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Hallelujah: New Zealand Anglicans can have sex outside of marriage
The Church of England says no to sex outside of heterosexual marriage. The Church of New Zealand isn't too fussed.
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The Church of England says no to sex outside of heterosexual marriage. The Church of New Zealand isn't too fussed.
In a world where we're already conditioned to expect near-instantaneous speed from our mobile internet, what kind of change can we actually expect to see from 5G?
Later this year New Zealand will vote on whether to legalise cannabis, but it's far from a new idea.
While New Zealand may continue to prosper from the tourist dollar for a decade or two yet, there is the very real prospect that the climate crisis will drive international tourism down.
Those looking for an alternative to smoking are increasing going for the small pouches of leaves known as Snus.
As the extent of involvement continues to grow, questions arise around the trade-offs, and the absence of public debate.
The father-and-son team behind Zach, the medical AI that seemed too good to be true, have been condemned by an Internal Affairs investigation, which finds they engaged in 'serious wrongdoing'.
In the final of a special travel writing series, playwright and novelist Renée reflects on the past and ponders the future on a road trip up the East Coast.
From ads showing actual *gasp* blood to the mainstreaming of sustainable period products and commitments to addressing period inequity, it was a big 12 months for menstruation. When I first got …
The Spinoff's royal correspondents report live from the thick of the Megxit fallout.
Some people are just untidy. Madeleine Chapman is one of them, and this year she's decided to embrace the mess.
Turns out that a lot of people are very mad at a lot of our iconic tourist attractions.
The horrors in Australia have had left many of us feeling complacent about New Zealand's own response to climate change. But are we living up to the inspiring rhetoric?
We’ve got a burning issue in New Zealand. Kiwis are being short-changed when it comes to preventing skin cancer – by supermarkets and the government, argues Julian Light.
Anjum Rahman reflects on returning to her place of birth at the age of 12, and on how the history of Muslims in India is being rewritten.
In the same week that a woman was told her bikini was "inappropriate" to wear at an Auckland pool, Alex Casey provides some much-needed reminders for women wearing clothes everywhere.
Writer and actress Michelle Langstone reflects on loneliness on a trip to Singapore.
