Alice Webb-Liddall (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Pikiao) is a staff writer at The Spinoff. Email her on alice@thespinoff.co.nz
The support and guidance for this year’s Callaghan Innovation C-Prize finalists proved invaluable as Covid-19 turned the challenge on its head.
Do people of different socio-economic backgrounds have the same ability to respond to pandemics like Covid-19?
Parents are concerned about proposed new rules that would disallow classroom drop-offs and pick-ups for primary pupils.
With his play Shot Bro: Confessions of a Depressed Bullet, actor Rob Mokaraka has been helping people all over New Zealand to open up about their mental health struggles.
As we transition out of a Covid-focused world and prepare for what comes next, New Zealand's ICT industry is gearing towards growth.
Being shot by police had a profound effect on Rob Mokaraka's life in more ways than you'd expect. A new documentary explores his journey to healing his body and his mind.
TVNZ is airing a controversial British reality show, but members of the New Zealand African community want it pulled.
A Ngāi Tahu futures lab has been working to give rangatahi Māori the opportunity to decide their own futures post-Covid.
Amid the budget hype on Thursday, the Teaching Council announced a massive hike to teacher registration fees.
Melodie Robinson makes the case for greater support for women's rugby, and says mothers are the code's most important fanbase.
The YWCA is recognising the power of 25 young wāhine leaders in the 2020 Y25 list.
Should All Blacks be playing club rugby as well as national and regional-level games?
Hundreds of thousands of refugees are at risk if the virus isn't kept out of international refugee camps. Aid organisations are now in a race against the clock.
Reality TV star Harry Jowsey has been taken to task on YouTube by a British teenager over a $600 online business accelerator scheme.
Students up and down the country have been stepping up through the Student Volunteer Army to help those in need of essentials.
Which isolation cooking trend screams 'I've never seen Harry Potter and I'm proud of it'?
Educators are worried lack of clarity around the reopening of schools in level three could risk student and teacher safety.
Among the endless pile of plastic and food scraps being produced every second, some small businesses are creating a shift in how we treat our waste.
BrightSpots wants people to find the unexpected good in what's happening now, and think about how these changes could shape their future.
Small New Zealand food businesses have taken a massive hit from the Covid-19 pandemic. Here are some ways shoppers can help.
Libraries might be closed right now, but their free streaming portals are open 24/7.
Some online brands have begun to make their products temporarily free to help with lockdown boredom, stress and... children.
Is surfing allowed under lockdown rules? How about fishing? We asked the experts.
You must stay in your bubble for the next four weeks. But what does a bubble look like, and can it be stretched?
We're being told to stay home and limit social interaction, but for hundreds of New Zealanders sleeping rough that's not possible.
The steps our neighbours are taking to fend off a calamitous outbreak.
