Alison Mau

Tech-powered justice: How the new Tika platform targets serial abusers

A journalist and a lawyer have created Tika, an AI-powered platform to connect victims of sexual harm and expose serial perpetrators in New Zealand. Tika co-founder Ali Mau explains how it works.

Sep 24 26September 24, 2026

Article at Unlimited Magazine

The 44 best books of 2025

From local thrillers to international fantasy, essays to photobooks, biographies to romantasy, we asked the experts to choose the best books of 2025.

Nov 28 25November 28, 2025

Article at https://www.thepress.co.nz/

The 44 best books of 2025

From local thrillers to international fantasy, essays to photobooks, biographies to romantasy, we asked the experts to choose the best books of 2025.

Nov 28 25November 28, 2025

Article at https://www.thepost.co.nz/

Ali Mau is thriving at 60 and on a mission to change the system for fellow survivors of sexual abuse

The former broadcaster and journalist opened up in a deeply personal conversation on the Kiwi Yarns podcast.

Apr 06 25April 06, 2025

Article at Unlimited Magazine

Ali Mau on how words can be ‘loving and lethal’

Read an exclusive extract from Mau’s new memoir, No Words for This.

Apr 04 25April 04, 2025

Article at https://www.thepress.co.nz/

Ali Mau on how words can be ‘loving and lethal’

Read an exclusive extract from Mau’s new memoir, No Words for This.

Apr 04 25April 04, 2025

Article at https://www.thepost.co.nz/

After six years, it's goodbye from me

A walk-through of the anti-vaccine mandate blockade on Molesworth St Anti-vaccine mandate protesters set up a blockade on Molesworth St near the Beehive in Wellington in early 2022. Jericho Rock-Archer/Stuff Alison Mau has been a columnist for the…

Nov 11 23November 11, 2023

Article at https://www.thepost.co.nz/

After six years, it's goodbye from me

A walk-through of the anti-vaccine mandate blockade on Molesworth St Anti-vaccine mandate protesters set up a blockade on Molesworth St near the Beehive in Wellington in early 2022. Jericho Rock-Archer/Stuff Alison Mau has been a columnist for the…

Nov 11 23November 11, 2023

Article at https://www.thepress.co.nz/

To the fireworks freaks - just give it up, already

Private fireworks near Queenstown A fireworks display on a rural property resulted in a half-hectare fire. The property is connected to American billionaire Tony Malkin. (First published January 1, 2023)Davis Decor Painters and Decorators Alison Mau…

Nov 04 23November 04, 2023

Article at https://www.thepress.co.nz/

To the fireworks freaks - just give it up, already

A fireworks display on a rural property resulted in a half-hectare fire. The property is connected to American billionaire Tony Malkin. (First published January 1, 2023) Davis Decor Painters and Decorators Alison Mau is a columnist for the Sunday…

Nov 04 23November 04, 2023

Article at https://www.thepost.co.nz/

Spare a thought for the gravel maggots of the charity world

New Zealanders only have so much to give and dozens of charities are fighting for the donation dollar. Alison Mau is a columnist for the Sunday Star-Times. OPINION: I read through the multitude of tables and pretty graphs in a new report this week,…

Oct 28 23October 28, 2023

Article at https://www.thepress.co.nz/

Spare a thought for the gravel maggots of the charity world

Fighting for the donation dollar New Zealanders only have so much to give and dozens of charities are fighting for the donation dollar. Alison Mau is a columnist for the Sunday Star-Times. OPINION: I read through the multitude of tables and pretty…

Oct 28 23October 28, 2023

Article at https://www.thepost.co.nz/

Women won't be safe if the names of predators are kept secret

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Oct 21 23October 21, 2023

Article at https://www.thepost.co.nz/

Women won't be safe if the names of predators are kept secret

Victoria University students are launching a #metoo blog to collate stories of sexual violence and harassment. (video first published in August 2018) Alison Mau is a columnist for the Sunday Star-Times. OPINION: It took a bunch of crusty black-suited…

Oct 21 23October 21, 2023

Article at https://www.thepress.co.nz/

Minor leaders inspire cracking TV, and deserve more voice in election debates

Speaking in Tairāwhiti, Labour leader Chris Hipkins continues to argue that National's proposed tax plan as significant holes. Alison Mau is a columnist for the Sunday Star-Times. OPINION: While the south of Te Waipounamu was battered by a beast of a…

Sep 23 23September 23, 2023

Article at https://www.thepost.co.nz/

The rape case that shows why letter-writers should be more nuanced with support

New guidelines make it safer for actors performing intimate scenes It comes after sexual harassment and abuse in the screen industry has been outed by the #MeToo movement. (Video first published June 2020). Alison Mau is a columnist for the Sunday…

Sep 16 23September 16, 2023

Article at https://www.thepress.co.nz/

The women’s sports story that just won’t die - and why it matters

A demonstrator holds a red card reading in Spanish "Little pick and game over" during an anti-Rubiales protest and to support Spain player Jenni Hermoso in Madrid on Monday, August 28, 2023.Andrea Comas / AP Alison Mau is a columnist for the Sunday…

Sep 09 23September 09, 2023

Article at https://www.thepost.co.nz/

What I learned and loved about football during the Ferns' historic win

Alison Mau is a columnist for the Sunday Star-Times. OPINION: A major disclaimer first-up: I know nothing about football. I don’t think before Thursday night I had ever watched a game all the way through; although I did become obsessed with Welcome…

Jul 22 23July 22, 2023

Article at Unlimited Magazine

I was never a Barbie girl, but I can’t wait for the movie

Alison Mau is a columnist for the Sunday Star-Times. OPINION: It’s now just four sleeps until one of Hollywood’s most anticipated days in recent memory. On Thursday, July 20, two behemoth films will hit cinemas screens, and they couldn’t be less…

Jul 15 23July 15, 2023

Article at https://www.thepost.co.nz/

'She led them to safety': Kiwi helps jail man who ran 'campaign of rape'

In 2018, a young Kiwi woman looking for work in London was pulled into a long-running sex trafficking operation. She tells Alison Mau how she fought to bring her rapist to trial. After a week of terror at the hands of a serial rapist and sex…

Jul 01 23July 01, 2023

Article at Unlimited Magazine

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