‘I’ve watched them all’: David Lomas on his soft spot for rom coms'They are a bit like my own programme I suppose, in that they always have a happy ending.'By My Life in TV | 12th April, 2025Guest writer
Why I defended the men who hurt meAllegations of sexual assault against Neil Gaiman have led the author to present texts from Scarlett Pavlovich that he says 'demonstrate' their relationship was consensual. One woman explains why she sent similar messages to the men who hurt her.By Sarah Grace | 12th April, 2025Guest writer
OpinionThe Weekend: The lone wolf rarely triumphsMadeleine Chapman reflects on the week that was.By Madeleine Chapman | 12th April, 2025Editor
Can books change the world? A writer makes the case'When I was 12, I started writing a Percy Jackson-esque adventure novel. My protagonist a white boy – I didn’t realise that Asian girls could be protagonists.'By Emma Sidnam | 12th April, 2025Guest writer
The Friday Poem: ‘Pale Straw’ by Daniel FrearsA new poem by Daniel Frears.By Daniel Frears | 11th April, 2025Guest writer
The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending April 11The Bookshop Detectives are back!By The Spinoff Review of Books | 11th April, 2025⚖️
How do we enjoy The Handmaid’s Tale when it feels like the 6pm news?Bleak TV is back, and The Handmaid's Tale is leading the way. By Tara Ward | 11th April, 2025Staff writer
‘Scam’ or ‘efficiency’? The proposed amendments to the Fisheries Act, explainedSubmissions close today on a proposal to shake up the fisheries sector. Here's what you need to know.By Gabi Lardies | 11th April, 2025Staff writer
OpinionHaving a CEO for a PM during a global trade meltdown could be a good thingAfter struggling to connect with voters, Luxon may find his spark as global trade fires burn.By Anna Rawhiti-Connell | 11th April, 2025Senior writer
PM skips historic debate as Treaty principles bill voted downWith protests in the gallery, a projectile thrown and an MP ejected, the second reading of the controversial bill ended in a resounding defeat. By Catherine McGregor | 11th April, 2025Contributing writer
The last day we’ll ever have to talk about the Treaty principles bill'None of us got what we wanted. That is life under MMP.'By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 11th April, 2025
All of Jane Austen’s novels ranked from worst to bestWhich beloved novel is most deserving of the number one spot on our dance cards?By Hannah August | 11th April, 2025
New report reveals public organisations are falling short on treaty settlementsThe Crown, warns a major report from the auditor general, is treating settlements as transactions – not promises.By Liam Rātana | 10th April, 2025
The Spinoff event noticeboard: bananas, noir-alt-folk and taonga pounamuTop picks of talent from around the motu across music, visual art, comedy, theatre and dance.By Gabi Lardies | 10th April, 2025
Bid to hit the brakes on speed limit increases heard in courtIf you wanted us to halt our speed limit reversals, you needed to be speedier, the Crown told an advocacy group that has filed legal action.By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 10th April, 2025
The dystopian nonfiction I didn’t intend to writeIt's 13 years since I started writing Truth Needs No Colour, but its themes feel more relevant than ever today. By Heather McQuillan | 10th April, 2025
Lorde is about to release her best albumIt may only be a 15-second teaser but there's plenty to suggest album four will be Lorde's greatest.By Madeleine Chapman | 10th April, 2025
Echo Chamber: Why it took nine attempts for Rawiri Waititi to ask a questionSpeaker Gerry Brownlee made Te Pāti Māori's co-leader rephrase his question again, and again, and again.By Joel MacManus | 10th April, 2025
Bryn & Ku’s Singles ClubChapter six: ‘Don’t settle for crumbs’Bryn and Ku head to Thames to meet some older people who have found love later in life – or contentment in being alone – before returning home to Tāmaki Makaurau with a wealth of wisdom and some big decisions to make. 4 Mar 202519:38
