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Anna Rawhiti-Connell

Anna Rawhiti-Connell writes about media and technology, politics, gender and society. Twitter: @annagconnell

From 2020’s stifling malaise, an apology

Anna Rawhiti-Connell experienced a series of minor rages during lockdown - of which her husband bore the brunt. She looks at how those domestic trials acted as a mask for the things she was truly angry about.

Anna Rawhiti-Connell

Sep 11 2020

Week in Review

A weight like no other

Anna Rawhiti-Connell’s weight has been the albatross around her neck for 20 years. Despite worrying weight loss surgery might buy into oppressive beauty standards, she surrendered to the science - and found power in that surrender.

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Aug 19 2020

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Be a thorn in the side of your own party

It’s time to lay extreme partisanship aside and for parties to prove their ingredients are worthy - not just that their packaging makes us feel good, writes Anna Rawhiti-Connell.

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Aug 06 2020

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Are men okay?

Men behaving badly, men abusing their power, men abusing women. Why do they still think it’s okay? Women can’t sort through this mess on their own, writes Anna Rawhiti-Connell.

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Jul 23 2020

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Why there’ll be Stuff-all on Facebook

Publisher Stuff is turning its back on Facebook. Anna Rawhiti-Connell explains why, and how that might affect readers

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Jul 07 2020

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Why can’t universities move with the times?

Anna Rawhiti-Connell asks why the enormous amount of reinvention and innovation that’s taken place in other sectors has passed universities by.

Anna Rawhiti-Connell

Jun 29 2020

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Reticent Kiwis, heed the call

Anna Rawhiti-Connell tells herself to stop being a dick about domestic tourism and visits the Waitomo Caves.

Anna Rawhiti-Connell

Jun 04 2020

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Leaving behind the carcasses of my life

No one knows what a post Covid-19 world will be like, but everyone has a theory and the theories can be overwhelming, writes Anna Rawhiti-Connell

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May 13 2020

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Read the room, Simon

Kiwis are traumatised and needing reassurance right now, so Simon Bridges needs to wait with his criticisms until the nation is ready, writes Anna Rawhiti-Connell

Anna Rawhiti-Connell

Apr 23 2020

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The Ashley Bloomfield Show

Anna Rawhiti-Connell’s ode to Ashley Bloomfield - the balm for our furrowed brows.

Anna Rawhiti-Connell

Apr 01 2020

Covid-19

It’s okay to feel scared, sad, guilty, selfish

To everyone else out there feeling disappointment and dread about coronavirus, it might do us some good to briefly but collectively acknowledge it, writes Anna Rawhiti-Connell

Anna Rawhiti-Connell

Mar 17 2020

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No one cares about media self-righteousness

Anna Rawhiti-Connell tells media bosses to get a grip - no one cares if an advertisement took a dig at you.

Anna Rawhiti-Connell

Mar 05 2020

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Why the arts debate is binary and repetitive

Anna Rawhiti-Connell laments the slow erosion of arts and culture writing in this country by writing about arts and culture.

Anna Rawhiti-Connell

Feb 12 2020

Week in Review

Stop giving social media so much credit

Anna Rawhiti-Connell explains why she’s not prepared to accept that ’snake oil’ social media tactics will somehow manipulate the vast majority of NZ voters who already know what they believe in.

Anna Rawhiti-Connell

Jan 30 2020

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A message to my prodigal brothers

No one reminds Anna Rawhiti-Connell better than her brothers that she can be ‘an insufferable bore’. As they return to New Zealand she needs to tell them about this place. Now. So, listen up, boys.

Anna Rawhiti-Connell

Dec 20 2019

Week in Review

The true heroes of Christmas

As she has gotten older, Anna Rawhiti-Connell has realised the true hero of Christmas is not a weirdly white baby in a manger or a fat man with a beard, but women.

Anna Rawhiti-Connell

Dec 03 2019

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When will landlords get it’s about homes, not houses

New rental reforms aren’t about shafting landlords, they’re about requesting that those who built an industry around housing accept that with industry, comes regulation, writes Anna Rawhiti-Connell.

Anna Rawhiti-Connell

Nov 19 2019

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Helping rugby shed its old skin

Anna Rawhiti-Connell used to be anti-rugby but now sits on a provincial rugby union board and treasures the social, cultural and political aspects of the modern sport.

Anna Rawhiti-Connell

Nov 11 2019

Week in Review

Don’t let the weirdness stop you voting

Anna Rawhiti-Connell discusses the importance of a safe pair of hands in the weirdness that is local government elections.

Anna Rawhiti-Connell

Oct 02 2019

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Anna Rawhiti-Connell: Black dogs, black holes

Anna Rawhiti-Connell drops the euphemisms to explain how she sees her depression as a gift - albeit one she wishes she hadn’t been given.

Anna Rawhiti-Connell

Sep 18 2019