Lizzie Marvelly
Lizzie Marvelly is a musician, writer and activist.
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Everyday New Zealanders. Who are these people?
Māori are the original New Zealanders, writes Lizzie Marvelly.
Lizzie Marvelly: No quick way out of Covid-19 trenches
COMMENT: Its when Covid-19 ends that out teamwork will become most important.
Lizzie Marvelly: Let's set to work fixing our troubled economy
COMMENT: The longer the lockdown the more difficult it will become to afford the recovery.
Lizzie Marvelly: Niggling Covid questions that won't be popular
COMMENT: I have no doubt the lockdown has prevented deaths, but has it caused them too?
Lizzie Marvelly: Let's holiday in our own back yard
COMMENT: I'd like to propose a return to the good old Kiwi holiday.
Lizzie Marvelly: Do the best you can working from home - and have fun
COMMENT: An old-hand has a few suggestions that might make the lockdown a bit easier.
Lizzy Marvelly: The GFC, Covid-19 and smashed avocado
Comment: Millennials have lived through two - some three - major economic downturns.
Lizzie Marvelly: Don't stop the music at Eden Park
COMMENT: Economic and employment benefits of large-scale concerts are obvious.
Lizzie Marvelly: Sit down Shane Jones, you're out of tune
Comment: I think most New Zealanders are appalled by racism
Lizzie Marvelly: Real emergency over emergency contraception
Emergency contraception is a conversation in desperate need of some logical thinking.
Lizzie Marvelly: Free speech only goes one way, in my opinion
Where was the free speech brigade when Renae Maihi was taken to court?
Lizzie Marvelly: RNZ Concert decision music to my ears
COMMENT: Kiwi youth already have radio options that serve them the biggest world hits.
Lizzie Marvelly: Māori know what is best for Māori
COMMENT: I refuse to listen to uninformed Pākehā pontificate about what Māori should do.
Lizzie Marvelly: Coronavirus outbreak no excuse for racism
If you are sick, NZ is probably one of the better places to need medical assistance
Lizzie Marvelly: Lack of information, cost and 'stupid' regulations hurting women's health
COMMENT: We need to openly talk about taboo subjects like periods, says Lizzie Marvelly.
Lizzie Marvelly: Let's face it - who really needs a man?
COMMENT: The benefits of being in a relationship with a woman are numerous
Lizzie Marvelly: Time to rethink the working week
COMMENT: While four-day week wouldn't suit all, I'd love to see it trialled by companies.
Top five columns of 2019: Lizzie Marvelly
Today we present the top five columns from Lizzie Marvelly.
Lizzie Marvelly: My Christmas naughty-or-nice list
COMMENT: Lizzie Marvelly helps Santa along with a few suggestions.
Lizzie Marvelly: National catches ugly political virus
COMMENT: Opposition's changed social media approach is no accident.
Lizzie Marvelly: Pūkana 'posers' mock Māori culture
COMMENT: The Māori expression is a tradition steeped in history, protocol and meaning.
Lizzie Marvelly: Simon Bridges' stance on homeless beggars belief
COMMENT: Prosecuting the homeless is morally bankrupt.
Lizzie Marvelly: Damning headlines will put Folau under fire
COMMENT: We need a new approach to report ex-Wallabies star's latest round of whack-a-gay.
Lizzie Marvelly: Cure sick DHBs with the right leadership
With deficits and emergency funding requests, those in charge should be under scrutiny.
Lizzie Marvelly: Irrelevant Guy Fawkes has had his day
COMMENT: It's time for Guy Fawkes to go.
Lizzie Marvelly: SBW has a point about a Māori All Black coach
COMMENT: Pacific Islander, Māori in the coaching system would be good for 'the boys'.
Lizzie Marvelly: Put Auckland metro on the fast track
COMMENT: Small projects that tinker around edges are not going to solve transport crisis.
Lizzie Marvelly: Take care of our uni students
COMMENT: Student life is becoming isolated because of technology.
What to do with all that extra cash?
COMMENT: Our tax brackets could do with an overhaul, don't you think?
Lizzie Marvelly: The porn websites that shock even me
COMMENT: Critical thinking about porn needs to be part of our school system.
Lizzie Marvelly: Why is white supremacy talk taboo?
COMMENT: Is one race is simply more inherently criminal than others?
We all are better players with a 'team' chat
COMMENT: Boys, it's okay to talk about your feelings.
Lizzie Marvelly: I'm ashamed that I can't speak my language
COMMENT: It's time to jump back into the waka and learn te reo Māori.
Lizzie Marvelly: Racist diner 'an absolute tosser'
COMMENT: Woman's bravery after abuse is the only good example from racism in a restaurant.
Lizzie Marvelly: School sport isn't all fun and games
COMMENT: The benefits of finding the right activity for each child would be immense.
Lizzie Marvelly: Why vaping should not be fashionable
COMMENT: If vapes are fashion, there's no telling how popular they could become.
Lizzie Marvelly: We don't need a public vote on abortion
COMMENT: Throwing contentious issues to a public vote is arguably cowardly buck-passing.
Lizzie Marvelly: Ihumātao is a story of continual Māori oppression
COMMENT: Do you know your New Zealand history in all its complexity and darkness?
Lizzie Marvelly: Vote with your conscience not your party
COMMENT: Let 2019 be the year we make abortion safe, legal and accessible.