Bryn & Ku’s Singles ClubChapter five: ‘Vegan curry pie’In Kura’s hometown of Pōneke, the pair bring down their walls, wear their hearts on their sleeves, and bravely head out on first dates themselves. Will it be love at first sight in the capital city? 4 Mar 202515:11
Bryn & Ku’s Singles ClubChapter four: ‘I’m out there’At the bottom of the country, Bryn and Ku go fishing for romantic connections on Rakiura, and meet the young locals who are still looking for love in one of our most isolated communities. 4 Mar 202515:10
Bryn & Ku’s Singles ClubChapter three: ‘You old bat’Heading into the heart of Ōtepoti’s student party scene, Bryn and Ku chat to some university singletons and find insights about modern romance and hook-up culture at the bottom of a beer funnel. 25 Feb 202515:10
Bryn & Ku’s Singles ClubChapter two: ‘Your dad’s voice is in my head’Bryn and Ku go in search of a rich farmer at the Hunt Ball in South Canterbury, before getting relationship advice from Brynley’s dad and Oma. Maybe joining a social run club is the answer? 18 Feb 202515:10
Bryn & Ku’s Singles ClubChapter one: ‘She likes the hardcore gamers’Bryn and Ku pack their bags and swap the bleak dating scene of Tāmaki Makaurau for some meet and mingle events down south in Ōtautahi that will take them out of their comfort zone. 11 Feb 202515:01
A fashionphobe gets a front row seat at iD Dunedin Fashion ShowHuge news: my work-from-home uniform of dressing gown and track pants might be more fashionable than I thought.By Tara Ward | 9th April, 2025Staff writer
Heaven is a dog pool partyFor one day a year, Christchurch pools open for pooches to take the plunge. By Alex Casey | 9th April, 2025Senior writer
OpinionI monitor female politicians’ social media feeds – it’s even worse than you thinkA scary look inside the inboxes of two recent politicians.By Damon Keen | 9th April, 2025Guest writer
Meet the woman who runs the oldest butcher’s shop in ChristchurchIf you want to call yourself Everybody's Butchery, you need to cater to every customer's needs – a part of the job Lisa Willert takes pride in.By Shanti Mathias | 8th April, 2025Contributing writer
‘I should have walked out’: The live Breakfast moment Ali Mau regrets to this dayThe journalist, broadcaster and author takes us through her life in television, including the Succession moment she witnessed first hand. By My Life in TV | 5th April, 2025Guest writer
The local bug enthusiast who invented Daylight SavingLet us remember the local naturalist who first wanted the clocks changed back in 1895 – so he could spend more time searching for insects.By Alex Casey | 5th April, 2025Senior writer
Select committee recommends scrapping Treaty principles bill amid huge oppositionDelivering the report 40 days ahead of schedule, the justice committee has recommended, by majority, that the bill not proceed.By Liam Rātana | 4th April, 2025Ātea editor
Every chocolate milk in New Zealand, ranked from worst to bestFrom oat to protein to good ol' dairy, we rank every chocolate milk in Aotearoa.By Liam Rātana | 4th April, 2025Ātea editor
Te Pāti Māori’s stand-off with the Privileges Committee, explainedWhat went down, why, and what's likely to happen next. By Andrew Geddis | 3rd April, 2025Contributing writer
Why I defended the men who hurt meAllegations of sexual assault against Neil Gaiman have led the author to present texts from Scarlett Pavlovich that he says 'demonstrate' their relationship was consensual. One woman explains why she sent similar messages to the men who hurt her.By Sarah Grace | 12th April, 2025Guest writer
Help Me Hera: Should I get a new tattoo?I have three awful tattoos I got as a teenager. Now I really want a new one – but I'm scared I'm going to change my mind again. By Hera Lindsay Bird | 10th April, 2025
OpinionThe police withdrawal from mental health callouts has to stop in its tracksWithout anything to fill the gap, it’s irresponsible and dangerous.By Shaun Robinson | 10th April, 2025
Heaven is a dog pool partyFor one day a year, Christchurch pools open for pooches to take the plunge. By Alex Casey | 9th April, 2025
