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May 26, 2019
The best of the Spinoff this week
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The Green MP has been given extra security following threats of violence. She tells the Spinoff about the ‘barrage of hate’ she confronts.
In a series of posts on social media, it is claimed that the touring players targeted a group with ‘homophobic slurs, limp wrists and high pitched voices’.
Tonight the nation's journalists gather at Auckland's glamorous Cordis Hotel for the most glittering night in media, the Voyager Media Awards. Read a selection of The Spinoff's rip-roaring 17 nominations here.
An 1,800-page report, years in the making, has painted a profoundly stark picture for diversity. With up to a million species facing extinction, humanity itself is in peril
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her fish-hunting boyfriend Clarke Gayford are getting married, it was revealed today. What will it all involve? Almost certainly these things.
Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman, Laura Linney, Pierce Brosnan – they're all coming to Lightbox in May, y'all!
The much anticipated new Taylor Swift song dropped today, along with a confectionary-tinged music video. Here's a few hastily put together thoughts from The Spinoff staff.
Aquaman is an incredibly complex film that puts a lot of questions into your head, distracting you from the joy of watching Jason Momoa battle foes under the sea.
This long Easter weekend, lend your eyeballs to our three new productions: Two Sketches with Toby Morris, Scratched: Aotearoa's Lost Sporting Legends and On the Rag.
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The Spinoff is proud to debut a major new musical work by singer-songwriter Hayden Donnell.
Introducing Scratched, an original web series that finds and celebrates the lost sporting legends of Aotearoa.
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Acting PM Winston Peters did the rounds this morning and nobody was safe. We present a list of Winnie's sassiest zingers.
All the superheroes are coming to Lightbox this month – Spider-Man, Aquaman, Jennifer Lopez, Spongebob Squarepants – but there's a few villains in the bunch too. It's your round-up of what is coming to Lightbox in April.
With Vice NZ sadly closing its doors last week, here's a round-up of some of the excellent work produced by the editorial staff over the last few years.
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Four members of the Spinoff staff and one completely unbiased stranger run down their favourite shows on Lightbox.
We're overjoyed to launch our new webseries about drawing and stuff, Two Sketches. Here's what it's all about – plus watch the first episode.
The NZ prime minister in her own words.
If you're feeling down in the wake of the horrific events of Friday, you're not alone. Here are some simple ways to lift your spirits and look after yourself.
We highlight some of the best recent writing and most powerful messages from our Muslim community in response to the Christchurch attacks.
In the wake of the Christchurch terrorist attacks, there's been an outpouring of support from all over New Zealand and around the world. Here, a selection of the best images.
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