old school staples, and they were made well. My scone had the perfect crunch while remaining soft and warm on the inside, and the

Villainy are a four piece kiwi alternative rock band from Auckland. They have so far released 2 full albums and 1 digital album. Their song releases have hit top spots on the NZ rock charts helping them get sweet gigs opening up for The Offspring, AC/DC, Seether and more, including sharing the stage with more local talent and headlining at HomeGrown this year.

Recently they played here in the Tron at the cosy sweat box known as Gravity, and I was lucky enough to go. I missed the two opening acts City of Souls and Decades because I was drinking. Sorry guys, I'll give them 5/5 just because.

hot chocolate, although slightly too milky, was served with a

When Villainy came out onto that wee stage, they picked up their weapons, a bit of

generous serving of marshmallows and chocolate. Recipes

a hello Hamilton, how the fuck are ya, and ripped straight into it. I can’t remember

that felt like they were stolen straight out of Nana’s cook book.

what the first song was; only that I loved it and the night just got better. I went in

If it’s a hot day, I strongly recommend trying the Foxton floats — Duck Island Ice-Cream and old school cola. Delish. To keep its hipster rep intact it remains kind of like the Where’s Wally of Cafés, so good luck finding it!

with no expectations but I must say I was still pleasantly surprised. They sounded great and they had crazy energy, and I tried to be strong and not just fall in love with the bass player as I often do, but ended up falling in love with all of them.

Blood sweat and tears go into these shows, and what a wicked fucking way to share bodily fluids. The venue was full, the set list was wicked and after they were even kind enough to sign a heap of merch.

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ARTS WALLACE GALLERY PETER DORNAUF

One of the best kept secrets (though it’s not a secret for those

image problem, the recent closure of the Founders Theatre

in the know) is the Wallace Gallery in Morrinsville. Just half an

not doing us any favours.

hour’s drive out of Hamilton will take you to this fortunate

Anyway, the Wallace Gallery, under the good guidance of its

town that can boast a full scale stand-alone art gallery that

current director, Justin Jade Morgan, is doing great things

exhibits some of the leading art shows in the land.

for the town. And anyone willing to take the short trip out to

It seems ironic that such a small provincial country town

Morrinsville they will find it a rewarding experience.

with a population of only 7,000, sports such a facility while its big city neighbour, Hamilton, population of 150,000, does not have the equivalent. We have the Waikato Museum, of course, but that’s a combo service that crams in art, history, ethnology and other things into one space and under one roof.

It must make Morrinsville proud to outstrip its much larger and richer brother. The town does however owe such munificence to its generous benefactor, Sir James Wallace, who built and helps support the gallery for its lucky citizens.

AUTEUR MAFIA AND MOBSTERS RICHARD SWAINSON

Wallace Awards. The Paramount winner is a sight to behold.

It must register as the largest painting ever produced in this country. To be factually correct, it was made in Tonga by Tongan born artist, Visesio Giasau, (resident in New Zealand for 20 years) and his wife, Serene Tay, who with a collective of Tongan women created what must be the largest Tapa cloth the world has seen. Unfortunately at 4.4 m by 18 m the work is so big it cannot be displayed in its entirety. Most of it is rolled up around a large tube suspended near the ceiling

had an open-handed arts patron once, but we alienated him,

of the gallery while a portion of it cascades down the length

(clumsy philistine City Council machinations) and so he took

of the wall and trails along part of the floor.

his money and art collection to Auckland many years ago.

Nevertheless it is breath-taking in its audacity and execution.

Major embarrassment for our city that struggles with an

Go take a look.

The Sopranos was at once the last great television show

drama — and the humour — arise from his attempts to not

of the 20th century and the first great television show of

only negotiate the pitfalls of a life of crime but to do so

the 21st. In language, violence, sexual content and moral

whilst sustaining at least the surface appearance of a middle

ambiguity it brought a level of sophistication hitherto unseen

class husband and father.

on the American small screen. A gangster melodrama in the Martin Scorsese's 1990 masterpiece Goodfellas, casting no less than 27 actors who had appeared in the film, including its leading lady, Lorraine Bracco.

