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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.

Nī Dekkers-Reihana. (Photo: Supplied).

Nī Dekkers-Reihana on why you should get off the internet

'Go to live art experiences. It might be bad, but it might just be fucking brilliant and if it is, it will change your neural pathways for real.'

By The Spinoff | 9th June, 2026

Vanessa Weenink.

One MP, One Pint: Vanessa Weenink on leaving Labour to become a blue blood

When you've watched your dad get arrested and been an army medic in Afghanistan, switching political allegiances is just one chapter in a jam-packed life story.

By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 9th June, 2026

Politics reporter

Image by Tina Tiller.

Ah rats: What to do if your house is invaded by a plague of rodents

After a recent spate of rodent headlines, we find out the best way to deal with an influx – and ask if it's a sign of an impending ratpocalypse.

By Alex Casey | 9th June, 2026

The Fold: The creator economy goes mainstream

The Fold: The creator economy goes mainstream

The latest development in the growing world of influencer marketing.

By The Spinoff | 9th June, 2026

The cost of being: A 21-year-old software engineer who invests $500 a week

The cost of being: A 21-year-old software engineer who invests $500 a week

'I eat as much as I can in the office for free.'

By The Cost of Being | 9th June, 2026

The red-lit Dunedin Town Hall, the venue for the 2018 Labour party conference. (Photo: RNZ / Chris Bramwell)

The ups and downs of Labour’s list announcement

Who's on the ascent, who's on the decline, and what signals does the party give about its future based on where it put first-time candidates?

By Henry Oliver | 9th June, 2026

Bulletin editor

The debate is between fewer apartments and way fewer apartments. (Image: Tina Tiller)

Auckland Council’s culture of less

Auckland's councillors will today weigh up a difficult choice between fewer apartments and way fewer apartments.

By Hayden Donnell | 9th June, 2026

The Spinoff team (Photo: Todd Karehana)

An update from The Spinoff’s CEO

A progress report on our ambitious goal for 2026.

By Amber Easby | 9th June, 2026

New To Streaming: What to watch on Netflix NZ, Neon and more this week

New To Streaming: What to watch on Netflix NZ, Neon and more this week

Including a bunch of New Zealand comedians trying to escape, and a new British comedy-drama starring Jemaine Clement.

By Thomas Giblin | 8th June, 2026

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