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OpinionWarriors fans, we lost fair and square. Stop blaming the refsWhether you agree with the calls or not, pelting match officials with projectiles is never a good look.By Liam Rātana | 21st September, 2026Ātea editor
New to Streaming: What to watch on Netflix NZ, Neon and more this weekIncluding the return of Jon Hamm to the small screen and a post-divorce sex comedy from HBO.By Thomas Giblin | 21st September, 2026Guest writer
Buyer beware: New pineapple Fruju found cosplaying as grapefruitLadies and gentlemen, we have a doppelgänger in our midst. By Alex Casey | 21st September, 2026Senior writer
Boycott over: David Seymour returns to Morning ReportThe Act leader ended his appearances on the flagship RNZ show in 2020 after feeling 'belittled' and 'abused' by 'snarky' hosts.By Veronica Schmidt | 21st September, 2026Editor
‘I can’t wait to put them in a play’: Dave Armstrong on the benefits of meeting insufferable peopleThe award-winning playwright, with a new political satire out next month, shares his hot takes about the world.By Life Advice | 21st September, 2026Guest writer
Policy round-up: Supermarkets, screens, farming fun, and a ‘bold shift’ in healthFour parties now want to reshape the grocery sector, National wants screens out of early childhood centres, NZ First has unveiled a prevention-focused health plan, ACT wants farming to be “fun again” and the Greens want councils to auction empty shop leases.By Henry Oliver | 21st September, 2026Bulletin editor
Louise Upston was advised not to invest in concerts. She did it anywayWhat 300 pages of documents released under the Official Information Act tells us about the government’s $40 million concert fund.By Chris Schulz | 21st September, 2026Guest writer
The secret life of election hoardingsFrom pallet-ply reinforcements to midnight torch-lit installs: the builders, rules, collaborations and rivalries behind New Zealand’s election hoardings.By Henry Oliver | 21st September, 2026Bulletin editor
Love, actually, at 25: ‘We actually only just recently started to have sex’'She was a virgin and wanted to be sure we were in this for the long run before committing.'By Love actually | 20th September, 2026Guest writer
‘I fell for Tom Ripley’: Anthony Byrt’s life in books'Europe was full of guys like that when I was travelling, probably still is.'By The Spinoff Review of Books | 9th September, 2026⚖️
Diary of a writers’ festival: Word Christchurch 2026A report on the crowds, chaos and bathroom selfies of a busy and brilliant festival.By Claire Mabey | 7th September, 2026
When a homeless person becomes the newsThe trial of a homeless woman accused of the murder of another homeless person has us asking the wrong questions.By Ruben Miller | 6th September, 2026
Lost in the New Zealand bush: John Summers’ Green Sea, reviewedWhat happens when something that is supposed to be so good for us goes wrong? By Claire Mabey | 5th September, 2026
The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending September 4Kelly Ana Morey's posthumous novel is number one.By The Spinoff Review of Books | 4th September, 2026