A definitive list of woke and non-woke foodsUnsure if your snack gets the David Seymour tick? This will clear things up.By The Spinoff | 8th May, 2024Guest writer
‘I do love a good funnysad novel’: Jane Arthur on her favourite booksThe writer and bookseller on an encounter with CK Stead, the ever-changing brilliance of Charlotte's Web and more.By The Spinoff Review of Books | 8th May, 2024⚖️
How the Student Volunteer Army is helping high schoolers give backThe Student Volunteer Army has generated approximately 1.6 million hours of volunteering from secondary school students in just five years.By Joel MacManus | 6th May, 2024Wellington editor
War for Wellington: Minister approves sweeping upzoning, rejects heritage changesThe final decision on the Wellington District Plan makes it official: High-density housing is legal across most of Wellington.By Joel MacManus | 8th May, 2024Wellington editor
OpinionWhy we’re fighting to save Te Huia, the Hamilton-Auckland trainIt's not perfect, but it it's a start – and it sure beats sitting in traffic.By Georgie Dansey | 8th May, 2024Guest writer
The Spinoff is looking for a new staff writerA rare opportunity to join our team of award-winning journalists.By The Spinoff | 29th April, 2024Staff writers
How many productivity apps do I have to use to become more productive?An attempt to be more productive without giving in (entirely) to AI.By Shanti Mathias | 8th May, 2024Staff writer
The Spinoff Power List: 50 New Zealanders you need to knowAn objective list of the 50 most powerful people in New Zealand, as judged by The Spinoff Editorial Board.By The Spinoff Board of Review | 8th May, 2024⚖️
How the lessons from Covid-19 could help us prepare for bird fluAnd why there is growing concern around the world.By Stewart Sowman-Lund | 8th May, 2024The Bulletin editor
Rules for property managers are scrapped. But what’s the worst that could happen?Stories from the tenancy trenches, featuring spider infestations, cupboard rats and same-sex discrimination.By Hera Lindsay Bird | 8th May, 2024Contributing writer
Explainer: What’s the deal with Auckland’s new water deal?Simeon Brown, Chris Luxon and Wayne Brown climbed into a hole and announced a plan to solve Auckland's water woes. This is how it'll work.By Joel MacManus | 8th May, 2024
Six telling tidbits from the review of vote-counting errors at the 2023 electionDouble votes, missing ballot boxes, tired tech and stressed staff: how tick-tallying went astray at last year’s election. By Alice Neville | 7th May, 2024
A ‘blistering’ ‘tour de force’: Australia loves After the Party too'Australian drama could learn a thing or two.'By Tara Ward | 7th May, 2024
‘Uncanny notes that plague this place’: Hagstone by Sinéad Gleeson, reviewedAn ode to The Wicker Man with plenty of twists.By Claire Mabey | 7th May, 2024
OpinionLuxon and Mitchell weren’t mixed up, they were using girl mathsGame recognises game after a press conference from Christopher Luxon and Mark Mitchell.By Anna Rawhiti-Connell | 7th May, 2024
OpinionAdding gender to the Human Rights Act – what’s the big deal?It would simply make the implicit explicit, but it's suddenly controversial.By Paul Thistoll | 7th May, 2024
The cost of being: A flatting student who’s saving for more tattoosThe last time my Eftpos card declined? Last year trying to buy a scone on campus – a man behind me paid for it.By The Cost of Being | 7th May, 2024
Messy press conference prompts correction over Corrections fundingIt took a post-post-cabinet statement to confirm that 810 new beds will be built at Waikeria.By Stewart Sowman-Lund | 7th May, 2024
Checkered FlagThe last days of motorsport at Pukekohe Park RacewayIn the final months of the Pukekohe Park Racecourse, the father and daughter duo managing the grassroots racecourse want to give everyone one last chance to go fast. 16 Apr 202427:29
K-POLYSMeet three Pacific K-pop fansFor Boba, Ethan and Ashley, K-pop is a place to belong, a way to express themselves, and a bridge to connect with others. 19 Mar 202418:52
