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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.

Yawynne Yem and the council house she grew up in.

I was ashamed to grow up in a council house. Now, I feel lost without it

Love made Yawynne Yem self-conscious about living in a Wellington council house. But now she wishes she could take her boyfriend to see where she once covered black mould with One Direction posters.

By Yawynne Yem | 20th December, 2025

Be prepared this summer. (Design: The Spinoff).

The Spinoff guide to life: How to return home like a pro this summer

Heading back to small-town Aotearoa over Christmas? Not being a dick will get you a long way.

By The Spinoff guide to life | 20th December, 2025

It was certainly a year.

Sorry, but 2025 wasn’t actually cursed

If every year feels cursed, isn’t it just life that’s cursed?

By Henry Oliver | 20th December, 2025

The Spinoff’s favourite music moments of 2025

The Spinoff’s favourite music moments of 2025

From West End Girl to Te Whare Tīwekaweka, these are the music moments that stopped us in our tracks this year.

By Group Think | 20th December, 2025

A bunch of people

Three of the biggest local bestsellers for 2025

The Unity Books bestseller chart for 2025

The top selling titles of the year at Unity's Auckland and Wellington stores.

By The Spinoff Review of Books | 19th December, 2025

The Friday Poem: ‘I DON’T THINK ABOUT IT’ by Lily Wright

The Friday Poem: ‘I DON’T THINK ABOUT IT’ by Lily Wright

A new poem by Lily Wright.

By Lily Wright | 19th December, 2025

David Seymour, Chris Bishop, Gerry Brownlee and Winston Peters.

Echo Chamber: School’s out for summer

The last day of school for parliament saw the usual farewells to the 'Marxists', the bar staff and Don McGlashan.

By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 19th December, 2025

Politics reporter

The Spinoff’s favourite movies of 2025

The Spinoff’s favourite movies of 2025

From vampires to demon hunters, these are the movies we loved this year.

By Group Think | 19th December, 2025

A bunch of people

So many suburbs, so many songs. (Images: YouTube, Discogs, Flying Nun, Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections Map 5000)

Sounds like Tāmaki Makaurau: The 27 best songs about Auckland

A subjective list, just in time for summer.

By Emma Gleason | 19th December, 2025

Contributing writer

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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.

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