Two years and $55m later, H2O Xtream gets set to get wet (again)It’s hard to overstate how important a leisure centre is in a place where not much else happens.By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 8th April, 2025
Meet the woman who runs the oldest butcher’s shop in ChristchurchIf you want to call yourself Everybody's Butchery, you need to cater to every customer's needs – a part of the job Lisa Willert takes pride in.By Shanti Mathias | 8th April, 2025Contributing writer
The cost of being: An ‘underpaid marketing guy’ who’s ‘poor but happy’'Five words to describe my financial personality? Money exists to be spent.'By The Cost of Being | 8th April, 2025Guest writer
What’s so bad about being mid?The most reliably brutal burn is to call someone average. Why?By Madeleine Holden | 7th April, 2025Guest writer
Poets and perfume: In praise of themed street namesFrom Christchurch's suburb of poets to the Auckland subdivision full of 90s All Blacks, you have to respect the commitment to the bit.By Shanti Mathias | 7th April, 2025Contributing writer
‘Scam’ or ‘efficiency’? The proposed amendments to the Fisheries Act, explainedSubmissions close today on a proposal to shake up the fisheries sector. Here's what you need to know.By Gabi Lardies | 11th April, 2025Staff writer
OpinionHaving a CEO for a PM during a global trade meltdown could be a good thingAfter struggling to connect with voters, Luxon may find his spark as global trade fires burn.By Anna Rawhiti-Connell | 11th April, 2025
The last day we’ll ever have to talk about the Treaty principles bill'None of us got what we wanted. That is life under MMP.'By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 11th April, 2025
New report reveals public organisations are falling short on treaty settlementsThe Crown, warns a major report from the auditor general, is treating settlements as transactions – not promises.By Liam Rātana | 10th April, 2025
Bid to hit the brakes on speed limit increases heard in courtIf you wanted us to halt our speed limit reversals, you needed to be speedier, the Crown told an advocacy group that has filed legal action.By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 10th April, 2025
Echo Chamber: Why it took nine attempts for Rawiri Waititi to ask a questionSpeaker Gerry Brownlee made Te Pāti Māori's co-leader rephrase his question again, and again, and again.By Joel MacManus | 10th April, 2025Wellington editor
OpinionIs political trust ‘in crisis’? It dependsIs it as bad as has been suggested? Probably not. But how do we ensure the current weather of distrust doesn’t become a climate of toxic disaffection?By Max Rashbrooke | 10th April, 2025Contributing writer
Echo Chamber: Supplementary! That’s the sound of defunding da policeWoop woop, that’s the sound of the last week in parliament for a month.By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 9th April, 2025Politics reporter
OpinionI monitor female politicians’ social media feeds – it’s even worse than you thinkA scary look inside the inboxes of two recent politicians.By Damon Keen | 9th April, 2025Guest writer
‘I’ve watched them all’: David Lomas on his soft spot for rom coms'They are a bit like my own programme I suppose, in that they always have a happy ending.'By My Life in TV | 12th April, 2025Guest writer
The Friday Poem: ‘Pale Straw’ by Daniel FrearsA new poem by Daniel Frears.By Daniel Frears | 11th April, 2025
How do we enjoy The Handmaid’s Tale when it feels like the 6pm news?Bleak TV is back, and The Handmaid's Tale is leading the way. By Tara Ward | 11th April, 2025
The Spinoff event noticeboard: bananas, noir-alt-folk and taonga pounamuTop picks of talent from around the motu across music, visual art, comedy, theatre and dance.By Gabi Lardies | 10th April, 2025
Lorde is about to release her best albumIt may only be a 15-second teaser but there's plenty to suggest album four will be Lorde's greatest.By Madeleine Chapman | 10th April, 2025
A fashionphobe gets a front row seat at iD Dunedin Fashion ShowHuge news: my work-from-home uniform of dressing gown and track pants might be more fashionable than I thought.By Tara Ward | 9th April, 2025Staff writer
