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Chart of the WeekOctober 25, 2016

Chart of the Week: are unions losing the young?

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Are unions in New Zealand dwindling? With unions trending towards older workers, they may very well be.

Peeni Henare. (Images: Parliament TV/Getty Images/NZ Herald)

‘I had hair… and fewer knives in my back’: A short history of Peeni Henare, politician

As Labour’s most senior Māori MP bows out of parliament, we look back at his life so far – and get a glimpse of what could come next.

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Politics reporter

Joseph Mooney.

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Jo Randerson stars as themself in Speed is Emotional, a show about ADHD.

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How a show about one person's experience of ADHD feels like it's for all of us.

By Claire Mabey | 12th March, 2026

Fonotī Pati Umaga is the star of Music Portrait of a Humble Disabled Samoan, on this week in Wellington. (Photo: Lou Hatton).

Fringe festivals, Fur Patrol, and Fonotī Pati Umaga: The Spinoff event guide

This week's reasons to leave the house, including a ground-breaking new theatre show.

By Claire Mabey | 12th March, 2026

Aroha is played by Bronwyn Turei (Photo: Supplied)

Review: WET is a production carried by humour, agency, and promise

The debut play from Tūī Matelau shows great promise, but leaves some stones unturned.

By Perena Quinlivan | 12th March, 2026

Help me Hera: My best friend is trying to sabotage my relationship

Help me Hera: My best friend is trying to sabotage my relationship

Is it 'man-centred' to choose my boyfriend over her?

By Hera Lindsay Bird | 12th March, 2026

Contributing writer

The second Covid report is out – now Winston Peters wants another one

The second Covid report is out – now Winston Peters wants another one

As politicians relitigate Labour's pandemic response, NZ First is seizing the chance to remind the freedom movement which party is on their side.

By Catherine McGregor | 12th March, 2026

Contributing writer

Left: Reserve Bank governor Anna Breman. Right: The site of a strike on a girls’ school in Minab, in Iran’s southern Hormozgan province. (Iran picture: ISNA news agency)

Why the war in Iran could test the Reserve Bank’s mandate

Is our central bank equipped to handle a wave of inflation from the conflict in the Middle East?

By Joel MacManus | 12th March, 2026

Louis Theroux goes inside the manosphere for Netflix.

Louis Theroux’s Inside the Manosphere is the horror film of the year – pity it’s all real

The veteran documentarian’s journey into the heart of the online manosphere is enraging, terrifying and essential viewing.

By Alex Casey | 12th March, 2026

Chart of the Week

Neil Dawson, ‘Fanfare’ sculpture, Christchurch

Chart of the week: The deal with Christchurch

Three Figure.NZ charts offer an insight into the 2011 earthquake's ongoing impact on the Garden City.

By The Spinoff | 26th September, 2016

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Chart of the week: real housewives and ‘real’ work

Working hard or hardly working? A look at who isn't participating in the labour force, and why.

By The Spinoff | 19th September, 2016

Chart of the week: toot toot, chugga chugga

Chart of the week: toot toot, chugga chugga

Is New Zealand a petrolhead nation? A glance at vehicle ownership, and how it's changing.

By The Spinoff | 12th September, 2016

In the kitchen at Cassia. Photo: Rebecca Thomas

Chart of the week: the hospitality game

Three Figure.NZ charts offer a snapshot of the people who work in New Zealand restaurants and bars - and where.

By The Spinoff | 6th September, 2016

A high-level Spinoff-Figure.NZ meeting. (Posed by models.) Photo: iStock

Chart of the week: how many women lead NZ businesses?

In the second post from our new collaboration with Figure.NZ, a glance at the proportion of women bosses in New Zealand, plus how the numbers look in higher education.

By The Spinoff | 29th August, 2016