Share Story×Share StoryFacebookTwitterBlueskyRedditEmailLinkedinWhatsappMessenger Further reading and links to the data used in this comic can be found here. More Reading
Fomo at the forecourt: EV sales skyrocket amid surging fuel pricesFear of missing out on cheaper running costs has sent EV registrations soaring four-fold – and now dealers are selling cars that haven't even left Japan.By Catherine McGregor | 10th April, 2026Contributing writer
Has Trump ruined NZ’s economy again?Even if the US-Iran ceasefire holds, we're not out of the woods.By Dan Brunskill | 10th April, 2026Guest writer
OpinionDriving has never been worse. Driving has never been betterMore people are getting on buses and bikes and the roads are clearer for cars. Who would have thought?By Hayden Donnell | 10th April, 2026Senior writer
Gone By Lunchtime: The force majeure electionWars, cyclones and mayhem everywhere.By The Spinoff | 9th April, 2026Staff writers
The Weed Eaters, Georgia Knight and the Auckland Art Fair Sculpture Trail: The Spinoff event guideThe Weed Eaters hits Gisborne this week.By Claire Mabey | 9th April, 2026Books editor
The Worm reviewed by the target audience – an eight-year-oldTheatre criticism about characters and costumes, but also Pringles and stuff the reviewer yelled at the cast.By Veronica SchmidtEditor & Emma | 9th April, 2026Guest writer
The rebooted My House My Castle doesn’t quite hit the sameIn an era where it’s harder than ever for New Zealanders to own a home, the reboot of this local television classic feels like it’s missing a trick.By Tara Ward | 9th April, 2026Staff writer
Inside the surprising pivot of NZ’s best known biscuit brandA new miniseries finds meaning in the everyday moments shared over a biscuit.By Alice Webb-Liddall | 9th April, 2026Contributing writer
Help Me Hera: Should I share my relationship baggage with a new partner?How soon is too soon?By Hera Lindsay Bird | 9th April, 2026Contributing writer
Karanga-a-Hape’s unique beauty was on full display over the weekendThe Cross Street Music Festival represented the best of Karangahape Road.By Tommy de Silva | 12th March, 2024Guest writer
Why is Auckland’s Meola Road closed this summer?This sinking century-old arterial, built atop a rubbish dump, is getting a well-needed renovation.By Tommy de Silva | 19th January, 2024Guest writer
Waimahara: Myers Park and the reindigenisation of central AucklandA mana whenua-led project combines tikanga with innovative technology to bring a spectacular light show to a formerly uninviting underpass.By Tommy de Silva | 22nd December, 2023Guest writer
Hear me out: Auckland has too many suburbsLuckily there's a whole bunch of fakes ones that can be the first to go.By Tommy de Silva | 1st November, 2023Guest writer
How Māngere plans to become the cycling capital of the PacificMāngere is currently far from a cycling haven, but locals want to change that. By Tommy de Silva | 25th September, 2023Guest writer