Alice Snedden's Bad NewsAlice picks a fight with farmers (Part 2)In part two of Alice Snedden’s Bad News Saves the World, Alice decides to single-handedly save the world in 20 minutes by confronting farmers. 29 Feb 202421:42
Alice Snedden's Bad NewsThe world is ending and nobody cares (Part 1)In part one of the latest Bad News, Alice Snedden deduces that the world is ending and societal collapse will ensue. So she trains for the worst while looking for possible ways to avoid complete societal destruction. 27 Feb 202422:00
Last Home RentersRetired and rentingRodney Patea is one of a growing number of pensioners who don’t own a home. He’s surrounded by vacant holiday mansions in his Coromandel town, but struggling to find a long-term rental. The 76-year-old fisherman may have to ride his horse out of town, or live in his car. 5 Dec 202316:04
At last! The kiwi is getting its comeuppance The national bird has caused a national economic crisis that only the National coalition government can fix.By Hayden Donnell | 6th May, 2024Contributing writer
Dunedin’s secondhand bookshops, ranked and reviewedThe best places in Ōtepoti to pick up everything from medical romance novels to rare first edition hardbacks.By Hera Lindsay Bird | 4th May, 2024Contributing writer
Dan Carter won’t stop kickingAfter a long and illustrious career as a goal kicker, Dan Carter's favourite way to unwind is... kicking goals. Why can't he get enough of it?By Calum Henderson | 4th May, 2024Deputy editor
OpinionCan the Green Party’s holy mission survive its fallible disciples?First Kerekere, then Ghahraman, then Tana and now Genter. The Greens' uncompromising posture creates an awful pressure, one that recent events suggest is untenable. By Duncan Greive | 3rd May, 2024Founder
The prison slushy story is back, baby, and it’s less nutritious than everWhat’s more wasteful than spending $315k on syrup and machine maintenance? Trying to drum up a controversy about it.By Madeleine Holden | 3rd May, 2024Senior editor
Why I told a cop about my lasagne and what it’s got to do with the mediaPeople trust other people more than institutions. So how can the media gain that trust through journalists without losing what's important about the institution?By Anna Rawhiti-Connell | 3rd May, 2024Senior writer
The star-studded New Zealand movie you need to see as soon as possibleThis 'existential cathartic dramedy' from Eagle vs Shark's Loren Taylor is unlike anything this country has ever produced.By Alex Casey | 2nd May, 2024Senior writer
OpinionWhere else should phones be banned? The most unruly classroom of all – parliamentImagine how much more productive the government could be without the hypnotic glow of all that screen time? By Tara Ward | 2nd May, 2024Staff writer
Is cooking with dog food instead of meat actually fine? I gave it a goResults ranged from surprisingly yum to soul-destroying. By Asia Martusia King | 2nd May, 2024Guest writer
OpinionWhy we’re fighting to save Te Huia, the Hamilton-Auckland trainIt's not perfect, but it it's a start – and it sure beats sitting in traffic.By Georgie Dansey | 8th May, 2024Guest writer
The Spinoff Power List: 50 New Zealanders you need to knowAn objective list of the 50 most powerful people in New Zealand, as judged by The Spinoff Editorial Board.By The Spinoff Board of Review | 8th May, 2024
Rules for property managers are scrapped. But what’s the worst that could happen?Stories from the tenancy trenches, featuring spider infestations, cupboard rats and same-sex discrimination.By Hera Lindsay Bird | 8th May, 2024
The cost of being: A flatting student who’s saving for more tattoosThe last time my Eftpos card declined? Last year trying to buy a scone on campus – a man behind me paid for it.By The Cost of Being | 7th May, 2024
Tense office dynamics draining your soul? Kink can help with thatThe workplace can be a minefield of bad comms and passive aggression. Kinksters can help you navigate it. By Othername | 6th May, 2024
OpinionTeachers don’t want the new histories curriculum to be ‘rebalanced’The initial focus on local histories makes sense, as children’s knowledge of the world and their connections to it grows as they do.By Jessie Moss | 6th May, 2024Guest writer