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sculpture and video works that come from the recent Annual

Benefactors are the lifeblood of any municipality. Hamilton

best traditions of the genre, it took direct inspiration from

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Currently showing is a magnificent exhibition of paintings,

If physically Tony is up to the challenge, emotionally he's a wreck. The Sopranos most original touch is having its antihero prone to anxiety driven blackouts, an affliction which leads to therapy sessions with a psychiatrist, Bracco's Dr Jennifer Melfi. The tough guy is forced to open up. Like

Michael Imperioli, who had a memorable bit part in

almost all classic gangsters before him, Tony has deep

Goodfellas as Spider, the apologetic bar keep shot in

seated mother issues. He's also got something of a moral

the foot by Joe Pesci, plays the key role of Christopher

compass, expressed in both personal loyalty to friends and

Moltisanti, an ambitious Soprano nephew. In one of the

associates and the need to support his family. These traits

show's more celebrated intertextual moments, Moltisanti

are not always a positive thing in a world where those you

likewise shoots a bakery assistant, recreating the Goodfellas

have known for three decades sell you out to the FBI or your

scene, if in reverse.

own uncle conspires to have you whacked.

Though The Godfather trilogy is constantly referenced in

Sustained by the highest calibre writing and direction, The

dialogue, like Goodfellas and Donnie Brasco, the dramatic

Sopranos' biggest asset is the acting of James Gandolfini.

focus is more on the foot soldiers and middle management

A hulking bear of an actor, yet one with a highly expressive

of the Mob, not the elite Mafia leadership. Tony Soprano,

face, Gandolfini's physicality is always matched by the

the central character, becomes the boss of his New Jersey

sensitivity of his playing.

family but he's still subordinate to New York control. The

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COVERED NGAMIHI PAWA

Name: Ngamihi Pawa Age: 37 Occupation: Freelance Photographer/Videographer (Events, Portraits, Music, Weddings) What kind of camera/s accessories do you shoot with?

Mostly a Canon 6D Instagram or Snapchat?

Instagram Describe your style in 3 words Moody, dark and experimental Where can people find you online? www.facebook.com/ngamihiphotography www.ngamihiphotography.com How did you become a music photographer?

By tagging along to gigs with my partner and taking my camera so I can remember the night after getting free drinks.

Would you rather marry your dad or kill your mum?

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FEATURE NZ MUSIC LYAM BUCHANAN

Looking for the latest and greatest in NZ music? This week Lyam was lucky enough to talk to some of the freshest faces making their mark within the local music scene. It’s only a matter of time before these names are in lights, or at least attached to a viral video on Facebook. Have a quick read and then jump on Soundcloud and expose yourself to talented New Zealanders this Music Month.

LONTALIUS With 4,000 Facebook followers you may be fooled into thinking that Lontalius is a small time musician, a teenager messing about making music in his bedroom — you'd be wrong. His presence is growing within the NZ music scene, from his chilled, near melancholic performance at Laneway in February to his recent release of his debut album, I'll Forget 17, this 19 year old is putting the rest of us to shame with his increasing success. He opened for that cool-in-the-2000s band Death Cab for Cutie when they were in the country and is increasingly catching attention overseas, even gaining airtime on UK's BBC Radio 1. Lontalius spoke to Lyam even though he is probably far too cool for us (he's been interviewed by killer magazine, Dazed and Confused) and we gained insight into his obsessions: coffee, clothes and boys.

Where did you grow up?

Island Bay, Wellington.

What do you listen to on the daily?

Mostly myself.

Who would you say influenced your sound?

Wilco, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Nils Frahm, The-Dream.

What are some of your musical guilty pleasures?

I don't believe in guilty pleasures but I do feel a little guilty about how much I like John Mayer.

If you could collaborate with anyone who would it be?

I wanna be on a Beyonce album. Everyone does too, I guess, but she's unbeatable as an artist and a singer.

What have you been working on lately?

I've been working on the second Lontalius album in Los Angeles, and at home too.

Recently you've been in the Red Bull Studios with Japanese Wallpaper, can we be expecting some fresh collaborations?

I hung out at the studio with him for a few days but we didn't really make much music. I'm sure I'll end up doing something with him sometime though, we share demos with each other all the time.

Other than music what do you spend most of your time doing?

I drink coffee, think about music/clothes/boys

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NATALIE WILSON Natalie Wilson is a singer songwriter from Whangarei who studies here at Waikato and breaks hearts on the daily with her sweet tunes. Accompanied by her guitar, with a loyalty to Old Stone Butter Factory in her hometown, there isn’t a pub Nat can’t conquer. She's a prolific writer who manages to maintain her creativity alongside uni and life, and we all know studying has the capacity to suck creativity out of you.

What do you listen to on the daily?

Daily I listen to my childhood faves like Lil Mama, 'Lipgloss', and 'Sk8er Boi' by Avril Lavigne. At the moment I'm also really into Gnash.

What are some songs you don’t want people knowing you listen to?

