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A book for every year of your life: Part one, ages 0-30

A book for every year of your life: Part one, ages 0-30

From picture books to bell hooks, some reading inspiration for every age.
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By Hera Lindsay Bird | 29th December, 2025
Contributing writer
A book for every year of your life: Part two, ages 31 to the grave

A book for every year of your life: Part two, ages 31 to the grave

From Mansfield Park to Jurassic Park, some reading inspiration for every age.
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By Hera Lindsay Bird | 29th December, 2025
Contributing writer
Bumble fumbles: A brutally honest anthology of modern dating

Bumble fumbles: A brutally honest anthology of modern dating

'I am of the generation of wāhine who were seen as manic pixie dream girls, only to discover we aren’t quirky, we are autistic.'
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By Anonymous | 29th December, 2025
Guest writer
Kim Dotcom at Roundhouse Studios (Photo: Supplied by Mikee Tucker)

The madness and mayhem of making Kim Dotcom’s Good Times

Kim Dotcom spent a million dollars to make a widely derided album. A decade ago, Hayden Donnell uncovered the bizarre story behind it.
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By Hayden Donnell | 29th December, 2025
Senior writer
Otago Polytechnic graduate Emily Guylee’s designs on the iD Dunedin Fashion Week runway (Photo: Tara Ward)

A fashionphobe gets a front row seat at iD Dunedin Fashion Show

Huge news: my work-from-home uniform of dressing gown and track pants might be more fashionable than I thought.
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By Tara Ward | 28th December, 2025
Staff writer
Joy Cowley in the new documentary, Joy: Full & Fearless

We should all hope to live like Joy Cowley

The prolific New Zealand author might have found the secret to a happy life. 
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By Joel MacManus | 28th December, 2025
Senior writer
Guy Williams holds some Waimate water

New Zealand Tomorrow might be the best local show of the year

This follow-up to New Zealand Today is even better than the original – but there's a good chance it passed you by completely.
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By Tom Augustine | 27th December, 2025
Guest writer
When terrestrial television feels like a holiday

When terrestrial TV feels like a holiday

Away from wifi and streaming platforms, you are forced to rely on trained programming professionals. And maybe that's a good thing.
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By Alex Casey | 27th December, 2025
Senior writer
The birth of the Wests: How Outrageous Fortune came to be
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The birth of the Wests: How Outrageous Fortune came to be

Twenty years ago, New Zealand television’s most famous family stormed onto our screens.
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By Tara Ward | 27th December, 2025
Staff writer
Joel MacManus in the Well_ngton sign.

Why I was wrong about the Well_ngton sign

How a big shiny sign on the Wellington waterfront exposed a problem with local news.
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By Joel MacManus | 27th December, 2025
Senior writer
All illustrations by Talisker Scott Hunter

Inside the dying industry of cargo ship travel

Until 2020, it was possible to book a voyage on a cargo ship. Today, it's virtually impossible, despite being a greener, languid alternative to air travel.
By Talisker Scott Hunter | 26th December, 2025
Guest writer
‘Fallen between the cracks’: The mystery of New Zealand’s lost emo anthem

‘Fallen between the cracks’: The mystery of New Zealand’s lost emo anthem

‘Crawl’ by Atlas was the biggest local hit of 2007. Why isn't it available on any streaming services?
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By Alex Casey | 26th December, 2025
Senior writer
David Lomas’s life in TV (Image: Tina Tiller)

‘I’ve watched them all’: David Lomas on his soft spot for rom coms

'They are a bit like my own programme I suppose, in that they always have a happy ending.'
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By My Life in TV | 26th December, 2025
Guest writer
Is everyone getting Botox without me? 

Is everyone getting Botox without me? 

In a sea of smooth foreheads, Alex Casey investigates whether or not she is being left behind. 
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By Alex Casey | 24th December, 2025
Senior writer
Juggernaut 2: The story of the fourth National government – all episodes out now

Juggernaut 2: The story of the fourth National government – all episodes out now

After the tempestuous 80s, New Zealand wanted that cup of tea and a lie down. Instead, the Juggernaut was reborn for the 90s.
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By Juggernaut | 23rd December, 2025
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New Zealand’s F1 golden boy Liam Lawson (Photo: Getty Images)

New Zealand’s love for Liam Lawson, explained

Who is he and what's driving the never ending pile-up of headlines about him?
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By Emma Gleason | 23rd December, 2025
Contributing writer
David Seymour, Nicola Willis, Winston Peters and Chlöe Swarbrick (Photos: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images, Warner Bros, supplied).

Our 10 wild political predictions for 2025, revisited

Our wildest dreams failed to come true in 2025, but who's to say they never will?
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By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 23rd December, 2025
Politics reporter
New To Streaming: What to watch on Netflix NZ, Neon and more over the holidays

New To Streaming: What to watch on Netflix NZ, Neon and more over the holidays

If you have a stressful holiday period incoming, just know it still can't be worse than The Pitt season two.
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By Thomas Giblin | 22nd December, 2025
Guest writer
Images: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections Footprints 07858/ Decor Cakes; design: The Spinoff)

The Ōtāhuhu cake institution that’s been creating edible masterpieces for 60 years

For Tāmaki Makaurau's most fantastical cakes, head southside.
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By Charlotte Muru-Lanning | 22nd December, 2025
Contributing writer
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The Spinoff’s biggest stories of 2025

Retail embarrassment, great walks, the c-word and more – fill your browser tabs with this year's most popular reads.
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By The Spinoff | 22nd December, 2025
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