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Chart of the WeekOctober 25, 2016

Chart of the Week: are unions losing the young?

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Are unions in New Zealand dwindling? With unions trending towards older workers, they may very well be.

Jordan Walker receives their puhoro from Maia Gibbs. (Photo: Supplied/Ellen Mary-Taylor).

How tā moko is redefining gender for takatāpui Māori

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Nina Brown in her RFK Jr. era

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Amanda Wood

Middle age feels like the forgotten season of life

The quiet grind of life changes you – and now makes you perpetually tired.

By Amanda Wood | 21st March, 2026

How to Paint a Nude is Sam Mahon’s first novel and is shortlisted for this year’s Ockhams.

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'Unlike any other New Zealand novel I’ve read ... it had me veering from intrigue to boredom to outrage to pleasant surprise.'

By Claire Mabey | 21st March, 2026

It was a good week for fans of the 1pm briefing

It was a good week for fans of the 1pm briefing

Now the government just needs to bring back car-free days so we can all stay at home and watch the briefings together, just like old times.

By Group Think | 20th March, 2026

A bunch of people

Two new local titles hit the charts this week.

The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending March 20

'My Bourgeois Apocalypse' is going down as one of the great titles of the year.

By The Spinoff Review of Books | 20th March, 2026

Jury chairs

The aborted Nelson rape trial revealed uncomfortable truths

The jury asked questions about the complainant’s underwear and sexual history.

By Ruben Miller | 20th March, 2026

(Image: Shanti Mathias)

The music played at the Christchurch bus interchange, reviewed

We asked local musicians – and people waiting for the bus – their thoughts on the playlist of opera, classical music and easy-listening jazz.

By Shanti Mathias | 20th March, 2026

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Photo: Supplied

Review: Rugby doco No Tears on the Field is a love letter to Taranaki

There might not be crying on the field, but there’s no shortage of emotion in this heartwarming documentary.

By Tara Ward | 20th March, 2026

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Neil Dawson, ‘Fanfare’ sculpture, Christchurch

Chart of the week: The deal with Christchurch

Three Figure.NZ charts offer an insight into the 2011 earthquake's ongoing impact on the Garden City.

By The Spinoff | 26th September, 2016

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Chart of the week: real housewives and ‘real’ work

Working hard or hardly working? A look at who isn't participating in the labour force, and why.

By The Spinoff | 19th September, 2016

Chart of the week: toot toot, chugga chugga

Chart of the week: toot toot, chugga chugga

Is New Zealand a petrolhead nation? A glance at vehicle ownership, and how it's changing.

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In the kitchen at Cassia. Photo: Rebecca Thomas

Chart of the week: the hospitality game

Three Figure.NZ charts offer a snapshot of the people who work in New Zealand restaurants and bars - and where.

By The Spinoff | 6th September, 2016

A high-level Spinoff-Figure.NZ meeting. (Posed by models.) Photo: iStock

Chart of the week: how many women lead NZ businesses?

In the second post from our new collaboration with Figure.NZ, a glance at the proportion of women bosses in New Zealand, plus how the numbers look in higher education.

By The Spinoff | 29th August, 2016