If there were any songs I wouldn't want people know I listen to it would be nothing. I'm shameless when it comes to music — I go for anything from the Hopsin 'Ill Mind' series to the Venga Boyz.

Where is the best place to find your music?

On my Facebook page NWM-NatalieWilsonMusic. Like and share plz bbyz.

NXVA "NATALIE WILSON" SARAH MARSHALL PHOTOGRAPHY, "ROTO EVENTS X BASSMENT" ANDRE KONG PHOTOGRAPHY. OPPOSITE PAGE: "LONTALIUS" RUSSELL KLEYN PHOTOGRAPHY

NXVA is an up and coming Auckland-based rapper who has been catching attention due to his unique voice and distinctive ear for sampling. Not only are his lyrics and structuring setting him apart from other rappers, but it’s also his ability to craft beats rivaling those produced by professional studios using his own limited equipment. Over summer NXVA could be caught playing gigs throughout Auckland and Hamilton, hopefully it won't be long 'til he makes another appearance in the mighty Waikato.

What do you listen to on the daily?

I listen to hip-hop/rap daily, also a lot of Jackie Wilson and old school music from the 50s, it was like the best era for music in my opinion.

What are some songs you don’t want people knowing you listen to?

I wouldn't want people knowing I listen to Adele and Sia occasionally.

Where is the best place to find your music?

The best place to find my music would be Soundcloud, under NXVA.

ROTO EVENTS Roto Events is a newly set up events organisation company specialising in electronic and dance music.

Founded by Sean Rooney and Ollie Tomic, Roto Events covers dance parties, artist events, radio shows, DJ hire and flat parties.

What do you listen to on the daily?

We love our classic Trap and Bass music. But everyday music has to go to NZ hip hop, old school rap, funk, reggae and the list goes on.

What are some songs you don’t want people knowing you listen to?

Hmm, that's tough because we love all the music that we play and share with people, a guilty pleasure would have to be Drake/Future beats that we fuck with! That new rap stuff sounds mean and is useful to play in a set cause it gets the crowd frothing and real involved.

Where is the best place to find your music?

Soundcloud!!!! We have always used Soundcloud to find the tunes we need for sets/radio etc.

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FEATURE HAMILTON: ROCK CITY ARPIE SHIREHORSE

May. The time of year that everyday New Zealanders might just give slightly

The majority of HUP hosted shows are here. Recently we have put on some major

more of a fuck about music than they normally do. The falseness of New Zealand

indie/underground bands from around NZ such as Mermaidens, SoccerPractise

Music Month used to bug me a great deal but I’ve simmered with age. The rage

and Street Chant. March saw a sold-out show by Hamilton indie faves Inchworm.

that was born out of frustration about the demise of a once glorious local music

Nivara Lounge is non-genre specific and hosts a wide range of bands as well as

scene. ‘Umm, what?’ I hear you still-wet-behind-the-lugs whippersnappers cry.

indie rock/punk — folk, hip hop, blues and jazz bands all stop off here. It has a

Well, yes, in a nutshell Hamilton was once a bastion of originality and musical

reasonably good range of drinks, a decent coffee machine, cake (!) and boxes of

goodness that pumped out original and exciting bands by the truckload. Contact

vinyl records on sale for you to dig through too. It’s also all-ages friendly. Nivara

FM (RIP) was a burgeoning radio station (wo)manned by the coolest of the

Lounge is without a doubt the most active live music venue in Hamilton today.

cool, championing local music as it went. Venues such as The Riverina (RIP), sounds of guitar feedback and unfortunate stagedivers crunching on wooden

BIDDY MULLIGANS 742 Victoria Street

floors. Now legendary out of town bands such as The Chills and The Verlaines

Biddy’s hosts shows in its back bar which bands can be booked separately

would make a point of stopping off and playing shows here because they knew

from the ‘normal’ Irish pub front bar. The stage setup is pretty neat despite the

it would go off bigtime.

somewhat tatty Irish décor. It has no PA which makes it slightly more complicated

The Hillcrest Tavern and Ward Lane Tavern were bursting at the seams to the

But as I say, the rage has died, and in the main it is because Hamilton is clearly in the midst of a major resurgence in finding its way back onto the musical map.

‘How so?’ I hear you cry! Well, we have bands — cool bands, original bands, bands that write and record and tour. We have crowds — lively supportive crowds, crowds that understand why it costs a tenner to get into a gig because they know that it costs money to put on a show and they want to ensure bands get paid for playing. These crowds also buy the band’s merch — vinyl, cassettes, CDs, T-shirts

to put shows on here, but as a show-goer there are reasonably priced drinks and there’s a good open space to ‘shake your booty’ if that takes your fancy. It’s not at the Hood St end of town which may or may not be a good thing depending on your particular bent.

