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‘It’s dated quite badly, but…’: Max Harris’s life in booksThe Labour candidate for Tāmaki on the novel he'd like to see adapted for the big screen and more.By The Spinoff Review of Books | 20th May, 2026⚖️
The guilt of finding the US comic the funniest at Joe Daymond's Comedy MixtapeOur reviews from the NZ International Comedy Festival.By Group Think | 20th May, 2026A bunch of people
Jane Wrightson on superannuation, KiwiSaver, and retiring as retirement commissionerWhat better farewell present than a fresh crop of political argy-bargy over NZ Super? By Toby Manhire | 20th May, 2026Editor-at-large
Wellington prepares for another public sector shockThe government is planning to shrink the public service to its smallest level in nearly a decade – and the capital is bracing for impact.By Catherine McGregor | 20th May, 2026Contributing writer
Nicola Willis cuts jobs, loves AI, hates NZ FirstThe finance minister announced public service layoffs, celebrated AI, and took swipes at Labour and NZ First in her pre-budget speech. By Joel MacManus | 20th May, 2026Senior writer
I tried to buy the BNZ. It wasn’t as easy as Winston Peters made it soundThere are legal hurdles, financial hurdles, political hurdles, hurdles embedded in the fabric of the universe.By Hayden Donnell | 20th May, 2026Senior writer
One MP, One Pint: Parmjeet Parmar on Cliff Richard and the joy of McDonald’s coffeeThe Act Party MP is the only Indian politician in government, but she doesn't want her ethnicity to define her. By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 19th May, 2026Politics reporter
Distasteful, unnecessary, offensive: RNZ board member on David Seymour attacksOf course the board is appointed ‘with purpose’, the deputy PM says in response.By Toby Manhire | 19th May, 2026Editor-at-large
Why you probably want a mortgage brokerGetting a mortgage is complicated enough without having to go it alone – which is why two thirds of Kiwi borrowers now use an adviser.By Dan Brunskill | 19th May, 2026Guest writer
What every Aucklander needs to know about the long-term planWould you rather have better services or pay lower rates?By Tommy de Silva | 18th March, 2024Guest 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
