Kiwi Battler – The Spinoff

The day the Koru Lounge went dry

11 December 201911 December 2019 by Kiwi Battler

Last year, we published the anonymous account of a Koru Club member who was denied their mandated birthright entry into the Koru Club. This Koru Club member returns to give us their harrowing, haunting account of the day the Koru Lounge went dry. “Bye, bye miss American Pie. Drove the Chevy to the levee but … Read more

The day I wasn’t let into the Koru Lounge: my story

24 June 201910 October 2018 by Kiwi Battler

This week New Zealanders of all backgrounds rallied around compatriots who found themselves disenfranchised and humiliated after being denied the birthright of every ordinary hardworking Kiwi: entry into the Koru Lounge. The Spinoff is proud to publish this harrowing and brave first-person account from a Koru Club member, whose identity we have agreed to protect. … Read more