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and other homemade goodies. And, we have venues, a range of really neat

Located in what used to be the Innes bottling factory and Skateworld, The

venues that support original live music. Hamilton Underground Press (HUP) has

Meteor has been a theatre since 1996. It is now one of the country’s top black

put on twelve shows in the last year, and is constantly informed about how lucky

box theatres and mainly puts on plays and theatre-type shows. It has hosted a

we are to have such cool places to play. Not by venue owners, but by the bands

number of live bands though, most recently the two-night Hamtown Smakdown

themselves, bands from around NZ, Australia and even the US, bands that tour

hardcore/punk festival and Wellington indie-folk troubadours, Eb & Sparrow.

and play a lot of shows. Not bad eh. The fact is that a local music scene would be dead on its arse without venues to support it. It might not always be this way, and it needs celebrating. Let’s take a look at where some of those places are…

ZEAL 9 Ward Lane ZEAL’s slogan is ‘the home of young creatives’. Zeal Hamilton is relatively new

NIVARA LOUNGE 266 Basement, Victoria Street

but has hosted quite a few all-ages shows, the usual genre being hardcore/punk/

Run by the affable Ivan Muir, the space that is currently Nivara Lounge has been

putting on more and more shows as the year progresses. No alcohol though,

a mainstay of local music for over twenty years. When Ivan first started the

which is an issue for some.

venue back in the 90s, it was called JBC. When that closed it evolved under new stewardship into a dance-focused venue under the names Move, then Motion (see what they did there?), then Catalyst. Somewhere around 2006/7 it became

screamo type bands. It has a neat set up in terms of stage etc. and is likely to start

STATIC 5 Hood Street

Flow and hosted a range of gigs from reggae to rock, and when Flow ceased to

Has hosted live bands though not of late. Static is a neat little venue for smaller

exist it lay dormant for a while until Ivan once again took up the reins in 2014

shows. Has taken more of an electro direction in recent years and now plays host

under the guise of Nivara Lounge.

to regular DJ nights and definite booty shaking.

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How long have you been a part of HUP, Rob? I started hamiltonundergroundpress.com in March 2015. Shortly after that I started to meet keen and able people that were interested in the same things, and it’s grown from there really.

Who do you work with in Hamilton?

Original bands basically, people that write and perform their own music, mainly in the genre of indie/electronic/punk/alternative. We have worked with bands from Hamilton and the surrounding areas such as The Goth and The Pixie, The Recently Deceived, The Contenders, Ancient Tapes, The Scones, Louder Louder, El Jay Hall and Crows. We have had bands from overseas play shows too, Ted Danson With Wolves from Sydney and Former Friends of Young Americans from Kentucky.

Who are Hamilton Underground Press (HUP) and what do you do?

Some NZ bands that have played here in the last year are Carb on Carb, Street

HUP is an independent group of like-minded people who support original live

Chant, Mermaidens, SoccerPractise — seriously good up-and-coming bands.

music in the city. We organise live music shows by cool bands from around NZ and beyond. We write features on bands and artists and publish them online and in our zine which comes out every couple of months. We also record podcasts featuring local bands and bands that will play at our shows.

Why was HUP formed?

We generally only put shows on at Nivara Lounge and The Meteor — both are hugely supportive of what we are doing. We love what The Hum 106.7FM has been doing to support Hamilton music too, setting up a station that plays music only by Hamilton bands. We are lucky to work with Ngamihi Pawa too — she takes some incredible photographs of the bands on stage.

HUP was primarily formed because there was an enormous apathy around

It’s important to acknowledge that there are other folk doing great work putting

original live music shows in Hamilton. So many neat bands were touring

shows on here too, not least Chumz and Cam who put on some really neat punk/

the country but skipping playing here — typical tours would visit Auckland,

hardcore shows, and Todd and Jared who are starting to ramp things up at Zeal

Palmerton North, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin. I became hugely jealous of

and get more shows happening there.

Palmy — a city half the size of Hamilton had some amazing bands playing there,

There’s a shitload of cool live music happening here these days.

largely because of its two cool venues, ‘Great Job!’ and ‘The Stomach’ and the people that run them.

Where can people find you online?

So in a nutshell, HUP was formed to make it easier for out of town bands to play

The main site is hamiltonundergroundpress.com. We are @HUPHamilton on

shows here and help make a more interesting and supportive local music scene.

