Max Towle
RNZ
New Zealand
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Past articles by Max:
Faith in quarantine: How religion has been affected by Covid-19
Churches and mosques around the country are now closed. Here's how religious New Zealanders are adjusting, and what they believe the pandemic means. → Read More
Analysis: Champions League delivers ultimate drama again
Liverpool and Spurs seemed doomed, then the football gods struck, writes Max Towle. → Read More
FIFA Pitch: The most intriguing off-field stories of the 2018 World Cup
An Egyptian love triangle, a shock sacking, and the fear of racism and homophobia in host country Russia are enduring narratives ahead of this year’s tournament. → Read More
Cannabis, cash and a community’s dream
They’re poor and scarred by drug use, but tiny East Coast communities are pouring their savings into a plan to grow medicinal marijuana. → Read More
Avengers: Infinity War is an empty spectacle, until...
Our (pretty much) spoiler-free recap of the biggest movie ever ever ever. → Read More
Health Ministry says it’s failing to provide adequate healthcare to transgender people
And it wants to completely review its model of care. → Read More
Meet the New Zealand world champion of a classic arcade game
“I just picked it up one day and never looked back.” → Read More
Sex after sexual assault
Student Robert Tennent has written a book about re-embracing sex after suffering serious trauma. → Read More
What if there was no Facebook?
Utopia? Or dystopia? Unavailable: What if there was no Facebook? Image: The Wireless/Luke McPake Facebook’s not having the best time of it at the moment. Just yesterday, the social media platform admitted nearly 64,000 New Zealanders are estimated to have had their data collected and used by Cambridge Analytica - the data mining British political consulting firm. The personal data was apparently… → Read More
How to make a great low-budget movie in New Zealand (in 10 years)
“I didn’t really want to ask people for money, but … it was now or never.” → Read More
5 biggest questions if Sky loses Rugby World Cup rights
TVNZ and Spark are rumoured to be frontrunners. → Read More
More fentanyl is coming into NZ, and authorities are worried
“This is the first time we’ve seen the drug passed off as something else, which is particularly worrying.” → Read More
Through the blue: Four women bid to make history by crossing the Cook Strait
“We’re crossing together, as a team and as friends.” → Read More
Ricky Gervais’ newest transphobic jokes are getting slammed
The comedian has just dropped his new special “Humanity” on Netflix. → Read More
Getting hold of meth in 20 minutes or less
“The war on drugs and ‘tough on crime’ hasn’t worked.” → Read More
My Favourite Things, with rad sci-fi author Charlie Jane Anders
We talk movies, comic books and music with the award-winning American writer. → Read More
Hundreds backing a campaign to save Otago University's law camp
The camp has been scrapped by the uni after allegations of inappropriate behaviour. → Read More
Oscars 2018: Who will win, and who should win the major awards
It’s time for Hollywood’s annual victory lap. → Read More
Turkish woman deported despite discrimination and sexual violence fears
An immigration specialist says the case raises questions about NZ's refugee requirements. → Read More
WWE on Māori TV? Bring it on, say Māori leaders
They say some criticism of the station is misguided and borders on racism. → Read More