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· Nov 27
An open letter about the future of The Spinoff
An important announcement from the CEO, the editor and the founder of The Spinoff.<br />
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The future of The Spinoff:
The Spinoff’s CEO, founder and editor level with you in an open letter published this morning.
The Spinoff’s CEO, founder and editor level with you in an open letter published this morning.
‘Totally devoid of bullshit’: Holding the Heavy Stuff by Ben Sedley, reviewed
‘Totally devoid of bullshit’: Holding the Heavy Stuff by Ben Sedley, reviewed
'The clearest, simplest, kindest map to some of the murkiest, messiest, unkindest crap.'...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:00 AM
‘Totally devoid of bullshit’: Holding the Heavy Stuff by Ben Sedley, reviewed
The $44 pie at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, reviewed
The $44 pie at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, reviewed
It costs a lot of money to attend the Las Vegas Grand Prix. It costs even more to eat a basic pie there....
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November 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The $44 pie at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, reviewed
Are matchmaking services the answer to scams, scumbags and situationships?
Are matchmaking services the answer to scams, scumbags and situationships?
Boyfriends are embarrassing and dating apps are dying. What’s the alternative?...
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November 24, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Are matchmaking services the answer to scams, scumbags and situationships?
The Fold: Deals that defined the year in local media – plus predictions for 2026
The Fold: Deals that defined the year in local media – plus predictions for 2026
A run through this year’s major media deals, what they signify and what might happen next....
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November 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The Fold: Deals that defined the year in local media – plus predictions for 2026
Juggernaut 2: The wild story of the first MMP election
Juggernaut 2: The wild story of the first MMP election
The miracle that delivered a new voting system to New Zealand – and the politicians that seized the moment....
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November 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Juggernaut 2: The wild story of the first MMP election
The cost of being: A disabled parent on the supported living allowance
The cost of being: A disabled parent on the supported living allowance
'Beneficiary disabled life will never be easy, but at the moment there is a governmental attitude to deny everything, always, and see how hard you fight.'...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The cost of being: A disabled parent on the supported living allowance
Is the Golden Mile pause the beginning of the end?
Is the Golden Mile pause the beginning of the end?
A fresh review of the troubled project has revived questions about the city’s faltering confidence in its own future....
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November 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Is the Golden Mile pause the beginning of the end?
Why are New Zealand drivers so aggro?
Why are New Zealand drivers so aggro?
Anyone who’s ridden a bike or scooter on our roads has a story about a driver seemingly wanting to murder them....
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November 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Why are New Zealand drivers so aggro?
Andrew Little buddies up to the right
Andrew Little buddies up to the right
In his first council meeting as Wellington mayor, Andrew Little opened a political rift between Labour and the Greens....
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November 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Andrew Little buddies up to the right
Where to watch all the big winners at the NZ Screen Awards
Where to watch all the big winners at the NZ Screen Awards
Including The Gone, The Convert, Taskmaster NZ and other big winners on the night....
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November 24, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Where to watch all the big winners at the NZ Screen Awards
New To Streaming: What to watch on Netflix NZ, Neon and more this week
New To Streaming: What to watch on Netflix NZ, Neon and more this week
Including the final season of Stranger Things, Chris Hemsworth's road trip to remember and more....
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November 24, 2025 at 2:15 AM
New To Streaming: What to watch on Netflix NZ, Neon and more this week
The reason the government can never erase mātauranga
The reason the government can never erase mātauranga
Tino rangatiratanga is important, but mātauranga is what we are truly at risk of losing....
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November 24, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The reason the government can never erase mātauranga
The international media view on the big ‘Kiwi experiment’
The international media view on the big ‘Kiwi experiment’
How the juggernaut reforms of the 80s and 90s played out in the pages of the Economist and other foreign outlets....
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November 23, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The international media view on the big ‘Kiwi experiment’
Reviewed: The first (and only) 25 metres of the Golden Mile
Reviewed: The first (and only) 25 metres of the Golden Mile
In this flow state, you achieve enlightenment: a vision of the Wellington of 2040 beckons you forward. 'Dream to live in a better city,' it dares you....
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November 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Reviewed: The first (and only) 25 metres of the Golden Mile
With election year approaching, Winston Peters is practising his greatest hits
With election year approaching, Winston Peters is practising his greatest hits
Like clockwork, Peters has started distancing NZ First from its coalition partners while doubling down on identity politics and anti-immigration....
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November 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
With election year approaching, Winston Peters is practising his greatest hits
Surviving New Zealand’s economy feels like living in a dying marriage
Surviving New Zealand’s economy feels like living in a dying marriage
Follow that car! Leap out in the rain and tell us you’ve changed! New Spinoff editor Veronica Schmidt says Aotearoa needs a rom-com turning point....
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November 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Surviving New Zealand’s economy feels like living in a dying marriage
Fixing the basics, sticking with Luxon: the National Party’s 2026 plan
Fixing the basics, sticking with Luxon: the National Party’s 2026 plan
A year out from the election, against a backdrop of ramped-up coup rumours, the National Party took its first step onto the campaign trail....
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November 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Fixing the basics, sticking with Luxon: the National Party’s 2026 plan
The overwhelmingly positive experiences of trans youth on puberty blockers
The overwhelmingly positive experiences of trans youth on puberty blockers
A survey of trans youth highlights the enormous value of puberty blockers – and the strong need for continued access to them....
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November 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The overwhelmingly positive experiences of trans youth on puberty blockers
Ko wai tēnei: Māori fashion entrepreneur Taylor Spittle
Ko wai tēnei: Māori fashion entrepreneur Taylor Spittle
'Don’t be afraid of the boring stuff. There are parts of running a business which are super boring, but they still have to be done.'...
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November 21, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Ko wai tēnei: Māori fashion entrepreneur Taylor Spittle
A day in the life of a New Zealand MP attending Cop30 in Brazil
A day in the life of a New Zealand MP attending Cop30 in Brazil
Francisco Hernandez shares his diary from Belém, featuring plenary sessions, Pringles, fire evacuations and bus blunders. <br />...
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November 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
A day in the life of a New Zealand MP attending Cop30 in Brazil
A mystery tour of Auckland Central’s empty(ish) buildings
A mystery tour of Auckland Central’s empty(ish) buildings
Welcome to the boulevards of broken dreams and ‘festering holes’. Follow me!...
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November 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
A mystery tour of Auckland Central’s empty(ish) buildings
Hoods Landing is a gorgeous family drama – and a stunning debut
Hoods Landing is a gorgeous family drama – and a stunning debut
'A tremendous family drama: operatic in scope, intimately detailed and deeply funny.'...
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November 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Hoods Landing is a gorgeous family drama – and a stunning debut
‘It’s a currency’: How did chocolate fish become our go-to reward?
‘It’s a currency’: How did chocolate fish become our go-to reward?
'We can argue forever over Crowded House and pavlova, but we'll always have the chocolate fish.'...
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November 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
‘It’s a currency’: How did chocolate fish become our go-to reward?
The Friday Poem: ‘Flood’ by Louise Wrightson
The Friday Poem: ‘Flood’ by Louise Wrightson
A new poem by Louise Wrightson....
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November 21, 2025 at 3:47 AM
The Friday Poem: ‘Flood’ by Louise Wrightson
The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending November 21
The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending November 21
The groundbreaking book about a first period hits the charts....
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November 21, 2025 at 3:45 AM
The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending November 21