Twitter, and facebook.com/hamiltonundergroundpress on the old FB. Our email

If you get neat bands playing in a city it has natural benefits to local bands and

is hamiltonundergroundpress@gmail.com. We’re always after contributors that

venues, and that’s important to us. The ultimate goal is to get more and more

are into the same things as us, so if any readers are keen to get involved, chuck

bands starting up in Hamilton and playing shows here.

as an email!

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EXPECTATIONS VS. REALITY MUSIC FESTIVALS

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Buckle up your assholes, because this is by far the most complicated recipe

EXPECTATIONS

that I’ve thrown you yet. The Maple Walnut Maha shamelessly rips off Deb

There are no queues when you arrive so you and your squad walk straight

Perelman’s ‘Bee Sting Cake’ from Smitten Kitchen, and you will go and check

in without any bag checks. Your festival fashion is so on point you’d impress

out her site for delicious, tiny-kitchen baking.

even the hardcore fashionistas at Coachella and you immediately get scouted

It’s hard to describe der bienenstich, as it’s rather unlike anything you’re likely to pick up from a supermarket or find your ratty copy of Edmond’s. The crumb should be bready and lightly sweet with the vaguest hint of maple syrup; sandwich it around a heady custard and top with sticky nuggets of maplicious walnut and you’ve got the Maha.

for some alternative streetstyle blog. No biggy. You are on a perfect buzz and the food and drink prices at the stalls don’t make you want to assume foetal position and cry. All of your friends want to see the exact same bands as you and none of them clash. You also have full cellphone reception and never once lose anyone. You crowd surf your way to the front of the mosh pit for your favourite act and get to touch hands and make eye contact with the lead

My take on the bienenstich was devised for a wedding last year. The couple

singer, who you’re pretty sure you’re now going to marry. Every single person

requested that guests bring a dessert to share. It’s safe to say we all went

in the crowd is on the same spiritual wavelength and you feel as though

home a step closer to diabeetus.

your souls are intertwined as you all become synchronised ethereal beings,

For the cake: mix 1 ¼ t (or one 35g packet) of instant yeast, ¾ C warm milk, ¼ C sugar, 2 C flour, 2 fat eggs, and 60 g room-temp butter in a bowl until cohesive, then for another couple of minutes. Scrape down the sides, then cover and let sit in a warm, draft-free place for an hour to rise. Grease and paper a round cake tin. Tip the raised mix into the tin, then cover and allow to sit for another half hour. Preheat the oven to 180°C.

swaying in perfect time to what you’re sure is the greatest song ever written.

Or maybe the drugs were just suuuuuuuuper great. Either way, it’s probably been the best day of your life.

REALITY You took too many um, Panadols, on the car ride and forgot to buy gum, so you are now chewing your face off in the ridiculously long line waiting

While that raises for a second time, prepare the topping. In a saucepan simmer

to get in. You thought you were being so sneaky putting vodka in a H2Go

about a half-cup of maple syrup until it reduces to a thick ¼ C. Add 90 g butter,

bottle, but you are immediately caught out. When you finally make it into the

⅓ C sugar, 3 T cream, and boil for a few minutes to further reduce and darken

festival grounds, you have sweated all your Tumblr asf metallic flash tattoos

slightly. Add in 1 ½ C chopped walnuts and stir to mix.

off and you smell like the stink of a thousand hipsters. Your mate drags you

Spoon the walnutty mixture over the twice-raised dough and sling it into the oven for about 20-25 minutes until the top darkens to gold. As always, test the centre with a skewer. Cool it on a rack for 10 mins, then de-tin and allow to cool completely.

to a band you definitely didn’t want to see and you spend the entire set being smothered by sticky bodies thrashing and grinding out of time. When you finally get to see the act you’ve been waiting all day for, a guy who seems to be half-giant, half-brick wall pushes in front of you and plants himself directly in your line of vision, so you’re forced to spend the set elbowing and hissing at

Meanwhile make the custard filling: In a saucepan whisk 3 fat egg yolks and

people to try and glimpse the guitarist’s feet. When it inevitably starts to rain,

¼ C sugar until pale and ribbony. Whisk in until smooth 3 T cornflour (or flour)

you are forced to spend approximately three weeks rent on a band sweatshirt

and a sprinkle of salt. Whisking constantly, gradually add a cup of hot milk in

that will eventually become pyjamas.

a thin stream. Bring it up to a medium-high heat until it bubbles, then simmer for a couple of minutes and whisking the whole time. Take it off the heat,

Word of advice: The difference between an adventure and an ordeal is your

whisk in 30 g of butter, and chuck it in the fridge to cool.

attitude. I saw that on Instagram this morning.