Mystery of the missing minutes: Why are TV shows shorter in New Zealand? Something curious is happening on our streaming services.By Alex Casey | 8th April, 2025Senior writer
New to streaming: What to watch on Netflix NZ, Neon and more this weekIncluding the return of Aotearoa's groundbreaking dating show, and the final season of The Handmaid's Tale.By Thomas Giblin | 7th April, 2025Guest writer
Our wildest predictions for tonight’s The White Lotus finaleWho will we wave goodbye to in the season three finale? By Group Think | 7th April, 2025A bunch of people
Bryn & Ku’s Singles ClubChapter six: ‘Don’t settle for crumbs’Bryn and Ku head to Thames to meet some older people who have found love later in life – or contentment in being alone – before returning home to Tāmaki Makaurau with a wealth of wisdom and some big decisions to make. 4 Mar 202519:38
Bryn & Ku’s Singles ClubChapter five: ‘Vegan curry pie’In Kura’s hometown of Pōneke, the pair bring down their walls, wear their hearts on their sleeves, and bravely head out on first dates themselves. Will it be love at first sight in the capital city? 4 Mar 202515:11
Bryn & Ku’s Singles ClubChapter four: ‘I’m out there’At the bottom of the country, Bryn and Ku go fishing for romantic connections on Rakiura, and meet the young locals who are still looking for love in one of our most isolated communities. 4 Mar 202515:10
Bryn & Ku’s Singles ClubChapter three: ‘You old bat’Heading into the heart of Ōtepoti’s student party scene, Bryn and Ku chat to some university singletons and find insights about modern romance and hook-up culture at the bottom of a beer funnel. 25 Feb 202515:10
Bryn & Ku’s Singles ClubChapter two: ‘Your dad’s voice is in my head’Bryn and Ku go in search of a rich farmer at the Hunt Ball in South Canterbury, before getting relationship advice from Brynley’s dad and Oma. Maybe joining a social run club is the answer? 18 Feb 202515:10
Bryn & Ku’s Singles ClubChapter one: ‘She likes the hardcore gamers’Bryn and Ku pack their bags and swap the bleak dating scene of Tāmaki Makaurau for some meet and mingle events down south in Ōtautahi that will take them out of their comfort zone. 11 Feb 202515:01
Bryn & Ku’s Singles ClubBryn & Ku’s Singles Club – TrailerJoin comedians Brynley Stent and Kura Forrester as they head out on a cross-country quest to find love and explore the state of dating and relationships in modern day Aotearoa. Episode one premieres on The Spinoff on Tuesday February 11. Made with the support of NZ On Air. 4 Feb 20251:33
Home EducationThe Baker whānauWhen a whale washed up on Tokomaru Bay, Israel and Petrina Baker decided it was important to take time out of school so that their tamariki could learn how to harvest the taonga. Truancy officers were not too pleased, so the whānau’s home education began through Te Kura. 12 Nov 202416:58
Home EducationOn the road with the RasmussensThe Rasmussens have travelled the country in a house bus for over a decade. Bridie is the ‘road-schooling’ mum to seven kids, all at different stages. On the bus near the beach, the kids design an ancient civilisation together. 5 Nov 202414:04
Home EducationAlesha & KenseyKensey was slipping behind at school due to illness, so Alesha and Damien decided to do something different – something they’d only seen on Country Calendar. Now Kensey writes books about unicorns and gathers toheroa with her whanau. 29 Oct 202415:09
Windbag: Could this book be the new Green manifesto for Wellington?It sets out a new framework for how Wellington can address a trio of socio-ecological crises. But what’s missing?By Joel MacManus | 8th April, 2025Wellington editor
Lessons for Wellington from the councils that have tried to regulate AirbnbLesson #1: It helps to actually enforce rules around the ubiquitous tourist platform. By Shanti Mathias | 4th April, 2025
Inside the dying industry of cargo ship travelUntil 2020, it was possible to book a voyage on a cargo ship. Today, it's virtually impossible, despite being a greener, languid alternative to air travel.By Talisker Scott Hunter | 26th March, 2025