Lizzie Marvelly: Bold, inclusive? Throw your hat in for mayor
COMMENT: The face of the city is diverse, not an older Pākehā gentleman.
Lizzie Marvelly: The creepy reason I don't go out anymore
COMMENT: If Family Bar is not safe, community should take their pink dollars elsewhere.
Lizzie Marvelly: Farewell to the good, the bad and the dreadful 20s
COMMENT: Just turned 30, Lizzie Marvelly takes stock of her youth.
To Izzie, from Lizzie: Marvelly's open letter to Folau
COMMENT: Marvelly invites Folau to come down from his dais and talk with gay people.
Lizzie Marvelly: Where are all the gay-wedding planners?
COMMENT: Gay marriage has been here since 2013. Why are we not being catered to?
Lizzie Marvelly: Stop calling us young, gullible and naive
COMMENT: Cannabis regulation deserves a high standard of public discourse
Lizzie Marvelly: Semenya should be allowed to run free
COMMENT: Caster Semenya deserves to go down as one of the great runners in history.
Lizzie Marvelly: Why are sex victims assumed to be guilty?
COMMENT: Shame, stigma, and fear keep women quiet.
Women still no safer in post-#MeToo world
COMMENT: When you've heard as many rape stories as I have, you lose that sense of shock.
Lizzie Marvelly: Heroic endeavour or murderous invasion?
COMMENT: A celebration of Captain Cook's landing is a celebration of history whitewashed.
Lizzie Marvelly: I've been up to my eyeballs in drugs
Our antiquated laws are doing more harm than good.
Lizzie Marvelly: Tantrums, threats and Brian Tamaki
COMMENT: Despite negative publicity, Man Up claims to be changing lives for the better.
Lizzie Marvelly: Critical thinking has never been needed more
COMMENT: It's time commentators like Katie Hopkins got their facts straight.
Forget CGT, we need a new plan
COMMENT: The people who lose with no CGT are those who are already struggling.
Geri throws her gay fans under the Spice Bus
COMMENT: Even some of our childhood heroes were members of the rainbow community.
Lizzie Marvelly: Entrepreneurs or snake oil salesmen?
COMMENT: Some have made fortunes selling hope, delusion and affirmation.
Lizzie Marvelly: We're tolerant, inclusive so what's going wrong?
COMMENT: All of the tools for radicalisation are readily available online.
Lizzie Marvelly: Speech may be free but it can cost lives
COMMENT: The undeniable truth is that hatred has become fashionable again.
Shortage of specialists a pain in the neck
COMMENT: After years of chronic pain, having a clear head feels like a daily miracle.
Lizzie Marvelly: Why we've let our kids down
COMMENT: When kids are taking to streets to voice their frustrations, we've let them down.
Lizzie Marvelly: Prejudice tramples on human rights
COMMENT: Prejudice and intolerance have trampled all over our commitment to human rights.
Comment: Will National unleash the Crusher early?
Simon Bridges should be quaking in his boots. Judith Collins looks like the Cheshire.
Marvelly: Why Scott Kuggeleijn shouldn't be playing cricket for NZ
COMMENT: I couldn't be more disappointed in our national cricket organisation
'Our love was turned into a circus': Woman's tirade against Marvelly, partner
COMMENT: This years pride feels like a bandaid trying to staunch the bleeding..
Waitangi Day more than just a day off work
COMMENT: Where we are as a nation today is not good enough, argues Lizzie Marvelly.
Roast Buster interview only about ratings
COMMENT: Newshub offered NZ the chance to a question no one was asking in the first place.
Lizzie Marvelly: Drug-test at festivals a no-brainer
COMMENT: There's no guarantee that party drugs are what they claim to be.
Lizzie Marvelly: How to survive a feminist Christmas
COMMENT: It's no great secret that I love Christmas.
Being a woman carries additional risks
COMMENT: Being born a woman carries risks that many men never think about.
Lizzie Marvelly: Mental health report huge wake-up call
COMMENT: Mental health system is broken and getting help relies on lucky roll of a dice.
Lizzie Marvelly: What will spill out when rug is lifted?
COMMENT: Will the review of bullying behaviour have the teeth to bring about change?
Lizzie Marvelly: Too much ignorance over Pride Parade
COMMENT: This discussion deserves respect and patience - far better than it got.
Lizzie Marvelly: Women Pākehā history forgot
COMMENT: New Zealand has swept aside the unsung heroes of the Māori women's movement.
Lizzie Marvelly: Why I struggled with my sexuality
COMMENT: Talking to teenagers about sex is a sensitive subject. But it is so important.
Marvelly: The silver lining to cyber abuse
COMMENT: I suppose I should thank my trolls, writes Lizzie Marvelly.
Lizzie Marvelly: Why I sympathise with Jami-Lee Ross
COMMENT: Everyone loves a villain, but is it time to replace condemnation with compassion?
Lizzie Marvelly: Tramadol trend is a prescription for trouble
COMMENT: Tramadol is not a drug that you want to muck around with.
Lizzie Marvelly: Taylor Swift was perfect teen idol for Republican daughters
COMMENT: Taylor Swift has resoundingly shaken off her Switzerland-esque stance.
Lizzie Marvelly: Never has a turned back spoken more loudly
COMMENT: Craig's own words say far more about him than anything MacGregor could ever say.
Marvelly: A far cry from the folly of youth
COMMENT: Holding someone down, trying to initiate sexual contact is not the folly of youth