Assemble it once it’s cool: slice the cake horizontally and sandwich the layers around the custard. Then eat it, obviously.

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HEIL HOGAN TALES OF A SOBER D, VOL 2

NERD YORK TIMES GAMEY GAMERSONS

LYAM BUCHANAN

JARED WOOLDRIDGE

At some point within your private taxi career you’ll find yourself on the phone

Now I don’t know if many of you are aware of the Ratchet and Clank games.

to someone with genuinely no clue where the fuck they are. You’re heavily

Back when I was a kid they were the shiz I tells ya, and nothing screams

inebriated acquaintance will give you a slurred cryptic code and impressively

nostalgia like a brand new, updated reboot of the series. So long as it’s

vague coordinates. This is when they hang up/start to slowly decompose in

terrific, of course, which the new Ratchet and Clank game Insomniac Games

a gutter. If you’re given directions as stellar as “Nah like through town but

just released is, but it got me thinking: it’s only a matter of time before other

up then right and on the corner of the houses” just give in. Accept your fate.

beloved childhood series will be rebooted. And I think the biggest two are

You’ll be scouring the lovely city of Hamilton for the next 2 hours or having

Crash Bandicoot and Spyro. The day will come when they will revive them,

to explain to their parents why their child is in an induced coma with alcohol

and while some will lose their minds, I pray the people behind it learn from the

poisoning and pneumonia.

past, and look to this reboot for inspiration.

On a side note, from those exquisitely vague directions I eventually managed

I was worried about a new Ratchet and Clank game. They’ve never done a

to find my decomposing comrade on the corner of Abbotsford St. It's still

good game outside of their trilogies. But this new one, updated for the new

unknown how the fuck he made it there.

consoles, does actually work. There is faith for these old series, so long as the

No matter what you'll always have passengers that suddenly decide they have too much liquid in their bodies so they proceed to either cry or bleed throughout your car. Thankfully they very rarely decide to urinate mid journey.

The bleeder will never know where it's come from, how it happened or what they did which resulted in them bleeding. However you can always count on

developers go back to what we actually want out of them! For Crash, all we want to do is travel to some warp location where you travel to a place and get a crystal, before beating up Cortex. And for Spyro, just give us a cute little purple dragon running around collecting gems from different realms with his dragonfly pal!

the criers to know exactly why they're crying and to then tell you all about it

I think a fair few fans of these two series can agree that they haven’t been truly

while moistening your shoulder. It doesn’t matter if they’re crying or bleeding

good since the good ol’ days of the PS1. There was just something about those

you can count on the fact that it’s all because of a crush.

blocky graphics that makes it seem a little retro and a lot cool. The controls

Maybe some girl (who was blatantly not interested) went off and talked to someone else, so this meat-head decided to storm off to look super tough; punching a wall until your knuckles start to bleed is definitely a super cool thing to do, bud. Nobody will see it as a desperate plea for attention at all.

Another classic is some seedy dude out increasing his self esteem by tasting every girl's throat in a 3km radius. It’s unavoidable that one girl he’s tongue punched will see him excavating another girls oesophagus and decide that her life is now over. A heartbroken girl wants what she wants more than a junkie needs his next hit; always be prepared for an impromptu trip to Maccas where you’ll be required to buy a minimum of 70 nuggets, 6 McFlurries and a frozen Coke.

were simple; for Spyro, you just press square and charge around the place, for Crash you just press circle and spin around the place. It was a simpler time, a better time. But then they decided to complicate the proceedings, and next thing you know, Crash is controlling mutant monsters before promptly being cancelled, and Spyro doesn’t even have his own series anymore, instead being used as part of an ensemble in Skylanders. "No more," I say, "Enough!"

It’s not that hard. Go back to the original designs, don’t try punk up the character designs and try make them look cool, either, like they tried the past.

One of the reasons I loved Crash so much was his stupid, goofy face! And it’s fine for Spyro to be a cute little purple dragon, he can still burn Ripto to a crisp.

Some may not want them to lay their hands on these beloved characters, but really, it’s only a matter of time before they try. Please, for the love of N. Gin, just give us back what we had as kids!