The best job I ever had was painting a houseMost people would look at our house and decide painting it was a job for professionals. My mum and dad decided it was a job for their kids.By Madeleine Chapman | 22nd March, 2025
Without a database to track losses from weather disasters, we’re planning in the darkHow can we talk about disaster risk management and risk reduction when we have no idea what's going on?By Ilan Noy | 20th March, 2025
Hot tip: Don’t look at your KiwiSaver right nowWith economic uncertainty comes investing jitters, but it can also be an opportunity.By Frances Cook | 20th March, 2025Guest writer
The Māori economy is more diverse and wealthier than everOnce dominated by agriculture, forestry and fishing, the Māori economy is diversifying.By Liam Rātana | 18th March, 2025Ātea editor
How (and why) to start a Palestinian boutiqueStep one: find suppliers. Step two: get your shipment out of the West Bank.By Shanti Mathias | 17th March, 2025Contributing writer
Iwi investors enter infrastructure summit with ‘eyes wide open’Will Māori investors be treated as genuine investment partners, or simply stakeholders with interests to be managed?By Liam Rātana | 13th March, 2025Ātea editor
New report reveals public organisations are falling short on treaty settlementsThe Crown, warns a major report from the auditor general, is treating settlements as transactions – not promises.By Liam Rātana | 10th April, 2025Ātea editor
The Crown has been siphoning off Māori fisheries quota for decades A recent High Court ruling has raised alarm bells about the long-term integrity of Treaty settlements.By Liam Rātana | 9th April, 2025
Select committee recommends scrapping Treaty principles bill amid huge oppositionDelivering the report 40 days ahead of schedule, the justice committee has recommended, by majority, that the bill not proceed.By Liam Rātana | 4th April, 2025
Rotokākahi protectors vow fight isn’t over as court greenlights controversial pipeline'This decision does not end our obligations to our ancestors', say the opponents of the sewerage pipeline.By Liam Rātana | 3rd April, 2025
John Tamihere takes government to court over lost Whānau Ora contract 'What we’ve got here are competing providers, all of them steeped in te ao Māori, and a decision by the ministry simply to prefer different ones,' said the judge.By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 2nd April, 2025
What I learned from 40 hours of the Military Veterans Kaupapa InquiryThe New Zealand Defence Force has come a long way in its bicultural journey, yet it still has a long way to go.By Liam Rātana | 1st April, 2025Ātea editor
Review: The Stolen Children of Aotearoa is confronting but essential viewingAn unflinching new documentary exposes how state care became a weapon of colonisation in Aotearoa.By Liam Rātana | 31st March, 2025Ātea editor
The Māori economy is more diverse and wealthier than everOnce dominated by agriculture, forestry and fishing, the Māori economy is diversifying.By Liam Rātana | 18th March, 2025Ātea editor
OpinionLost in translation: The real cost of a ‘knowledge-rich’ curriculumIs it about education, or erasing inconvenient truths?By Vincent Olsen-Reeder | 13th March, 2025Guest writer
The perfect Argentinian empanadas can be found on Petone’s waterfrontOut of the little playground kiosk at Petone beach, Mariana’s Kitchen is serving up perfect, authentic empanadas. By Gabi Lardies | 5th April, 2025Staff writer
Every chocolate milk in New Zealand, ranked from worst to bestFrom oat to protein to good ol' dairy, we rank every chocolate milk in Aotearoa.By Liam Rātana | 4th April, 2025
RIP Cadbury mini eggs – you used to be greatThe last good thing at the supermarket is gone.By Madeleine Chapman | 18th February, 2025
The Chinese origins of Sāmoa’s most popular dish, chop sueyMany of Sāmoa's beloved dishes are the result of cultural collaboration. By Madeleine Chapman | 8th February, 2025
