Your worst dining experience
![Restaurant rage is a thing. We want to hear about your food failures.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190105193736im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/s/y/j/y/z/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1syikm.png/1543964712697.jpg)
Eating out is supposed to be a treat, but it doesn't always go to plan. We want to hear about your dining disasters.
Your worst Christmas photos
It's not all candy canes and carols at Christmas - we want to see your festive fails.
Inaction is not an option
!["We are now living with the exponentially compounding negative effects of shockingly poor human stewardship for the planet."](http://web.archive.org./web/20190105193736im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/s/w/4/h/0/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1sw3gn.1syugo.png/1543977433133.jpg)
Climate change is a man-made disaster. Eco-terrorism. An assault on Mother Nature. It was avoidable… but not now.
Saving the world for your kids
Parents say they'll do anything for their kids, but they haven't made any sacrifices for the sake of the environment.
!["We advocate to councils and central government for the things that will make it easier to reduce emissions and improve ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20190105193736im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/s/v/b/n/j/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1sv9v0.1syugo.png/1543977433133.jpg)
Kiwis fighting climate change
Eight households share the changes they've made to help save the planet.
I suffer with her
![I might not be able to fully understand the effects this disease has, but I can make sure my wife doesn't have to go it ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20190105193736im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/r/e/m/x/8/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1rwrfs.1rxt5r.png/1537926805586.jpg)
I never wanted my wife to feel like endometriosis was a journey she would have to take alone.
At 32, I begged for a hysterectomy
When I told the doctor at the hospital how much pain I was in, he told me I was lying.
![I was told that nothing could be done, but I knew something could. And I wasn't giving up. (File photo)](http://web.archive.org./web/20190105193736im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/r/w/l/p/r/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1rwbdj.1rxt5r.png/1537926805586.jpg)
Fight for your diagnosis
Vomiting and fainting from pain, and having blood drip on the floor is not normal.
The dangers of being a woman
![Freedom of speech is important, but I think my right to life and to freedom from assault and sexual violence are more ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20190105193736im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/q/3/h/q/5/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1qz2cq.1ribxu.png/1535514785781.jpg)
Every day of my life since I was a teenager I have thought about my physical safety. I will continue to think about it every single day until I die.
Free speech, not hate speech
Freedom of speech and thought is a fundamental human right, but the tricky part is - what exactly is hate speech?
![It may be possible to talk to one person without offending them, it's almost impossible to speak to a large group of ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20190105193736im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/q/e/b/5/w/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1qycgo.1ribxu.png/1535514785781.jpg)
We need free, true speech
The secret to being clever is not what you read, but what you remember. It's why I take notes when reading and listening to thinkers like Jordan Peterson, Eric Weinstein, Ben Shapiro and Sam Harris to name just a few.
My brother might still be here
![After living with Parkinson's for 30 years, the thought of being trapped in care was too much for my brother.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190105193736im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/o/h/s/q/6/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ohq5z.1ribc4.png/1535513835239.jpg)
After living with Parkinson's for 30 years, the thought of being trapped in care was too much for my brother.
Don't tell me how I should die
My father was forced to endure a painful death because he didn't have the option to end it himself.
![I was told to think about turning my wife's life support off. Eight months later, she's looking forward to the future.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190105193736im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/n/n/f/z/t/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1nndns.1ribc4.png/1535513835239.jpg)
You can't reverse euthanasia
I was told to think about turning my wife's life support off. Eight months later, she's looking forward to the future.
Dad did it all for us
![In 2010 my mother passed away and my father was left with three children whose world had just been shattered.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190105193736im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/r/j/i/t/l/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1rji5o.1rmrpb.png/1536198176753.jpg)
Mum's death left dad to pick up the pieces. Not once did he show the fear and pain he was feeling.
'Love you to pieces, Dad'
I wish I could do more for my Dad, to give him a happier retirement, he has truly given me so much over the years.
![I want to tell you how proud I am of you and how much I love you, Dad.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190105193736im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/r/j/3/8/8/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1rj389.1rmrpb.png/1536198176753.jpg)
Dad: My ultimate rock
During chemo dad lost his hair, his weight, his strength - but never his sense of humour or his will to live.
If not te reo, other languages
![Rather than making te reo Māori a compulsory subject, why not make learning a second language compulsory?](http://web.archive.org./web/20190105193736im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/q/y/f/q/7/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1rqe87.1rqohq.png/1537163805804.jpg)
OPINION: Rather than making te reo Māori a compulsory subject, why not make learning a second language compulsory?
I could barely spell 'kia ora'
OPINION: Māori culture always fascinated me from a young age, even when I didn't know I was Māori.
![I still struggle with the English language today, but now I'm not afraid to ask for help when I need it.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190105193736im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/1/y/u/b/1/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1rqqsk.1rqohq.png/1537163805804.jpg)
Te reo has ups and downs
OPINION: I was brought up by my grandparents in a traditional Māori way, I had to teach myself English.
When landlords harass tenants
Your home should be a sanctuary - but when your landlord is your harasser, it's anything but.
!["The photos looked good on the internet..."](http://web.archive.org./web/20190105193736im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/p/m/p/f/k/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1qun4u.1ribpa.png/1545103719539.jpg)
Sight-unseen rental horror
We rented a house in as-is, where-is condition. I'm now facing lifelong health issues.
Depression: I suffer in silence
![Depression, it's been a long road. (File photo)](http://web.archive.org./web/20190105193736im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/q/j/9/g/r/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1rff0w.1ri1zh.png/1538449206085.jpg)
Everyone who knows me is fully aware that I have suffered from depression. It's been a long road.
Not just 'teenage blues'
My teen years were dismissed as hormonal attention seeking. But they were real, terrifying and miserable.
![My sickness controls me so much, that I isolate myself from good people.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190105193736im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/r/h/k/u/h/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1rhkip.1ri1zh.png/1538449206085.jpg)
The lurking black dog
I'm an expert at masking my illness - my loved ones only know something is up when I am at my very, very worst.