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HARI KŌRERO TE RANGA NGAKU INCORPORATED

MIHIR ROY

DAYNAH ANAHERA ERIEPA

In a world that constantly finds new ways to divide people, one unifying factor

Te Ranga Ngaku Incorporated (TRN) is the established Māori Management

shines through, music. Music brings people together in a way that nothing

Student Network within the University of Waikato in Hamilton/Tauranga.

else can. Music goes beyond language, beyond racial and cultural boundaries,

TRN was founded in 1998 by a group of Māori students searching for an

to a place where free expression dominates. The ability to express ideas in

environment in which Māori can relate to and support one another while

a far reaching medium such as music is a rarity in today’s society, where

striving for success on their academic journey. We are a non-profit Incorporated

record labels are out to make as much money while consistently putting out

Society registered in New Zealand and are a separate legal entity within the

repetitive, often low quality music.

University. The kaupapa of our roopu is to provide academic, cultural and

Music is the one thing that everyone loves and appreciates yet not nearly enough people truly understand. Anyone can make good music. This doesn't mean that everyone in the world is a musical genius, but rather that the ability to make good music isn't limited to specific groups of people. Often the best

social support towards Māori students who are currently undertaking studies at the Waikato Management School (WMS), either part time or full time. Our kaupapa is accomplished through whakawhanaungatanga, awhi, tautoko and manaakitanga of our Māori students through a number of initiatives.

examples of this is the music we in New Zealand often never pay attention to,

TRN is governed by an executive committee made up of 11 students. Each

and with access to the internet with a multitude of sites (YouTube, Soundcloud

year TRN will hold elections for the executive committee and those who

etc.) there's no reason not to explore beyond the mainstream pop music of the

are nominated and elected will each have different roles within the group.

Top 40 charts.

Students who are on the executive board for TRN are able to gain many skills

The good thing is that musical ability isn’t limited to language or geography, and anyone from any background can learn to make great music. Something many of us do is limit our musical choices to mainstream or well known artists and often miss out on some of the lesser known or foreign musicians.

Occasionally a song comes along that completely changes our notion of foreign music and comes to dominate our popular culture for a month or so.

in leadership, communication, time management and more. It is a great way to gain voluntary experience and to become more involved within the Māori community at university. As a board, we are in charge of hosting events and creating an environment for our students to connect. The events we host contribute to our principles and allow our students to come together at different times throughout the year. Some of our events include:

Almost 4 years after it’s release Psy's "Gangam Style" currently sits around 2.5

Noho Marae – Overnight stay at a marae.

billion views on YouTube and counting.

Haerenga – Yearly, week-long trip to visit businesses.

Kaitahi 4th May – Free feed along with information about upcoming events.

Hakinakina – 11th May. Māori sports day. We also have an indoor netball team who play on Tuesday evenings.

Study Wananga – Evenings for students to bring along work they may need help with.

O Week – You will also see the TRN board around university during O Weeks, usually handing out free food and giveaways.

If you are a Māori student studying at least one paper in management, join us today by contacting us on our email: terangangaku@gmail.com so we can send you a link to register. For more information you can also check out our Facebook like page at www.facebook.com/TeRangaNgaku

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PAK ’N SAVE HEAD CHEF EASY MINCE AND CHEESE POTATO TOP PIE INGREDIENTS 500g Mince 1 Onion – Diced 1 Can Tomato Pasta Sauce (I used garlic flavour) 1 tsp Soy Sauce 1 tsp Worchester Sauce 1 tsp Beef Stock 1 tsp Sugar 1 tsp Oregano 1 Cup Grated Cheese 500g Frozen Potato Pom Poms 2 Sheets Flaky Pastry 1 Cup Frozen Mixed Vegetables (optional) Serves 6

METHOD 1. Heat oven to 180°C fan bake.

2. Grease a dish and line with pastry.

3. Heat a non-stick pan and saute diced onion in a dash of oil.

4. Add mince and brown.

5. Add pasta sauce, soy sauce, worchester sauce, beef stock, sugar and oregano to the mince and mix well. Add vegetables if desired.

6. Simmer for 10 minutes.

7. Pour the mince mixture into the pastry lined dish.

8. Sprinkle over the grated cheese and top with potato pom poms.

Poms poms make this dish so quick and easy, but mashed potato is a good alternative.

9. Bake for 20 minutes or until pie is golden and pastry is cooked through.

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Two single students, and they're both available on a Tuesday evening — how serendipitous! She's a spontaneous girl looking for a guy with "the whole package". He's an extroverted kinda dude who rows and is alive (that's all you need in a guy, right?). Even though he's a self proclaimed hilarious wreck with shakey hands it seems the night ran smoothly despite each half of the match considering standing the other up.

