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All the book news you might have missed while actually reading booksIt's not even the end of January, but so much has gone down already.By Claire Mabey | 24th January, 2026Books editor
What Rātana means to a child of the churchFor its members, the faith goes far deeper than annual political speeches.By Maia Te Hira | 24th January, 2026Guest writer
Kicking off the demons in the shadow of the City Rail LinkYes, there is dust, noise and chaos. But there's also a weird kind of beauty to living here.By Sarah Daniell | 24th January, 2026Guest writer
How oysters became Aotearoa’s environmental whistleblowersFrom Mahurangi to Bluff, the state of our oyster fisheries is revealing a marine system under strain.By Molly Codyre | 24th January, 2026Guest writer
The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending January 23Maps, flesh, the economy: it's all here.By The Spinoff Review of Books | 23rd January, 2026⚖️
Good Week/Bad Week: Chris Hipkins, Ryan Bridge, and Flight of the ConchordsIt was a good week for Ryan Bridge, superfans of Ryan Bridge and media executives who are pinning their hopes on Ryan Bridge.By Joel MacManus | 23rd January, 2026Senior writer
Farewell Fletcher Construction: 11 of the company’s biggest buildsAs a French company prepares to take over, we look at some of Fletcher's most influential developments from the past 100 years.By Liam Rātana | 23rd January, 2026Ātea editor
The cost of being: A ‘thrifty but fun’ lawyer who loves talking about money'It doesn't benefit anyone to be whakamā about how we earn, spend and save our pūtea.'By The Cost of Being | 23rd January, 2026Guest writer
ACC’s back-to-basics plan to pull itself back from a $23b holeACC says a new turnaround plan will restore its finances without making it harder for people to get cover. But many claimants say they've already been unfairly cut off.By Catherine McGregor | 23rd January, 2026Contributing writer
‘Refugees in a new world’: The story of my grandparents’ escape from Yugoslavia"My frustration at not being more Croatian is only possible because they succeeded in being New Zealanders."By Tim Grgec | 17th January, 2026Guest writer
The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending January 16Some 2025 nostalgia among some fresh new titles.By The Spinoff Review of Books | 16th January, 2026
‘I fear it isn’t going to end well’: What Philip Garnock-Jones is reading now'Dystopian fiction feeds my anxiety for sure, but if I can recognise dangers and think about consequences it’s worth it.'By The Spinoff Review of Books | 14th January, 2026
The story behind Ruapehu’s smashed summit stone'The day I first crossed paths with Henry up on Ruapehu, he quietly told me what he’d done.'By Hazel Phillips | 11th January, 2026
Why was I so riled by Don’t Worry About the Robots?'Generative AI seems a bit like one of those chimpanzees that rich people would adopt – all fun and games, until it rips your face off.'By Erin Harrington | 9th January, 2026