Madeleine Chapman is a staff writer at The Spinoff. Email her on madeleine@thespinoff.co.nz
Advertising a double header rugby event means you have to treat all four teams equally, which Rugby Australia failed to do.
Celine Dion just finished her world tour with three concerts at Auckland's Spark Arena. Huge fan Madeleine Chapman was there to experience the magic.
Quinovic property management have embraced their stereotype of crusty rich people by sharing terrible memes as ads. Madeleine Chapman discovers they've been doing it for years.
The moot was PC culture has restricted free speech in New Zealand. But really it was about something, or someone, else.
Was the exclusion of Pākehā students from a Joseph Parker event ill-conceived? Yes. Was it racist? No.
Madeleine Chapman inspects a pen, and learns about the power of privilege.
Meat on aeroplanes has unexpectedly emerged as a critical political fault line. Madeleine Chapman speaks to Mark Patterson, the politician with the chops
The Spinoff's Madeleine Chapman co-wrote Steven Adams' autobiography, in shops next week. She tells how she wrote the book alongside an athlete she's known since they were both teens.
The road to health is long and winding but should it be paved with vitamin supplements?
One of this year’s must-see moments of NZ television aired at 10am on a quiet Sunday morning and almost everybody missed it.
In which a current MVP is made to play against a former benchwarmer.
Air New Zealand has been lambasted for serving Business Class passengers a burger without meat in it, which is obviously an assault on the NZ economy. Here the Spinoff's leading New Zealander Madeleine Chapman recounts a day in the life of a true patriot
How does one report on something that's happening behind closed doors? New Zealand media did their best last week as Jacinda Ardern gave birth, but was it enough? Or too much?
After the release of an Auckland Transport survey claiming two thirds of Aucklanders support more cycleways, Mike Hosking stepped into the ring to fight Statistics.
Has there ever been a good pretend Kiwi accent on screen? Like, ever? Madeleine Chapman searches far and wide for one, just one, decent New Zealand accent.
Mould is one of the biggest health risks associated with New Zealand’s substandard housing stock. But what to do about it? Madeleine Chapman came up with an easy workaround.
An ESPN writer caused an uproar when he suggested America would be the best at rugby if they tried. Madeleine Chapman agrees.
After talking to author and scholar Damon Salesa, Madeleine Chapman wonders why we don't see more Pacific players in New Zealand cricket.
These are cruel days for white old men who feel silenced. We scour the country to find the last remaining safe spaces for these struggling titans.
Ever wanted to make an unfunny joke and be deeply offensive at the same time? Harcourts has all the answers you need.
Every little advantage counts in Parliament. Madeleine Chapman and Ra Pomare critically analyse the power sits of Question Time.
Has there ever been a good question asked by an audience member at a literary festival? Going by the Auckland Writers Festival, the answer appears to be no, uh-uh, never.
Everyone loves a cameo, and JessB has them all for you in her new music video for 'Set It Off.
Olympic cyclist and America's Cup cyclor Simon Van Velthooven talks to Madeleine Chapman about the increasingly important role of technology in sport.
Nine complaints made to regulator following Spinoff investigation published last week.
Social media can be an effective tool for police in finding missing persons and suspects. But where is the line and was it crossed this week?