Tips and tricks for when your therapist looks like your dadTip one: let yourself be nurtured by this big old man. Tip two: don't ask him to adopt you. By Gráinne Patterson | 4th May, 2024Guest writer
Help Me Hera: My friend’s boyfriend Steve is always, always, always aroundHe's fine but it feels like I'm losing a friend and it's making me bitter. How do I say 'enough is enough'? By Hera Lindsay Bird | 2nd May, 2024Contributing writer
Cum chairs, stolen pay and shitting bans: Workers share their horror stories with usHappy May Day. Join a union. By Hera Lindsay Bird | 1st May, 2024Contributing writer
A definitive list of woke and non-woke foodsUnsure if your snack gets the David Seymour tick? This will clear things up.By The Spinoff | 8th May, 2024Guest writer
War for Wellington: Minister approves sweeping upzoning, rejects heritage changesThe final decision on the Wellington District Plan makes it official: High-density housing is legal across most of Wellington.By Joel MacManus | 8th May, 2024
Rules for property managers are scrapped. But what’s the worst that could happen?Stories from the tenancy trenches, featuring spider infestations, cupboard rats and same-sex discrimination.By Hera Lindsay Bird | 8th May, 2024
Explainer: What’s the deal with Auckland’s new water deal?Simeon Brown, Chris Luxon and Wayne Brown climbed into a hole and announced a plan to solve Auckland's water woes. This is how it'll work.By Joel MacManus | 8th May, 2024
Six telling tidbits from the review of vote-counting errors at the 2023 electionDouble votes, missing ballot boxes, tired tech and stressed staff: how tick-tallying went astray at last year’s election. By Alice Neville | 7th May, 2024
OpinionLuxon and Mitchell weren’t mixed up, they were using girl mathsGame recognises game after a press conference from Christopher Luxon and Mark Mitchell.By Anna Rawhiti-Connell | 7th May, 2024Senior writer
OpinionAdding gender to the Human Rights Act – what’s the big deal?It would simply make the implicit explicit, but it's suddenly controversial.By Paul Thistoll | 7th May, 2024Guest writer
At last! The kiwi is getting its comeuppance The national bird has caused a national economic crisis that only the National coalition government can fix.By Hayden Donnell | 6th May, 2024Contributing writer
OpinionCan the Green Party’s holy mission survive its fallible disciples?First Kerekere, then Ghahraman, then Tana and now Genter. The Greens' uncompromising posture creates an awful pressure, one that recent events suggest is untenable. By Duncan Greive | 3rd May, 2024Founder
A ‘blistering’ ‘tour de force’: Australia loves After the Party too'Australian drama could learn a thing or two.'By Tara Ward | 7th May, 2024Staff writer
New to streaming: What to watch on Netflix NZ, Neon and more this weekMelanie Lynskey, Joel Edgerton and Barbie herself are all coming to a small screen near you.By New to streaming | 6th May, 2024
Meet the cast of Married at First Sight NZ for 2024Featuring old mate John Aiken, a very familiar beard, and New Zealand's own version of Lucinda Light.By Tara Ward | 5th May, 2024
‘Everybody rolls their eyes’: Dame Susan Devoy’s guilty TV pleasure'It's so good and so bad at the same time... I never watch it in front of anyone.'By My Life in TV | 4th May, 2024
New crime drama High Country is the ideal show for a cold winter nightIf you love a Scandi-noir drama, you’ll enjoy High Country.By Tara Ward | 4th May, 2024
Knocked Up, American Pie, the Bean movie: A brief history of NZ music in Hollywood Please rise for the national anthem (Bic Runga 'Sway' in American Pie).By Alex Casey | 3rd May, 2024Senior writer
The star-studded New Zealand movie you need to see as soon as possibleThis 'existential cathartic dramedy' from Eagle vs Shark's Loren Taylor is unlike anything this country has ever produced.By Alex Casey | 2nd May, 2024Senior writer
