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The Kiingi Tuheitia I knew, from a step or two behindFormer chief of staff and private secretary Ngira Simmonds remembers the late Māori king.By Ngira Simmonds | 30th August, 2026Guest writer
Noelle McCarthy on facing people after you’ve told your story of alcoholism and horrible sexHaving a memoir out is like people have gotten hold of your diary and the reason they have it is because you gave it to them. By Noelle McCarthy | 29th August, 2026Guest writer
Where to eat in Newtown, Wellington – an insider’s guideFrom tortilla soup to paneer pakora to roti wraps, there’s more to Newtown than meets the eye.By Charlotte Muru-Lanning | 29th August, 2026Contributing writer
The midlife edit: giving up on good friends Letting go of friendships can be healthy, but it still hurts.By Kate Langdon | 29th August, 2026Guest writer
'I felt every one of our cuts': Finishing Kelly Ana Morey's 'epic Māori novel''I cried as I worked on it, a lot. Sometimes I felt as if Kelly was writing about her own death.'By Catherine Chidgey | 29th August, 2026Guest writer
A glimpse inside Dunedin’s new hospitalAlmost two years since 35,000 southerners marched in protest at the government delaying the hospital project, Dunedin’s shiny new outpatients building is ready to go.By Tara Ward | 28th August, 2026Staff writer
The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending August 28Jon Toogood finds a home among the bestsellers.By The Spinoff Review of Books | 28th August, 2026⚖️
Police denied making a complaint about Ray Chung. So, what’s this text?The Spinoff tried to get details about concerns police raised with Wellington’s mayor. Three months later we’ve finally found out what happened. By Joel MacManus | 3rd July, 2026Senior writer
Listen to this: The Spinoff is launching a new podcast, At Large with Toby ManhireFrom today, there is even more Spinoff for your ears (and eyes).By Toby Manhire | 23rd June, 2026Editor-at-large
The greatest hits of Matthew Hooton, the new editor of The PostWho is the new editor of Wellington's newspaper? He is many, many, many things.By Toby Manhire | 15th June, 2026Editor-at-large
New details emerge of Te Māngai Pāho’s vision for Māori newsChange is afoot for the Māori news sector.By Liam Rātana | 12th June, 2026Ātea editor
OpinionSocial media has become a corrupted shitscape and the tech giants just shrugGhoulish fake news about Andrew Webster is part of a griefbait slop epidemic.By Toby Manhire | 12th June, 2026Editor-at-large