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Why New Zealand may be headed for another fight over asset salesThe PM wants a 'mature conversation' about recycling the Crown’s assets, but public scepticism and coalition politics are standing in his way. By Catherine McGregor | 13th November, 2025Contributing writer
A day of reflection, and a day of shameThe wrongs of the past must not be repeated, parliament was told, as the 'utterly disgraceful' recent conduct of senior police hung heavy in the air.By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 13th November, 2025Politics reporter
All the systems that failed in the police’s non-systemic failureThe police commissioner says the handling of serious complaints against Jevon McSkimming wasn’t a ‘systemic failure’. That doesn’t explain all the systems that failed.By Hayden Donnell | 13th November, 2025Senior writer
OpinionWhy 1997 is a good year for Christopher LuxonIn the debate around a possible National coup, a compelling argument can be found in what went down 28 years ago.By Toby Manhire | 13th November, 2025Editor-at-large
A portrait of Jevon McSkimming as a senior police colleagueNearly 50 police staff were interviewed as part of an independent investigation, painting a fuzzy picture of the disgraced cop and his workplace reputation.By Madeleine Chapman | 12th November, 2025Editor
Gone By Lunchtime: Abject failure in NZ Police and the bad apple thesis The police watchdog report and the response, assessed. Plus: the Pāti Māori implosion latest, the asset-sale debate, and a Carbon Zero retreat.By The Spinoff | 12th November, 2025Staff writers
‘Anne completely floored me’: Ruth Spencer and Te Radar’s reading lives'No matter how outlandish a fictional story, reality will always trump it.'By The Spinoff Review of Books | 12th November, 2025⚖️
The bold proposal to save a legendary art couple’s homeThe Hanly family wants to convert the property into an artist residency and museum.By Simon Day | 12th November, 2025Contributing Writer
Am I the only person in Christchurch who’s excited about the new bus payment system?The $1.4bn system is running – but no one seems to have noticed.By Shanti Mathias | 12th November, 2025Contributing writer
The BSA vs The Platform will be a generationally important battleThe broadcasting regulator's decision to claim jurisdiction over the internet forces us to pick one of two wildly different directions.By Duncan Greive | 21st October, 2025Founder
What is going on with Māori media?The sector is being shaken up by fiscal cliffs, funding cuts and potential final calls for some of our longest-running Māori news shows.By Liam Rātana | 21st October, 2025Ātea editor
OpinionRIP Metro magazine: 1981 – 2025The owners insist it will continue – but how?By Madeleine Chapman | 18th October, 2025Editor
The Fold: Has The Life of a Showgirl finally broken Taylor Swift’s spell?Three devout Swifties discuss an album that promised much, but felt like a letdown to many.By The Spinoff | 14th October, 2025Staff writers
OpinionThe Weekend: Local elections and the false sense of helplessnessNew Zealand is a rare paradise where individuals can make actual change. Most of us simply choose not to.By Madeleine Chapman | 11th October, 2025Editor