Jihee Junn is a staff writer at The Spinoff. Email her on jihee@thespinoff.co.nz
New collaborative gifting platform Joyable is looking to shake up how we group-purchase gifts. Co-founders Rochelle Sheldon and Kimberley Crossman explain how their latest venture works.
Some TVNZ OnDemand viewers have reported feeling alarmed at a series of personalised ads calling them out by their names. So how does it work? Jihee Junn finds out.
How New Zealand startup myReflection is making bespoke, affordable, mass-produced breast prostheses using 3D printing.
What effect will the government’s changes to the electricity market have on consumers? Here’s what you need to know. What’s happening? The government has just announced a series of changes designed to …
From declaring a climate emergency to setting a 1.5 degree regional target, Auckland Council has repeatedly emphasised its commitment to doing its bit to tackle climate change. The question is, how exactly does it plan to do that?
Sustainability is no longer just a ‘nice to have’ for businesses – it’s as pivotal as profit to their long term survival.
Antibiotics are becoming increasingly less effective, so what treatments might we look to when the drugs stop working?
Companies trademarking culturally significant words and phrases? It's not as uncommon as you think.
That poop-inspired kid's clothing brand you keep seeing everywhere? Turns out it’s a viral marketing stunt.
Spark ramps up its Internet of Things (IoT) network with a leading investment in Kiwi tech company Parkable.
The Korean-NZ designer talks about growing up 'feminine', being influenced by the LGBTQ+ community, and why an 'administrative error' left her so shaken up
Sometimes, less is more. Even when it comes to Quentin Tarantino.
Sleater-Kinney’s Carrie Brownstein on the band’s ninth studio album, working with St Vincent, and the departure of bandmate and drummer, Janet Weiss.
Is Slack really the force for productivity it claims to be, or just another form of social media in disguise?
Jacinda Ardern has announced the first part of a cancer plan for the regions, hot on the heels of National's cancer agency pledge. Here's what you need to know.
All the key details on TheMarket, The Warehouse Group's $12 million foray into e-commerce.
How do Wish products fare in real life? Jihee Junn buys and tries a bunch of random goods.
Instead of buying a cuppa in exchange for a place to work, Coffee Supreme is switching things around.
A clean energy expert on what New Zealand is doing well, and what is frankly shocking.
Ahead of taking the stage for Dragfest in Auckland, RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars winner Trinity the Tuck spills the tea on All Stars, Caitlyn Jenner, and the truth behind Taylor Swift's new music video.
Fail fast has gone from an intriguing idea to mainstream business orthodoxy in just a few short years. Jihee Junn went along to a pricey business event dedicated entirely to 'falling forward'.
The incoming R&D tax credits scheme makes government research and development incentives available to a much wider range of Kiwi businesses. But there are caveats to be aware of.
A prominent ad promoting the National Party and the CEO of Air New Zealand, Christopher Luxon, could be in breach of the law.
Aliexpo 2019 proved New Zealand's 'clean, green' image remains as strong as ever.
The latest season of British reality show Love Island is set to hit TV screens at the unconventional tea-time hour of 5pm. Jihee Junn explains why the decision is troubling.
It's been a rollercoaster ride for the once flourishing company that now owes investors tens of millions of dollars. Don't follow? Here's a brief recap of Cryptopia's historic downfall over the last five months.
