Madeleine Chapman is a staff writer at The Spinoff. Email her on madeleine@thespinoff.co.nz
The Breakers' newest recruit has a history of violent behaviour on and off the court.
From the all-new Spinoff Book, Madeleine Chapman spills the beans on the ordeal of writing for this very site.
What could an online private investigator discover about you? Madeleine Chapman paid $99 to find out.
What does a celebrity have to do to get a slice of our paradise?
It's time we all accepted that James Blunt is good, argues Madeleine Chapman.
What the B-Corp certification actually means and why it matters.
Madeleine Chapman spent a day learning about Christchurch through its most famous dishes.
Madeleine Chapman celebrates the girl truths of Netflix's hit show about puberty, Big Mouth.
The prime minister conducted her Tuesday morning media interviews in-studio today, including her regular chat with Mike Hosking. Madeleine Chapman watched then wrote this.
A long-derided refugee policy has been reversed, the government announced today.
The prime minister says her misbehaving coalition cabinet minister is taking the Cabinet Manual away to study. Is it the perfect page-turner beach read?
After a short but successful career in China, table tennis champion Chunli Li moved to New Zealand to coach. She soon discovered she was better than everyone, and that was a problem.
Before Zumba, before Just Dance, before it was once again cool to move in public group settings, there was Jump Jam.
The red, yellow, and black trikes are everywhere. But where did they come from and how did they get here? Madeleine Chapman investigates.
In 1981, New Zealand runner Anne Audain accepted prize money for winning a race. In doing so, she changed the status of professional sports all around the world.
Madeleine Chapman wrote a book and was asked to speak about it at a writers festival. The problem was, nobody wanted to listen.
On May 1st 2019, Simon Bridges stood up in parliament and yelled the word "slushies" at the government. Madeleine Chapman dives deep into the slush.
Hankies are a gross piece of cloth filled with snot that you carried around all day. They're also great, argues Madeleine Chapman.
Michael Hill jeweller is currently urging the public to buy for "all your Mums" this Mother's Day, including your real mum and your 'work mum'. Madeleine Chapman wonders how many other mums are out there.
The prime minister and the leader of the opposition are supposed to be enemies, but Madeleine Chapman just wants Jacinda Ardern and Simon Bridges to be friends again.
Madeleine Chapman on dropping the perfect (dive bomb) – and why it's worth protecting.
Eater of chocolate and master budgeter Madeleine Chapman lays out the recipe for a killer Easter egg hunt.
Madeleine Chapman interrogates Andrew Falloon as to how he managed to go so viral on Twitter.
The author of the wildly popular Wonky Donkey children's book is facing criticisms over a 2008 song about golliwogs.
One of New Zealand's most successful tennis players has fallen through the cracks of sporting history. Madeleine Chapman tells the story of Ruia Morrison, Wimbledon quarter finalist.