A handy primer for arts spokespeople who know nothing about New Zealand artWhat to say when pesky journalists ask gotcha questions like 'can you name a single book you’ve ever read?' and 'did you read it, or did you just see the movie?'By Hera Lindsay Bird | 30th April, 2024Contributing writer
How a High Court showdown between two Māori culture giants flared and faded in a dayAbove the Fold: Yesterday the biggest Māori screen production company faced down the biggest funder of Māori content at the High Court. By Duncan Greive | 30th April, 2024Founder
Checkered FlagThe last days of motorsport at Pukekohe Park RacewayIn the final months of the Pukekohe Park Racecourse, the father and daughter duo managing the grassroots racecourse want to give everyone one last chance to go fast. 16 Apr 202427:29
Checkered FlagTrailer: Farewell to the Pukekohe Park RacewayMotorsport lovers say goodbye to the Pukekohe Park Raceway in a series of lasts as the closure of the raceway approaches. Watch the full documentary on The Spinoff from April 16. 9 Apr 20240:30
K-POLYSMeet three Pacific K-pop fansFor Boba, Ethan and Ashley, K-pop is a place to belong, a way to express themselves, and a bridge to connect with others. 19 Mar 202418:52
K-POLYSTrailer: Meet the K-POLYSBoba, Ethan and Ashley are K-POLYS – Polynesian K-pop fans. See what the three have found in Korean pop culture, and how they bridge it with their own, in a one-off documentary out March 19. 12 Mar 20240:31
Alice Snedden's Bad NewsAlice picks a fight with farmers (Part 2)In part two of Alice Snedden’s Bad News Saves the World, Alice decides to single-handedly save the world in 20 minutes by confronting farmers. 29 Feb 202421:42
Alice Snedden's Bad NewsThe world is ending and nobody cares (Part 1)In part one of the latest Bad News, Alice Snedden deduces that the world is ending and societal collapse will ensue. So she trains for the worst while looking for possible ways to avoid complete societal destruction. 27 Feb 202422:00
Alice Snedden's Bad NewsComing soon: Alice Snedden’s Bad News Saves the WorldYou thought it was over but Alice Snedden is back with more Bad News. In a new two-part documentary special coming February 27, Alice grapples with the world ending – and tries to fix it. 20 Feb 20241:00
Last Home RentersRetired and rentingRodney Patea is one of a growing number of pensioners who don’t own a home. He’s surrounded by vacant holiday mansions in his Coromandel town, but struggling to find a long-term rental. The 76-year-old fisherman may have to ride his horse out of town, or live in his car. 5 Dec 202316:04
Last Home RentersLots of vacant houses, no long-term rentalsTrailer | Rodney Patea is one of a growing number of pensioners who do not own a home. But while he’s surrounded by vacant houses, finding a long-term rental is a struggle. Watch the short documentary on The Spinoff from December 5. 28 Nov 20230:30
Every Word CountsWelcome to the world of competitive ScrabbleIn this one-off documentary, three competitive Scrabble players share their passion for the game and sharpen their skills in preparation for New Zealand’s biggest Scrabble tournament. 7 Nov 202328:58
How many productivity apps do I have to use to become more productive?An attempt to be more productive without giving in (entirely) to AI.By Shanti Mathias | 8th May, 2024Staff writer
Plucky Foodstuffs crushed by the iron fist of big bicycleThe beloved local grocers lost a legal challenge to stop a new cycleway outside their store.By Joel MacManus | 7th May, 2024
OpinionMy co-housing project failed, but I still think it’s a great ideaWe thought we were starting a revolution of urban, modern, high amenity, socially connected housing. Here's what went wrong, and how the idea could still succeed.By Bronwen Newton | 2nd May, 2024
How a High Court showdown between two Māori culture giants flared and faded in a dayAbove the Fold: Yesterday the biggest Māori screen production company faced down the biggest funder of Māori content at the High Court. By Duncan Greive | 30th April, 2024
