News22 hours ago

Breaks the News - 30/03/26

Not Newsmaker of the week: Chappell Roan:  Babes, I think your time as a popular artist has well and truly expired. The more you treat your fans like shit, the

News22 hours ago

HOME IS WHERE THE LANDLORD IS

It is an election year, so every week Nexus will cover new policies it finds interesting and try to get the politicians to speak to us. The obvious place to start was with the

News22 hours ago

The Great Ham East Garbage patch

If you’re flatting or have ever explored the area around the University specifically on the knighton road side then you’ve probably noticed the absolute huge clusterfuck of rubbish that piles up on every street corner and every footpath and every

News22 hours ago

ALLOW US TO RE-INTRODUCE OURSELVES 

The WSU unveiled its new name with a Karakia and a kai, in an intimate ceremony for staff, guests, and alumni on March 25th in the Sub Zero Lounge of the Student Union Building.  Te Awa Kōtui was unveiled as a

Horoscopes22 hours ago

Horoscopes - 30/3/26

Capricorn:   – Capricorn of the month: Sophia Laforteza   – We’re all in this together. Get your ass in gear and fix your sleep schedule. Your parents are worried.   Aquarius:   – Aquarius of

Te Ao Māori22 hours ago

Kōrero Mai

By now you’ve probably heard we’ve got a new name. We’re still WSU, but now we also carry our ingoa Māori, Te Awa Kōtui.  This didn’t happen overnight. WSU has been working towards an ingoa Māori that truly reflects us and our tauira for a long

Entertainment22 hours ago

Should English be an official language?

No:  Logically, I can see why this would be an ideal option. However, the main thing that must be understood when it comes to an official language in New Zealand is that

Entertainment22 hours ago

Random Audit - Media100

As a third-year History major, I know fuck all about media. I took the subject in high school, but that was four years ago and I’m pretty certain we just watched

Entertainment22 hours ago

Recipe - Lazy Focaccia

Ingredients   1 cup lukewarm water   1 tablespoon of sugar   2 teaspoons active dry yeast   2 tablespoons olive oil (it wont explode if u use vegetable oil but it wont be as flavorful)   2 ½

Entertainment22 hours ago

Soundcheck - Issue 5 2026

The Beths – gig Review  We’re in an old church-turned-music-venue, you can feel the lingering evangelical spirit whipping up the crowd into a holy fervour, worshiping the divine power that is The

Reviews22 hours ago

Malignant

Rating: 4 As an avid horror movie fan, I liked to think I could predict how the story was going to go, but this one really had me stumped, and

Reviews22 hours ago

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Rating: 2 Because I didn’t look properly at the specifics of the showing, I walked into the theatre and ended up watching the newest Avatar movie in 3D, which wasn’t

Reviews22 hours ago

Miyazaki 

Rating: 4 For many people in the arts, creation is central to identity. I’m in that group. I put a little bit of myself in everything I do. Consequently, I am a huge

Entertainment22 hours ago

Blind Date - Issue 5 2026

“She was a girl. She was also a girl. Can I make it any more obvious? Blind Date is back and we’re bringing the lesbians! (and the bisexuals no bi-erasure

Editorial22 hours ago

Being the rainbow flying gay

Watching the news as a 11-year-old wondering why my eyes were glued to the TV as Aotearoa announced same-sex marriage was legalised. I didn’t really know what it meant, I just knew something monumental was happening. I developed

News1 week ago

Homegrown Returns

After a long eighteen years down in Wellington, the Homegrown music festival made its comeback where it all began, right here in Hamilton. The move was prompted by the popularity

Entertainment1 week ago

Wet Denim

We sat down with Joe, Luca, Nick and Jack from the 4-piece Pōneke based band Wet Denim on Sunday. Appearing at Homegrown the night before, the band was stoked with

Nexus Breaks the News - 23/3/26

Trump buys all of his staff the same shoes, guesses shoe sizes:   There are so many layers to this that I could make a joke about this with, but the fact he

Entertainment1 week ago

Long-distance…yay or nay?

Lauren – for  Lots of people say that distance makes the heart grow fonder. I wouldn’t be the first to avidly agree with that, but I have my fair share of long distance connections

Te Ao Māori1 week ago

He Kura Tūroa

Kia ora, my name is Anaia Rua, and I am from Ngāi Tūhoe & Ngāti Awa. In the following piece, I reflect on the profound connection shared between Aotearoa and our relatives from

Horoscopes1 week ago

Horoscopes - 23/3/26

Aries: 6 g-spots from The Outback is exactly what you need right now. It will not end badly for you. You will not be kicked out of the club.  Taurus: There’s a reason that pie was

Editorial1 week ago

Being Sober(ish)

So much of uni culture revolves around drugs. Getting stoned before class with a mate, getting black out drunk at a house party, taking enough gear at Outback to actually enjoy dnb. Not every student

Reviews1 week ago

IT'S FALL. 

Time for my bi-annual re-watch of Cartoon Network’s Over The Garden Wall. (Those who are politically correct also watch it in September as the creators intended.)  It’s a heartwarming story about two brothers getting lost in The

Reviews1 week ago

Manosphere Madness 

Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere is a compelling but uneven look at misogynistic online influencers and the young men drawn to them. The film effectively exposes an ecosystem where outrage and

Entertainment1 week ago

Recipe - Pasta

Less cheap, less easy,   Prep time: 10 minutes  Cook time: 30 minutes  Total time: 40 minutes  Serves: 4  Estimated cost per serve: $5    Why This Slaps ?  This meal is perfect for cooking for someone special,

Entertainment1 week ago

Random Audit: Nursing 102

Because I failed bio consistently throughout high school, I figured there was no better lecture to run into than one of the first for nursing 102; and I was very

News1 week ago

Opinion: University Parking

For $3 a day paying for a park on campus, it should be a hell of a lot easier to find a space, but apparently, everyone and their mother wants to circle the place

News1 week ago

SAVE THE PLANET? LET’S FUCK UP SPACE INSTEAD!

Ok, technically not the view of anyone not wearing a Maga hat or owning Twitter but it isn’t far off, at least according to Dr Anna Marie Brennan, a senior lecturer at the Faculty

News1 week ago

Should speed limits be lowered on Te Rapa Road?

The Hamilton City Council is proposing lowering the speed limit on a 460m stretch of Te Rapa Road from 80 km/h to 60 km/h. The speed limit change would apply between Hutchinson

Reviews1 week ago

The Australian Grand Prix; A review from a fan

Rating: +3 I flew to Melbourne last week to watch the 2026 f1 season opener in person, so here is my review of how it was run, and what they