Alice BurtonAlice Burton

Alice is in her final year of communications at AUT. She is majoring in journalism, with a minor in creative writing.

Victoria Uni is thinking about killing study week, and students are not happy

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The gap between lectures and exams is often a crucial time for students to regroup and prepare for the oncoming exam storm. So it’s understandable that a proposal by Victoria University of Wellington to remove it is causing a stir. Faced with a condensed exam period and shorter break for students, Victoria University administrators have … Read more

Where will the children play? Carving space for youth in politics

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Government policies affect us all, so surely children should get a say? Alice Burton reports on how providing children with both information and a listening ear is important for encouraging their participation in politics. Too young to care. Too young to understand. Too young, surely, to have an informed opinion. So runs a common assumption … Read more

A beloved bike recycle co-op is closing down to make way for a car park

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For anyone considering fixing up a bike, sourcing bike parts, or with an interest in perusing a yard full of years’ worth of trash-turned-treasure, now is your time. Loop Groop – the Eden Terrace co-op that rescues and repairs old bicycles and provides space for people to tinker with bikes themselves – is being forced … Read more

‘She’s my secret weapon’: the Waiheke protester taking her sheep to parliament

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Waiheke Island’s favourite four-legged activist may soon be taking a road trip to protest the plans for a floating marina at Kennedy Point. Alice Burton reports. Sue Pawley and her sheep Multi have been an unstoppable force ever since the battle over the proposed marina at Kennedy Point started a few years ago. Together they’ve … Read more