Toby Manhire is the editor of the Spinoff. Email him on toby@thespinoff.co.nz
Ask yourself: would you want a friend - brave, shaken, vulnerable, abused - to face that?
The candidate comparison super-tool is now live, making it easy to find out who is offering what in local elections from the top to the bottom of New Zealand.
All the key dates and critical communications between Sarah* and the Labour Party – including unambiguous references to ‘sexual assault’ from the complainant.
It’s one of the great genres of New Zealand news: the unusual thing that just blocked our main arterial road. Here’s a sampler.
The government has just published its plan to halt the degradation of waterways and restore the health of freshwater over a generation. But one group says it 'throws farming under the tractor'.
The big 100,000 target goes in the bin, but what else is being done to fix this trainwreck of a policy?
Leading New Zealand broadcaster has many questions for himself.
After the success of the Policy tool in the 2017 general election, this time we’re going local – making it easy to compare the rival candidates in your area.
Californians warned to check for symptoms after an infected NZ teen visited theme parks including Disneyland and Universal Studios.
Analysis of New Zealand media headlines reveals a lot of people slamming a lot of other people.
Phil Goff’s rival has already pledged an 0800-Jacinda homeless hotline and an 18-lane harbour bridge. What's next?
A selection of headlines from the past six months about the the Reserve Bank governor, Adrian Orr
The ancient Australian shock-jock yesterday targeted Jacinda Ardern, urging Australia's PM to 'shove a sock down her throat'. It's in keeping with a substantial history of being an arse.
An independent review into the data shortfall in the first digital-driven census has seen the government statistician fall on her Y-axis.
NZ's biggest ISP takes decision following 8chan role in terrorist attacks from Christchurch to Texas.
Vodafone just announced that they'll be flicking on the new generation of mobile signal in four centres before the end of the year.
Funny, charismatic, erudite – what could possibly go wrong?
Tonight the Black Caps will be led on to Lord's for the World Cup Final by Kane Williamson, the most underestimated captain in world cricket
Kiwi journalist Anna Fifield on her new book about North Korea, working in China, and reporting from Christchurch after March 15
The online giant has written to Andrew Little saying it will immediately suspend the automated service that breached a court order
In a ferocious opinion piece for the Spinoff, the minister of justice says he would be ‘failing in my duty’ if he were to allow the internet giant to ‘ride roughshod’ over New Zealand law.
They’re hinting that new rules might make them quit their New Zealand operations, and you should feel bad about it.
Phil Twyford has avoided an official demotion in the Cabinet reshuffle, but the breakup of the housing portfolio reveals the desperate state of the KiwiBuild programme he oversaw
Flamingo and the Uber-owned Jump launch in the capital begin today, with the city becoming New Zealand's fifth to see shareable e-scooters
Melbourne joins two American cities as launch markets for Uber air taxis, part of plans to add a ‘third dimension’ to its ride-hailing services
In the land of hope and glory, the US president’s state visit is under way against a backdrop of wild insults between Donald Trump and the London mayor, Sadiq Khan. …