OpinionA tipping point is imminent, and it’s time for our boardrooms to get uncomfortableWe're reaching a point of no return for the planet, and the transition is not going to be 'managed' or 'orderly'.By Therese Walsh | 29th April, 2024
‘Apologies to Dvořák’: How one piece of classical music became shorthand for prestige dramaIf you think you don't remember Montana Sunday Theatre, try hitting play on one very particular piece of classical music.By Anna Rawhiti-Connell | 28th April, 2024Senior writer
14 (!) crucial questions about Stuff replacing Newshub, asked and (mostly) answeredEverything you need to know about the biggest media deal in years. By Duncan Greive | 17th April, 2024Founder
‘Some’ Newshub staff to be taken on by Stuff for new 6pm bulletinThe print news giant has beaten out NZME to create a 6pm bulletin to replace Newshub at Three, with 'limited' roles for laid-off Newshub staff.By Duncan Greive | 16th April, 2024Founder
Advertising largely funds the media. How do ad execs view the current crisis?Did advertisers create this mess? Or are they our best shot at fixing it?By Duncan Greive | 13th April, 2024Founder
OpinionThe Waitangi Tribunal’s latest report is about far more than just child protectionIts simple and forceful articulations of what Te Tiriti means, and of the Crown's obligations as Treaty partner, should have far-reaching impacts.By Luke Fitzmaurice-Brown | 3rd May, 2024Guest writer
A new generation of activism: Marking 20 years since the foreshore and seabed hīkoiTwo decades ago this week, 15,000 people marched to parliament in a formidable display of outrage and kōtahitanga. By Jamie Tahana | 2nd May, 2024
Ariana Stevens wants te reo Māori to thriveThe founder and CEO of Reo Māori Mai has lofty goals for the future of te reo Māori.By Alice Webb-Liddall | 29th April, 2024
The first, forgotten Anzacs, more than 50 years before GallipoliAustralian and New Zealand volunteers fought together in the Waikato War, yet still its place in the Anzac tradition is unacknowledged by our defence forces or RSA.By Scott Hamilton | 25th April, 2024
OpinionWhy the Waitangi Tribunal has summonsed a minister – and why the Crown is fighting itCrown lawyers will try to convince a judge today that Karen Chhour shouldn't have to answer the tribunal's questions.By Carwyn Jones | 22nd April, 2024
OpinionWe’re asking the wrong questions about treaty settlementsWhen the Crown is the self-appointed ultimate authority over a process to deal with Crown misconduct, we run into big issues.By Tina Ngata | 18th April, 2024Guest writer
Fry bread’s global history, from Native America to AotearoaParāoa parai is kai Māori, but it also connects us to our indigenous whānau overseas.By Vanessa Ellingham | 6th April, 2024Guest writer
Whakaata Māori and the future of Māori mediaWhile creating a slate of world-class shows, Whakaata Māori also developed a generation of world-class creatives.By Dan Taipua | 28th March, 2024Guest writer
Celebrating 20 years: How Whakaata Māori changed the gameA look back on the channel's beginnings, survival and impact across two decades.By Jamie Tahana | 28th March, 2024Guest writer
A definitive list of woke and non-woke foodsUnsure if your snack gets the David Seymour tick? This will clear things up.By The Spinoff | 8th May, 2024Guest writer
Seven graphs that show where New Zealand’s food comes from… and where it goesHow what we produce and what we eat connects us to the world beyond our shores.By Shanti Mathias | 7th May, 2024
How to make the most of oyster seasonFrom freshness to pearls to the joy of shucking your own.By Lucinda Bennett | 6th May, 2024
Is cooking with dog food instead of meat actually fine? I gave it a goResults ranged from surprisingly yum to soul-destroying. By Asia Martusia King | 2nd May, 2024
The art of the three-day birthdayWe get but one birthday a year – why not make it last as long as possible by scheduling as many meals with friends and family as you can?By Lucinda Bennett | 1st May, 2024
Is the health star system past its use-by date?National may scrap the system critics call a marketing ploy. Is it delivering what it says on the box?By Rachel Judkins | 29th April, 2024Contributing writer
