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- The epic, thrilling, ridiculous story of The Spinoff’s first 10 years
Told in one crucial moment from every year, by The Spinoff’s founder Duncan Greive. The Spinoff Cover Story is our premier long-form feature offering, made with the generous support of our members. Read our other cover stories here. 2014: An accidental birth, in a corporate boardroom The Spinoff was never meant ...2 weeks ago - Mike Joy’s grave new world
On a recent Tuesday afternoon at Victoria University, I watched freshwater ecologist and longtime environmental champion Mike Joy tell an undergraduate class that their world was headed off a cliff. He was being generous; the way he sees things, the cliff has well and truly been run over. He told ...2 weeks ago - The light at the end of the Home Show
“Doing it hard.”“Struggling.”“An incredibly tough year.”These were the words used to describe many people’s experiences in 2024, but particularly that of those in the construction industry.Building and related trades have certainly been in the doldrums: work has dropped off, trades shops are nearly empty, builders are working on their own ...2 weeks ago
- Uber required to meet national employment law standards
Opinion: Gig economy companies such as Uber seek to enhance their profits by avoiding national regulation and by shifting their costs onto drivers The post Uber required to meet national employment law standards appeared first on Newsroom. ...2 weeks ago
- PM still hasn’t seen draft Treaty Principles Bill
Comment: The Prime Minister has a long-held position on the Treaty Principles Bill: he doesn’t like it, he won’t support it beyond the select committee stage, but this is “MMP in action”.As David Seymour’s controversial bill continues to steal the oxygen, Christopher Luxon is making no secret of the fact ...2 weeks ago
- Youth vaping is bad policy and bad politics
Opinion: Government’s vape policy is far broader than is necessary The post Youth vaping is bad policy and bad politics appeared first on Newsroom. ...2 weeks ago
- Newsroom daily quiz, Tuesday 10 September
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- Daily crossword, Tuesday 10 September
The post Daily crossword, Tuesday 10 September appeared first on Newsroom. ...2 weeks ago
- Govt resolute in allowing 10yos to be treated as criminals
If the Government is serious about lowering youth offending, it’ll raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14, Chief Children’s Commissioner says The post Govt resolute in allowing 10yos to be treated as criminals appeared first on Newsroom. ...2 weeks ago
- Jesus’s vision fulfilled: David Seymour restores unity to the church
The Christian church has had quite a few dust-ups with itself over the last 20 centuries. This week, the Act Party brought it together. Since Jesus prayed that his followers may all be one (John 17:20-21), Christians have barely stopped fighting. Yes, they’ve occasionally broken off to slaughter people in ...2 weeks ago
- New to streaming: What to watch on Netflix NZ, Neon and more this week
We round up everything coming to streaming services this week, including Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Apple TV+, ThreeNow, Neon and TVNZ+. If you love celebs out of their comfort zone: Celebrity Treasure Island (TVNZ+, starting September 9) We’re back on the beach for a new season of celebrity ...2 weeks ago
- A new festival celebrates the art of the picture book
Picture Me is a brand new book festival happening in Wellington and Christchurch between 11–28 September. Here’s the inside scoop on the international headliners and what they’ll be doing while in Aotearoa. A good picture book has a timeless quality: a story you don’t mind reading over, and over and ...2 weeks ago
- Some home truths about gene technologies
In response to criticism of proposed changes to our GM settings, scientist Revel Drummond says we should discuss the issue of regulatory change from a position of educated debate, not fear-mongering. New technologies often get pushback from sectors of society. In the 19th century people feared the unknown effects on ...2 weeks ago
- Dane and Stacey on making travel a business, owning half a dog, and finding balance
Earning money while you travel sounds like a dream to many of us – so how hard is it to make the dream a reality? Travel content creators Dane and Stacey joined Kiwibank’s This is Kiwi podcast to talk about documenting their adventures online, and remembering to sometimes put the ...2 weeks ago
- Inside the cold war between Live Nation and the Powerstation
Auckland’s best live music venue is feuding with the world’s biggest promoter. Only one side is willing to speak about what happened that fateful night in April. The artist is dressed in black, with a DJ and live drummer, and the crowd bobbing in unison to sinewy R&B. Footage from ...2 weeks ago
- Air New Zealand braces for turbulence
In today’s extract from The Bulletin, Stewart Sowman-Lund looks at the compounding pressures facing the national carrier. To receive The Bulletin in your inbox every weekday morning, sign up here. Diving profits A couple of months ago, we talked about the controversy over surging flight prices in New Zealand, with ...2 weeks ago
- Windbag: Should Wellington City Council refuse to hold a Māori ward referendum?
A new law requires councils to hold referendums – at their own expense – if they want to keep their Māori wards. But what if they just… didn’t? Wellington City Council last week joined dozens of councils around the country in a rebuke of the coalition government by voting to ...2 weeks ago
- All 85 of The Spinoff’s rankings, ranked from worst to best
The rankers become the ranked: Hera Lindsay Bird tackles the most meta ranking of them all. Agree with Hera’s ranking of our rankings? Strongly disagree? Let us know and go in the draw to win a hamper of goods ranked by The Spinoff. There’s nothing like a savagely judgemental list, ...2 weeks ago
- The Weekend: Paralympics appreciation vs everyday apathy
Madeleine Chapman reflects on the week that was. The Paralympic Games end tomorrow after nearly two weeks of incredible athletic feats. On a purely results basis, New Zealand hasn’t done that well. As of writing (Friday), we’re yet to win a gold medal and are placed 61st out of 74 ...2 weeks ago
- ‘I wish I’d never thought of it’: The Blue Monkey on Suzanne Paul’s back
The infomercial queen looks back on an eventful life in TV, filled with Coronation Street, The Blue Monkey and a lot of reality television. Suzanne Paul is a New Zealand television icon. Born and raised in England, Paul worked around the world for 20 years before she arrived in Aotearoa ...2 weeks ago
- Auckland’s secondhand bookshops, ranked and reviewed
Shanti Mathias visits and ranks the crème de la crème of Auckland’s secondhand bookshops. From Ponsonby to Grafton to Devonport to Parnell, Auckland has some lovely secondhand bookshops, many of which are huge and deserve to be browsed for hours, embracing the way that all bookstores, but especially secondhand bookstores, ...2 weeks ago
- The Spinoff Essay: An ode to tea, the universal panacea
Skimmed Alive, Earl Gravy or Peanut Safari, there’s nothing like making someone a cup of tea exactly how they like it. The Spinoff Essay showcases the best essayists in Aotearoa, on topics big and small. Made possible by the generous support of our members. ‘Corrie climax sparks power surge.’ That was ...2 weeks ago
- ‘A bogan-fuelled track to remind us where we came from’: Blindspott’s perfect weekend playlist
Damian Alexander and Shelton Woolright of Blindspott share their perfect weekend playlist. Few embody the “west is best” mindset as well as Blindspott. So, it’s probably a good thing the bogan rockers will be able to let their West Auckland sensibilities loose as a part of a supergroup comprised of ...2 weeks ago
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