Life behind the counter of Queensgate mall's first Chinese takeawayGrowing up in a Chinese takeaway left Chris Tse with a deep appreciation for his parents’ hard work – and a years-long aversion to sweet and sour pork. By Chris Tse | 4th February, 2025
What’s ahead for kerbside food waste collection?There are fears a government policy change will prevent more councils from rolling out food scraps collection.By Shanti Mathias | 29th January, 2025Contributing writer
A review of the two new ice blocks vying for the Cyclone’s crownCan either newbie beat the best ice block in New Zealand?By Madeleine Chapman | 21st January, 2025Editor
The life lessons hidden in the tangy, chewy world of rēwana breadMaking rēwana is about more than just a recipe – it’s a journey of patience, care and persistence.By Liam Rātana | 18th January, 2025Ātea editor
The remarkable pie shop hidden in a Porirua industrial estatePāua, canned spaghetti, Povi Masima and taro: Pepe's Cafe understands the nature of food as love and community.By Nick Iles | 12th January, 2025Contributing writer
What’s so bad about being mid?The most reliably brutal burn is to call someone average. Why?By Madeleine Holden | 7th April, 2025Guest writer
OpinionInternetNZ shouldn’t be the battleground of a ‘free speech’-inspired culture warWhy is the members-run not-for-profit that manages the .nz domain the target of a campaign against 'censorship'?By Kyle Matthews | 4th March, 2025
IRD is learning the hard way what scams have done to trustWould you be suspicious if you received an unexpected call from the taxman? By Shanti Mathias | 3rd March, 2025
The reason you feel alienated and aloneCelebrities, microcelebrities, people you know – they’re all jockeying for your attention, and there’s a limit to how many you can actually care about. By Madeleine Holden | 1st March, 2025
Never, ever let the machine draft your emailsMake a habit of using these tools, and not only will all your relationships become husks, you yourself will become a husk.By Madeleine Holden | 26th February, 2025
OpinionWe are in an information war – and we are losingIf there is one hard lesson we in New Zealand know all too well, it’s that when hate spreads online, it doesn’t stay there. By Mandy Henk | 26th February, 2025Guest writer
Meet the Whanganui gamer who’s teaching people about the Bible on Twitch'Abraham's the frickin' man!'By Shanti Mathias | 10th February, 2025Contributing writer
A soul-destroying attempt to report scam Facebook adsThey're filling Facebook feeds, sucking people in and ripping them off. So why won't Meta do anything about it?By Dylan Reeve | 18th January, 2025Contributing writer
Why young women like me are rotting in our bedroomsIt's become an internet trope, but the art of girl rotting dates back at least to the 19th century. By Maya Field | 11th January, 2025Guest writer
Can books change the world? A writer makes the case'When I was 12, I started writing a Percy Jackson-esque adventure novel. My protagonist a white boy – I didn’t realise that Asian girls could be protagonists.'By Emma Sidnam | 12th April, 2025Guest writer
The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending April 11The Bookshop Detectives are back!By The Spinoff Review of Books | 11th April, 2025
All of Jane Austen’s novels ranked from worst to bestWhich beloved novel is most deserving of the number one spot on our dance cards?By Hannah August | 11th April, 2025
The dystopian nonfiction I didn’t intend to writeIt's 13 years since I started writing Truth Needs No Colour, but its themes feel more relevant than ever today. By Heather McQuillan | 10th April, 2025
Words to live by: Kimberly Andrews’ books confessional'I reference it regularly, and am constantly recommending it' – the illustrator and author on a book that changed her approach to life.By The Spinoff Review of Books | 9th April, 2025
‘The trail was haunting me’: Northbound by Naomi Arnold, reviewedA rollicking account of walking the length of New Zealand solo.By Liv Sisson | 8th April, 2025Commercial editor
Windbag: Could this book be the new Green manifesto for Wellington?It sets out a new framework for how Wellington can address a trio of socio-ecological crises. But what’s missing?By Joel MacManus | 8th April, 2025Wellington editor