An ode to the muesli bar, a national treasureThank you, Dr Maximilian Oskar Bircher-Benner, for your brilliant invention. By Asia Martusia King | 28th April, 2024Guest writer
Waste not, want not: New series Food Rescue Kitchen turns food trash into treasure'After you’ve chopped up that carrot, who cares what it looked like?'By Tara Ward | 27th April, 2024Staff writer
A guide to Wellington’s best BYO restaurantsWondering where to host your next BYO in the capital? Whether it's a small gathering or a massive party, we've got some recommendations. By Joel MacManus | 26th April, 2024Wellington editor
How many productivity apps do I have to use to become more productive?An attempt to be more productive without giving in (entirely) to AI.By Shanti Mathias | 8th May, 2024Staff writer
Here's what happened when I replaced my personality with the Meta AI chatbotFriendships foundering under the weight of a thousand unread messages? Meta's new 'intelligent assistant' is here to help.By Fran Barclay | 6th May, 2024
Supermarkets know everything from your gender to licence plate number. Do you care?CCTV cameras, self-checkout machines, loyalty cards, facial recognition: is your information safe?By Shanti Mathias | 25th March, 2024
OpinionMarch 15 and the very worst of social mediaA personal essay from Jacinda Ardern's social media manager in 2019.By Jen Vermeulen | 14th March, 2024
Can AI help with our existential crises and relationships?Developers of new AI tools say they’re useful, but the jury's still out. By Gabi Lardies | 19th February, 2024
Under the wig: The New Zealander behind TikTok megastar Paloma DiamondThe creative genius responsible for the internet's favourite imaginary actress spends his days teaching in South AucklandBy Sam Brooks | 10th February, 2024Staff feature writer
How an unknown app helped mobilise 10,000 people at TūrangawaewaeTe hui aa motu was a showcase of community mobilisation and cooperation. And one app proved particularly useful.By Eda Tang | 22nd January, 2024Guest writer
Email signoffs, ranked from worst to bestSpoiler: 'Regards' is a bad email signoff.By Madeleine Chapman | 19th January, 2024Editor
Can you trust Dr Google to diagnose your skin condition?GPs are figuring out whether tools like Google Lens and DermAssist are worth using.By Rachel Judkins | 15th January, 2024Contributing writer
‘I do love a good funnysad novel’: Jane Arthur on her favourite booksThe writer and bookseller on an encounter with CK Stead, the ever-changing brilliance of Charlotte's Web and more.By The Spinoff Review of Books | 8th May, 2024⚖️
‘Uncanny notes that plague this place’: Hagstone by Sinéad Gleeson, reviewedAn ode to The Wicker Man with plenty of twists.By Claire Mabey | 7th May, 2024
Dunedin’s secondhand bookshops, ranked and reviewedThe best places in Ōtepoti to pick up everything from medical romance novels to rare first edition hardbacks.By Hera Lindsay Bird | 4th May, 2024
The Sunday Essay: The books that electrify and consume youI didn’t know books could open you back up; that reading could be a chemical event. I knew nothing.By James Pasley | 4th May, 2024
The Friday Poem: ‘Mātou’ by Tessa KeenanA poem by Tessa Keenan, from AUP New Poets 10.By Tessa Keenan | 3rd May, 2024
The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending May 3Wellington street art, the story of a spy, the joys of foraging and more.By The Spinoff Review of Books | 3rd May, 2024⚖️
‘There was life in the old girl yet’: Dame Susan Devoy on taking reality TV by storm'Some of the comments that came out of my mouth left me gobsmacked.'By Susan Devoy | 3rd May, 2024Guest writer
‘There is some properly foul content in this book’: What a bookseller readsThe bookseller confessional delves into unusual requests, books not to read on a full stomach and more.By The Spinoff Review of Books | 1st May, 2024⚖️
‘When the ship docks’: Publishing the poetry of the late Schaeffer LemaluAn insight into the privilege and challenges of posthumous publishing.By Chris Holdaway | 30th April, 2024Guest writer
