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The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · Nov 27

The future of The Spinoff:

The Spinoff’s CEO, founder and editor level with you in an open letter published this morning.

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 Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 11h

Dozens of protesters arrested at Aerospace Summit in Christchurch

Dozens of protesters arrested at Aerospace Summit in Christchurch

'We need to stop hiding behind this thin veneer of space exploration,' said one of the organisers. <br />...

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The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 12h

‘You’ll laugh, you’ll cry…’: Wendy Parkins on the book everyone should read

‘You’ll laugh, you’ll cry…’: Wendy Parkins on the book everyone should read

Wendy Parkins, winner of best first book at the 2025 Ngaio Marsh Awards, recommends a must-read Victorian 'trauma novel'....

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The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 15h

Echo Chamber: Winston Peters gets his groove back

Echo Chamber: Winston Peters gets his groove back

A broken window is a small price to pay to get public sympathy back on your side....

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The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 16h

Race briefing: Rates debates and mayoral missteps in the river city

Race briefing: Rates debates and mayoral missteps in the river city

Inside the race to win over the region that boasts the lowest rates increase, but a pretty high rate of local election blunders....

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The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 16h

RIP to all the tech we’ve loved and lost

RIP to all the tech we’ve loved and lost

Let's hear it for 3G, Windows 10 and a bunch of other tech that once rocked our worlds....

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The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 18h

The Long Play: How vinyl came back to life – and what it means

The Long Play: How vinyl came back to life – and what it means

A walk through the long, strange history of vinyl records in New Zealand....

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The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 20h

Economists split as Reserve Bank prepares for OCR call

Economists split as Reserve Bank prepares for OCR call

With a rate cut certain but its size up for debate, the bank faces a delicate balancing act between stimulating growth and avoiding overreach....

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The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 21h

The Waitangi Tribunal: 50 years of damning criticisms and ‘mild’ recommendations

The Waitangi Tribunal: 50 years of damning criticisms and ‘mild’ recommendations

A current Waitangi Tribunal member reflects on its origins and impact....

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The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 22h

The battle for Hamilton: A former climate activist takes on a former National MP

The battle for Hamilton: A former climate activist takes on a former National MP

In an election where all most people want to talk about is bringing down rates, one candidate has had to compromise with her past self....

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The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 1d

The Fold: How is student media surviving – even thriving – in print?

The Fold: How is student media surviving – even thriving – in print?

A current editor and former Critic Te Arohi editor discuss the evolution of the magazine as it celebrates its 100th birthday....

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The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 1d

‘Hope is not an option’: Select committee hears digital harm protections long overdue

‘Hope is not an option’: Select committee hears digital harm protections long overdue

Regulation is still desperately needed, say experts, but a social ban for under-16s may only exacerbate harm further....

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The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 1d

‘A matter of social justice’: The old men of 1972 who got pay equity right

‘A matter of social justice’: The old men of 1972 who got pay equity right

The MPs who passed the Equal Pay Act in 1972 could hardly be described as radical liberals, but they were light years ahead of this government....

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The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you for the ‘bonkbusters’: Dame Jilly Cooper, 1937–2025

Thank you for the ‘bonkbusters’: Dame Jilly Cooper, 1937–2025

The author of more than 18 novels celebrating and skewering desire and wealth has died....

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The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 1d

Two Swifties try to figure out why Taylor Swift’s new album kinda sucks

Two Swifties try to figure out why Taylor Swift’s new album kinda sucks

A deep dive into Taylor Swift's polarising new album, The Life of a Showgirl....

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The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 1d

The cost of being: A Wellington data analyst who loves a sweet treat

The cost of being: A Wellington data analyst who loves a sweet treat

'We get free instant coffee at work, and I’m enough of a philistine that that does me just fine.'...

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The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 1d

Meta and TikTok urge MPs to avoid ‘blunt’ ban on under-16s

Meta and TikTok urge MPs to avoid ‘blunt’ ban on under-16s

While concern about teen social media use continues to simmer, the tech giants are warning NZ against emulating Australia's blanket crackdown....

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The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 1d

By the numbers: the government’s tougher benefit rules for young people

By the numbers: the government’s tougher benefit rules for young people

Let's take a look at the numbers....

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The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 1d

Windbag: The case for every Wellington mayoral candidate

Windbag: The case for every Wellington mayoral candidate

Twelve people are running to be the next mayor of Wellington. Here's the best reason to vote for each of them....

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The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 2d

Starting from scratch: Te Rōpu Poa leads Whānau Ora into its most contested era

Starting from scratch: Te Rōpu Poa leads Whānau Ora into its most contested era

Meet the straight-talking chief executive tasked with rebuilding trust, services and hope....

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The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 2d

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 a Keira Knightley murder mystery and a Florence Pugh tearjerker....

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The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 2d

The ‘mystery box’ and the many secrets of seaweed

The ‘mystery box’ and the many secrets of seaweed

Meet the scientist solving biological puzzles with 183-year-old seaweed samples....

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The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 2d

A bleak, brief round-up of 10 years of factory closures in New Zealand

A bleak, brief round-up of 10 years of factory closures in New Zealand

Paper cuts, meatworks and the many mills bleeding jobs....

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The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 2d

City is made of council

City is made of council

Please vote. I do not know how else to say this....

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The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 2d

When will the government’s pro-competition agenda start delivering lower prices?

When will the government’s pro-competition agenda start delivering lower prices?

As grocery and electricity bills continue to rise, shaking up the supermarket duopoly and gentailer club is proving to be an uphill challenge...

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The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 2d

The good, the bad and the ugly from the Presbyterian church’s apology for abuse in care

The good, the bad and the ugly from the Presbyterian church’s apology for abuse in care

The Presbytarian church has apologised to survivors of abuse in its care. An Anglican church abuse survivor assesses its merit....

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