How being an only child shaped my lifeAs birth rates decline in New Zealand and around the world, David Hill remembers having no siblings back when that was the exception.By David Hill | 15th August, 2026Contributing writer
An InterCity bus ride taught me NZ egalitarianism is a fairy taleKiwi Battlers, a hooded hoiker and a 40-year-old with three teeth show me how much my life has narrowed.By David Hill | 24th May, 2026Contributing writer
The student I can never forget 'A middle-aged face stops me in the street. Mr Hill! Remember me? I know that I need to remember, and remember positively – I'll try to explain why.'By David Hill | 7th March, 2026Contributing writer
The Spinoff Essay: Bus blokeEveryone who catches the No 8 bus knows Murray, writes David Hill.By David Hill | 11th January, 2026Contributing writer
The Spinoff Essay: A bit of pain'I'm lucky; I've had it for only five years or so.' David Hill on living with chronic pain.By David Hill | 4th January, 2026Contributing writer
The Spinoff Essay: The lie of the landDavid Hill on the kindest lie he's ever been told.By David Hill | 30th December, 2025Contributing writer
‘If I were starting out again…’: Life and writing advice from David Hill'Would I do it differently? Hell, yes.'By David Hill | 25th December, 2025Contributing writer
The Spinoff Essay: Day of reckoningWhat's the case for parenthood, in the face of all the world's crises, calumnies and conflicts?By David Hill | 6th September, 2025Contributing writer
The Spinoff Essay: The lie of the landDavid Hill on the kindest lie he's ever been told.By David Hill | 9th August, 2025Contributing writer
‘Nose stuck in a book’ and other stubborn misconceptions around kids and reading'How dare any government department imply that our children's books are anything less than vital to Aotearoa's future?'By David Hill | 10th July, 2025Contributing writer