Welcome to The WeekendIntroducing a new way to read The Spinoff every weekend.By Madeleine Chapman | 4th May, 2024Editor
The prison slushy story is back, baby, and it’s less nutritious than everWhat’s more wasteful than spending $315k on syrup and machine maintenance? Trying to drum up a controversy about it.By Madeleine Holden | 3rd May, 2024Senior editor
Why I told a cop about my lasagne and what it’s got to do with the mediaPeople trust other people more than institutions. So how can the media gain that trust through journalists without losing what's important about the institution?By Anna Rawhiti-Connell | 3rd May, 2024Senior writer
OpinionPolls are nothing if not a bit of political theatre The outpouring of anger over Maiki Sherman’s presentation of this week’s ‘nightmare’ poll is the real overreaction.By Stewart Sowman-Lund | 1st May, 2024The Bulletin editor
OpinionIf the industry is to survive, journalists need to convince the public of their worthNews media are good at telling us about other people but not so good at explaining the importance of their own existence. That has to change.By Gavin Ellis | 1st May, 2024Guest writer
OpinionReality Check Radio is still ‘off-air’. But was it ever really at risk?Is the fringe radio station really in a financial crisis, or is it just running a hyped-up donation drive? By Joel MacManus | 30th April, 2024Wellington editor
14 (!) crucial questions about Stuff replacing Newshub, asked and (mostly) answeredEverything you need to know about the biggest media deal in years. By Duncan Greive | 17th April, 2024Founder
‘Some’ Newshub staff to be taken on by Stuff for new 6pm bulletinThe print news giant has beaten out NZME to create a 6pm bulletin to replace Newshub at Three, with 'limited' roles for laid-off Newshub staff.By Duncan Greive | 16th April, 2024Founder
Advertising largely funds the media. How do ad execs view the current crisis?Did advertisers create this mess? Or are they our best shot at fixing it?By Duncan Greive | 13th April, 2024Founder
Dan Carter won’t stop kickingAfter a long and illustrious career as a goal kicker, Dan Carter's favourite way to unwind is... kicking goals. Why can't he get enough of it?By Calum Henderson | 4th May, 2024Deputy editor
Confessions of an unlikely petrolheadOf course I wind down my window at the lights to profess my love to the strangers in the black De Tomaso Pantera. And of course they accommodate me with amused grins.By Natalie Wilson | 18th April, 2024Guest writer
OpinionLet everyone wear shorts for sportsLast week, Gymnastics New Zealand announced an overhaul of their competition attire rules. Now, let's make shorts the universal uniform.By Gabi Lardies | 9th April, 2024Staff writer
Sam Whitelock hangs up his boots'I’d hate for somebody to come and watch a game I was playing and say to his kid: 'See that guy there, he used to be awesome'. That would grind my gears.'By Dylan Cleaver | 3rd April, 2024Contributing writer
Tauranga City are top of the table. What’s stopping them from staying there?They're on a mission to return to the National League for the first time in two decades. But some believe they're on an uneven playing field in NZ's amateur club competition.By Mathew Nash | 29th March, 2024Guest writer
Welcome to the Foleyverse: Name and kit unveiled for Auckland’s new A-League sideIt's not the return of the Knights. Not quite.By Toby Manhire | 14th March, 2024Editor-at-large
OpinionWomen’s sport has always been political – it’s about time the CEOs embraced itThe 'controversial' Hurricanes Poua haka didn't come out of nowhere. By Alice Soper | 12th March, 2024Guest writer
How Katey Martin became the new voice of summerThe former White Ferns wicketkeeper always had plenty to say behind the stumps. Not much has changed now she's behind the microphone.By Calum Henderson | 9th March, 2024Deputy editor
100 not out: Kane Williamson, Tim Southee and the end of summerIt’s not often New Zealand produces a truly great cricketer. It's even rarer for their careers to overlap.By James Borrowdale | 8th March, 2024Guest writer