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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.

Three Aotearoa nonfiction books on the charts this week.

The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending December 5

Great big huge history books for the win.

By The Spinoff Review of Books | 5th December, 2025

The Friday Poem: ‘Commentary’ by Megan Clayton

The Friday Poem: ‘Commentary’ by Megan Clayton

A new poem by Megan Clayton.

By Megan Clayton | 5th December, 2025

Not how you want your swimming experience to end

There’s something in the water: The truth about ‘code brown’ events at public pools

Nothing ruins a nice summery dip like poo in the pool. So how common is it, what's the clean-up protocol, and is it on the rise?

By Shanti Mathias | 5th December, 2025

Contributing writer

Kuini Nga wai hono i te po and her father Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII. (Image: Kiingitanga). (Additional design: The Spinoff).

After the treaty settlements: Kotahitanga Fund signals new phase

If the 1990s marked the dawn of the post-settlement era, this moment signals something else entirely.

By Liam Rātana | 5th December, 2025

The cost of being: An arts volunteer on the hunt for a job

The cost of being: An arts volunteer on the hunt for a job

'Sometimes you just have to set goals based on reality. Time is valuable too.'

By The Cost of Being | 5th December, 2025

Under the new rules, operators must pay back residents’ funds within 12 months of a unit being vacated. (Image: The Spinoff)

Stronger protections for residents promised under retirement village overhaul

The government has set a mandatory 12-month buyback period for vacated units, ending open-ended waits that have left some residents and families in financial limbo.

By Catherine McGregor | 5th December, 2025

Contributing writer

David Seymour, Chris Bishop and Nicola Willis.

Echo Chamber: Under more scrutiny? Act more stupidly

Ah, scrutiny week, where the order of the day is dramatic sighs, insults muttered under the breath and the occasional all-out shit fight.

By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 5th December, 2025

Politics reporter

Image: The Spinoff

From jerks to dicks to tables, the political debate is really on one

Losing our shit till '26.

By Toby Manhire | 4th December, 2025

Editor-at-large

The NZSO’s Summer Brass on on this week.

Stonehenge Aotearoa, Summer Brass and Nadia Reid: The Spinoff event guide

No better time to explore Stonehenge Aotearoa.

By Claire Mabey | 4th December, 2025

Chart of the Week

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.

By The Spinoff | 12th September, 2016

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