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Top 10 stories of the month - August 2015

11:01 am on 31 August 2015

In case you missed something, here are our most read stories for the month.

 

1 - SHARING THE LOVE: WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE IN A POLYAMOROUS RELATIONSHIP

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This is what it's really like to be in a relationship with more than one lover. Story by Natasha Frost.

2 - THE PENCILSWORD: THE GARFIELD PRINCIPLE

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Success doesn’t always equal quality, says Toby Morris. Just look at Garfield.

3 - FORMER UN INTERN ADMITS TO PUBLICITY STUNT

David Hyde outside his tent. Photo: Geneva Tribune

The New Zealander who resigned from his unpaid internship at the United Nations confessed that it was a publicity stunt. “Was what I did justifiable?, he asked. “Perhaps it is too soon to tell.” 

4 - 10 RENTING MYTHS BUSTED

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With so many of us handing over our cash to landlords, we decided it was time to bust some common renting myths.

5 - ALL THE SINGLE LADIES

Writer Hannah August wants to change the conversation around the "man drought". Photo: Supplied

Writer Hannah August is keen to talk about the "man drought" in a kinder, gentler way. She chats with Megan Whelan.

6 - TAKING A LEAP OF FAITH INTO RELIGIOUS LIFE

Ben de Souza says he might like to be involved with working with underprivileged youth or in education. Photo: Luke McPake

Young men and women in New Zealand are devoting their lives to the Church. We hear from some of them about their path ahead. Story by Natasha Frost.

7 - TINDER SCAMS: WHEN SWIPING RIGHT GOES WRONG

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Dating app Tinder is all about finding love, but with so many scammers in the mix, is it still safe to swipe right? Story by Mava Moayyed.

8 - OFF THE RUNWAY: WELLINGTON

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Off The Runway is a fashion series about the individual style that defines New Zealand cities. We hit the streets of Wellington to talk to locals about the stories that make their clothes unique.

9 - FIRST THINGS FIRST: BACK ON THE BIKE

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Jamie Nicoll is a strong competitor – in sport and in life. What makes his success extraordinary, isn’t that he’s a young guy from the bottom of the world. It’s that to get to the podium, he’d had to recover from an almost unimaginable accident.

10 - THE SCIENCE OF GENDER

Caitlyn Jenner's Vanity Fair cover. Photo: Vanity Fair

In part thanks to Caitlyn Jenner, Janet Mock and Laverne Cox, trans* issues are getting more media coverage than ever. We look at the science of gender and how people express it. Story by William Ray.