Comedy festival, Italian films, and international dance day: The Spinoff event guideAre you ready to lol?By Claire Mabey | 30th April, 2026Books editor
New Zealand comedians reveal the jokes they wish they’d writtenNine comedians share the jokes that poke the green-eyed monster in them.By The Spinoff | 30th April, 2026Staff writers
Eleven things we learnt at the Taite Music Awards 2026The Mint Chicks had a message, Marlon Williams became a STAG and other takeaways from this year's ceremony.By Emma Gleason | 30th April, 2026Contributing writer
Help Me Hera: How do I clean the house while having ADHD?I'm a male feminist but I'm so bad at housework.By Hera Lindsay Bird | 30th April, 2026Contributing writer
Labour’s blank canvas election strategy is working – for nowThey say they'll release more policy once the budget is out. But is Labour's lack of ideas already becoming a problem?By Catherine McGregor | 30th April, 2026Contributing writer
Winston Peters has had it with your stupid question. Full blocs ahead for NovemberThe NZ First leader has never been less equivocal, paving the way for an intriguing election dynamic.By Toby Manhire | 30th April, 2026Editor-at-large
Is lifting heavy vehicle restrictions worth potholes and noise?Yes, there's a fuel crisis, but here's what could happen if we rip up the rules.By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 30th April, 2026Politics reporter
Toots and tears: Celebrity Treasure Island power rankings, week oneWe’ve missed you, CTI – but why does this new season feel so flat?By Tara Ward | 29th April, 2026Staff writer
Spaghetti with a side of beef: unpacking the cooked drama on Symonds StreetWho threw the spaghetti and why?By Madeleine Chapman | 29th April, 2026Contributing editor
Kelly Ana Morey’s final novel to be published on first anniversary of her deathThe acclaimed author promised Ordinary People Like Us would be 'the most bougie Māori novel ever written'.By Claire Mabey | 22nd April, 2026Books editor
‘Lyrical, important, educational, moreish’: Hugo Grrrl on a book everyone should read'My attention span has been scrambled by screens, same as everyone else. Getting absorbed in a novel makes me feel like my brain is actually working again.'By The Spinoff Review of Books | 21st April, 2026
‘Calamities and care’: Elizabeth Knox’s profoundly moving memoir, reviewed'The best of literature about the worst of times.'By Claire Mabey | 18th April, 2026
Jacinda Ardern and Grant Robertson’s Dunedin lovefest, reviewedThe event was part therapy session, part motivational speech, 100% lovefest. By Tara Ward | 17th April, 2026
The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending April 17New local books top the charts this week.By The Spinoff Review of Books | 17th April, 2026
