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Meat, mullets and masculinity: Two days at Meatstock 2020

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Sam Brooks heads along to Meatstock 2020, and finds himself questioning the symbiotic relationship between meat-eating and machismo. As I entered Auckland’s ASB Showgrounds for the first day of Meatstock 2020, a girl was exiting. Trucker cap on, eyes hidden behind aviators, manicured fingers wrapped around a can, itself wrapped in a chilled cozy. One … Read more

My day of meat: A vegetarian goes to butcher bootcamp

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Our usually meat-eschewing food editor proves she’s got the chops for the job by getting acquainted with some dead animals.  People often presume that because I don’t eat meat, the thought of others eating it must horrify me. Anything from munching a ham sandwich in my presence to simply mentioning the nice steak they had … Read more