Alice Webb-Liddall (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Pikiao) is a staff writer at The Spinoff. Email her on alice@thespinoff.co.nz
Kiingitanga has announced, after over a month of discussions, that mana whenua at Ihumātao want to keep the land. Fletcher Buildings still owns it.
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council was the first in New Zealand to vote in Māori ward seats. This election, the region's longest-standing Māori councillor is up against some fierce competition.
With attitudes shifting towards sustainability, what can people do to take a stand against big corporations making the wrong environmental decisions?
With the 2020 referendum fast approaching, what should the government be considering in their approach to cannabis legislation?
Rawinia Higgins, the first female and first te reo Maori second-language speaker appointed chairperson of Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori talks about her reo journey.
A new version of Bic Runga's classic single 'Sway' is among the tracks on Waiata/Anthems, a compilation of te reo Māori versions of hit New Zealand songs.
Hōkai Rangi is a recently-released strategy aiming to drastically lower the ratio of Māori in prison in New Zealand, using Māori strategy to do so.
With American comedy PEN15 landing on Neon today, Alice Webb-Liddall chats with its creators and stars about uncovering all the shameful secrets pre-teen girls thought they got away with.
Award-winning designer Nash Karaitiana just had his first show at NZFW. Alice Webb-Liddall caught up with him about his unique brand Unco, and his journey to Fashion Week.
Over the course of the local elections period, The Spinoff is running primers on some of the most interesting races around the country. Today, we look at the Gisborne District Council election.
The Harry Potter Invisibility Cloak has just been released in toy stores worldwide. Alice Webb-Liddall got the chance to try one out.
Meng Foon has been a fixture in Gisborne local government for more than two decades. Today he starts a new role, as race relations commissioner.
On the 250th anniversary of Captain James Cook landing in Aotearoa, Ian Taylor is vowing to tell the story of those who came before Cook.
Tensions at the Ihumātao occupation in Māngere, south Auckland escalated last night after a dramatic increase in police numbers.
From the suffrage movement in the late 1800s to the fight for Ihumātao today - here are five wāhine Māori leaders who faced large criticism, but left larger legacies
DiscoveryCamp gives Māori and Pacific high school students the chance to experience science at a tertiary level. Alice Webb-Liddall asks why it's important to get these young people interested.
At the same time as supermarkets adapt to increasing demands for online shopping, some supermarkets are investing in the development of their people.
The 2019 budget put aside $300m for venture capital for small to medium-sized startups. There’s hope it will allow businesses to grow locally and stay in New Zealand for longer.
In 2003 the Silver Ferns won the Netball World Cup after a 16-year winning streak by the Australian Diamonds. In 2019, they've just done exactly the same thing.
Over 20,000 Aucklanders don't have access to regular showers or the ability to wash their clothing. Alice Webb-Liddall tags along on a shift with Orange Sky, who are giving homeless people back these basic needs.
Alice Webb-Liddall previews the 2019 Netball World Cup competition before the Silver Ferns' first game.
Over a year after the office was vacated after a sexual harassment scandal, there is a new appointment.
Alice Webb-Liddall binged the third season of Stranger Things on Monday night, and still sobbing from the finale, reviewed the laughter, violence, and heartbreaking sadness.
Four Mayan academics visited New Zealand to share their experiences of colonisation and spoke to The Spinoff about what indigenous people can learn from their shared experiences.
Alice Webb-Liddall ranks dairy free chocolate milks, because we deserve a good drop of cool cocoa without the animal element.
Weaponry, fossil fuels and gambling services are all being invested in from some of the most popular KiwiSaver funds, and a new charity tool is making it one step easier to change what you're investing in.
