A minority community can be its own enemy
On Wednesday Express magazine published an article about Paul Heard, confirming his resignation from the New Zealand Aids Foundation in the wake of a very racist Facebook post. The community reaction was immediate, vitriolic and hugely problematic, writes Sam Brooks.
Set sail for the anthropological reality TV paradise of Love Island
Tara Ward washes up on the shores of Love Island, the British reality sensation that has been compared to the works of Chaucer and Shakespeare.
The Real Pod: Loving romance and loving love with Sam Cable from The Block NZ
Jane Yee and Duncan Greive are joined by a very special guest, Sam Cable, one of last year's winners of The Block NZ and a man with at least $200,000 sitting in his bank account.
EXCLUSIVE: SWIDT 'Player Of The Day' video premiere
The Spinoff presents the video premiere of SWIDT's 'Player Of The Day'.
Throwback Thursday: Five things I learned about New Zealand from reading Anthony Kiedis’ book ‘Scar Tissue’
Hussein Moses reads the 2004 memoir from the Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman for the first time – and uncovers some unholy truths about our lovely little nation.
How one iwi is finding its own way out of the housing crisis
'If you create the community, then great things will come from it.' In Hawke's Bay, a papa kāinga – or community housing development – is providing a blueprint for social housing provision in New Zealand.
The long dark road to banning tail docking in New Zealand
The New Zealand Veterinary Association’s companion animal spokesperson Rochelle Ferguson is one of thousands of veterinarians celebrating today’s ban on tail docking. Here she explains why this cause is so close to her heart and the long dark road taken to get here.
Fear and Formula: Why parents are a target for bad marketing
Roz Palethorpe is a new mum and a science teacher who wonders why parents and people trying to conceive are always a target for myths and pseudo-science.
'Our people came home': Finding myself at my marae
Nichole Brown returned to her marae to bury her daughter's whenua. She writes of giving back to the land she loves to build the family she has.
Scary movies, and more: Film Festival filmmakers on their don't-miss picks
We asked filmmakers to choose a favourite from the Film Festival lineup and also tell us about their own films in the festival. In this second instalment of the series, …
What lies beneath: the plan to open Albert Park's tunnels
A near-flat six-minute walk from the east end of Victoria St all the way to Stanley St? Walking, or biking, through tunnels under Albert Park, with lifts up to the universities. …
The Figure-Friday quiz: on doctors and The Doctor
Jodie Whittaker will play the 13th Doctor on Doctor Who. Here's a quiz that uses the word doctor in its many forms.
Amazing deal: Complete our reader survey and be in to win an ultra-rare Spinoff mug!
Our War for Auckland Veteran's Association memorial mugs - complete with collector's edition spelling mistake – are a covetable momento of last year's War for Auckland campaign, and we have 10 of them up for grabs. Just complete our super-quick reader survey and you're in the draw.
The first Labour Party campaign ad for 2017, explained
Andrew Little just talks naturally to New Zealand in the party's first ad ahead of the election. Toby Manhire dives deep and scrawls captions on top of their captions.
Our body language expert decodes Winston Peters’ interview with Duncan Garner
Winston Peters battled Duncan Garner to the death in a live TV interview this week. Spinoff body language expert Hayden Donnell scoured the footage for hidden secrets.
'Whoa, I can actually make money on these things!' – how one man cashed in on the board game renaissance
Board games are selling at historical rates and one Waikanae dad is right in the thick of it. Douglas Moore speaks with Shem Phillips, fulltime board game designer and director of Garphill Games.
Top of the Pile #5 - Tour de France 2017 (WATCH)
Finally José and Joseph play a game they might actually like and/or win.
The Friday Poem by Hera Lindsay Bird
New verse inasmuch it's previously unpublished, but really it's old verse cos it was written ages ago, by Wellington writer Hera Lindsay Bird.
The Unity Books best-seller chart for the week ending July 21
The best-selling books at the two best bookstores in the galaxy.
ACES: How one bold project (almost) achieved gender equality in STEM
The achievements and challenges of women in STEM disciplines were the focus of the Celebrating Women in Science conference, which closed in Auckland on Friday. Among the speakers was American chemist and physicist Cather Simpson, now of the University of Auckland, who writes here about her involvement in an intense effort to level the playing field for women at a university in Ohio.
Is Siggi Henry New Zealand's most dangerous city councillor?
She's an anti-vaccination, anti-fluoride campaigner who believes measles is a hoax and polio can be cured with vitamin C. Meet Siggi Henry, one of the most powerful people in our fourth largest city. Angela Cumming reports.
Joan Withers on employing diversity without enforcing quotas
Simon Pound talks to Joan Withers about excelling in all areas of business and how to evolve with an ever-changing business landscape.
How Sharesies is making investment portfolios for everyone, not just the rich
Simon Pound talks to Brooke Anderson of Sharesies about how they're bringing share portfolios to the masses.
Why Canadians will soon be allowed to buy weed – legally (WATCH)
In July 2018 Canada will become the second country in the world to universally legalise cannabis (Uruguay too the plunge earlier this year). Former Canadian deputy prime minister, Anne McLellan, spoke at the New Zealand Drug Foundation’s parliamentary symposium about her role in guiding Canada’s drug reform.
Grim and gruesome Midnight Sun is Nordic Noir at its best
Aaron Yap reviews the new Scandi-crime drama Midnight Sun and finds it gross yet engrossing.