What happened to my friend Dr Tariq Habibyar'As a policy setting it chafes; as something that happens to a close friend it is infuriating.'By Murdoch Stephens | 5th April, 2025Guest writer
The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending April 4Homegrown crime, dystopia and an essential book about the judicial system.By The Spinoff Review of Books | 4th April, 2025⚖️
OpinionThe Weekend: The lone wolf rarely triumphsMadeleine Chapman reflects on the week that was.By Madeleine Chapman | 12th April, 2025Editor
The Fold: What Trump’s tariffs could mean for mediaIt's a potential dampener on New Zealand’s media reform proposals, for a start.By The Spinoff | 8th April, 2025Staff writers
OpinionThe Weekend: My free ride was great while it lastedMadeleine Chapman reflects on the week that was.By Madeleine Chapman | 5th April, 2025Editor
The Fold: Careless People, Adolescence and where Meta is atAnother bad PR month for the owner of Facebook and Instagram.By The Spinoff | 1st April, 2025Staff writers
OpinionMay I remind you to balance your despair?Gabi Lardies reflects on the week that was.By Gabi Lardies | 29th March, 2025Staff writer
A close read of the ‘Grenon letter’ – a billionaire’s vision for the future of the NZ HeraldDuncan Greive analyses the 11-page letter that sent shockwaves through media giant NZME.By Duncan Greive | 25th March, 2025Founder
The Fold: Why the golden age of advertising never really existedA deep dive into advertising, creativity and the demise of the monoculture with media strategist, advisor and author Kevin Chesters.By The Spinoff | 18th March, 2025Staff writers
OpinionReading Bridget Jones’s Diary as a thirty-somethingGabi Lardies reflects on the week that was.By Gabi Lardies | 15th March, 2025Staff writer
The Fold: Big tech and regulation in the second coming of TrumpA dive deep into the theoretical and the practical of media regulation in the new era.By The Spinoff | 11th March, 2025Staff writers
All the sport on at Eden Park this weekend, rankedGet ready for a lunar eclipse of live sport.By Calum Henderson | 20th March, 2025Production editor
One wheel drive: the Ken Looi storyNearing the end of his career, the world’s greatest unicycle racer chases the sport's most elusive record.By Joel MacManus | 11th February, 2025Wellington editor
OpinionBring back the bowl-out, cricket’s version of going to penaltiesWe're one of the only nations to experience this thrilling tiebreak method, and have suffered more than anyone from its demise. Who better to bring it back?By Calum Henderson | 31st January, 2025Production editor
Confessions of an unlikely petrolheadI wind down my window at the lights to profess my love to the strangers in the black De Tomaso Pantera. They accommodate me with amused grins.By Natalie Wilson | 8th January, 2025Guest writer
Getting jiggy with it: Inside the wild world of competitive speed puzzlingIf you thought jigsaw puzzles were meant to be relaxing, think again.By Tara Ward | 1st January, 2025Staff writer
The need for speed: What I learnt competing in an online jigsaw puzzle competitionSpeed puzzling is like a marathon for the mind – intense, demanding, surprisingly exhausting. But does turning it into a sport destroy it as a relaxing pastime?By Calum Henderson | 25th December, 2024Production editor
How was Maddi Wesche’s final shot put throw not over 20m? A Spinoff investigationWas it a false measurement, a full-blown conspiracy or just some mild incompetence? By Madeleine Chapman | 23rd December, 2024Editor
How the gambling industry is using influencers to appeal to a new generationParty holes, paid partnerships and podcast appearances – it's all part of a concerted effort to attract young people to gambling.By Shanti Mathias | 20th December, 2024Contributing writer
A ball-by-ball analysis of backyard cricket at the prime minister’s houseA detailed summary of everything we were allowed to report from the PM's cricket party at Premier House.By Joel MacManus | 5th December, 2024Wellington editor