Nexus needs some more eligible dick-havers to match with the endless list of dick-wanters who've emailed in. Send flattery to the Nexus Editor (editor@ nexusmag.co.nz) so she can test your flirting prowess prior to setting you up on a date!

SHE SAID

HE SAID

So before my date I had just found out I had crushed my USB and I lost my

I didn’t know what to expect, walking up to The Bank, a fashionable 5

reports so my stress levels were through the roof and quite frankly I just

minutes late as advised by my flat mate. In all honesty after a long weekend,

wanted to stay home so I could get back on top of my work. My friends

I really couldn’t be bothered going out and socialising, but the flat mates told

made me go and that was not a decision I regret.

me to harden up. I was definitely nervous and that showed when she saw

He walked in all dark and handsome with the strong jaw line and I may

my shaky hand as I poured us water, great way to start.

have thanked the Gods of Nexus and hoped like hell he was also a man of

She is a lovely girl with an awesome smile and very similar interests to

substance. He was! Sporty, patient, funny, caring, open and honest. The

me, so we jumped straight onto the popular topic of the night, sport. We

conversation flowed so well that a) my stresses melted away, and b) we

both love sports and outdoor events which we were so carried away with,

kept forgetting to look at the menu! His intense eye contact made me want

taking our time ordering. We agreed on garlic bread and the rest of the food

to lean across the table and kiss him.

was awesome. She was a dessert girl so I didn’t feel bad spending more of

We finally ordered food — all of which was fantastic! Salt and pepper squid was on point. He didn’t bat an eye when I ordered a whiskey neat which is

the tab on food rather than getting smashed like many of the other Blind Date matches. I guess it wasn’t that type of vibe between us.

a bonus. After our meals we went on a romantic walk under the stars along

With an agreed lolly preference of liquorice, Sambuca shots were a tasteful

the river where I found out he was a criminal — a repeat offender, even,

way to end the tab. We went for a walk along the river, while yarning,

and was covered in thuggish tattoos, it didn’t put me off though. Being a

and there may have been a cheeky kiss. After that the mission of getting

gentleman he walked me home and didn’t leave until the small hours of the

a cheap taxi began, we shared a ride back to uni and I walked her home. I

morning. Thanks for such an enjoyable night. You honestly turned such a

didn’t have cash so she insisted to pay in return for another date which I

horrible day into such a fantastic one. And you aren’t a bad kisser either...

can happily say yes to with the exchange of numbers.

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HOROSCOPES CAPRICORN (DECEMBER 22 — JANUARY 19)

CANCER (JUNE 21 — JULY 22)

Why weren’t the two vegetables friends? 'Cause one was a capri-corn!

You’re a water sign. Whether this means you’re more or less

Also because vegetables aren’t capable of interaction or friendship.

susceptible to torture by waterboarding, I cannot say.

AQUARIUS (JANUARY 20 — FEBRUARY 18)

LEO (JULY 23 — AUGUST 22)

May will be a month of highs and lows for you. Lots of highs. Mainly

Neptune is the coldest planet in our solar system, although the

highs, as the Old Farm Road pingers are finally good quality again.

temperature in your flat over winter probably isn’t far off it. Guts.

PISCES (FEBRUARY 19 — MARCH 20)

VIRGO (AUGUST 23 — SEPTEMBER 22)

Your astrological symbol is a fish. Take this as a sign or sell your

The teaching recess has left you refreshed and up to date with uni.

unfertilised eggs as a culinary delicacy.

Kidding, we know you just got high and played FIFA every day.

ARIES (MARCH 21 — APRIL 19)

LIBRA (SEPTEMBER 23 — OCTOBER 22)

Mercury has a wide orbit this month. You too should keep a wide

Saturn is moving into the sun’s orbit. Starstruck attention seeker.

orbit around your flatty, he’s still pissed you ate all the leftovers.

TAURUS (APRIL 20 — MAY 20)

SCORPIO (OCTOBER 23 — NOVEMBER 21)

Do your washing. The stars aren’t telling you this, but come on it’s

An Australian man was taken to hospital after being bitten on the dick

your socks are rotting at the bottom of the basket.

by a poisonous spider this week. Makes your hickey seem pretty tame.

GEMINI (MAY 21 — JUNE 20)

SAGITTATRIUS (NOVEMBER 22 — DECEMBER 21)

In case you weren’t feeling inadequate, Beyonce has released another

All these computers and digital gadgets are no good. They just fill

chart-topping album and you’re still eating Mi Goreng for breakfast.

your head with numbers and that can't be good for you.

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