Reminder: Put your clock back for the winterThis year, like every year since 1997, Shihad will help countless New Zealanders remember how daylight saving works. By Calum Henderson | 4th April, 2026Production editor
This season of MAFS AU is ugly, unruly and joyless – much like 2026 itselfThe storylines are incoherent, the people in charge can barely keep it together, and everyone is furious and scared. Sound familiar? By Alex Casey | 4th April, 2026Senior writer
The ‘lifesaving’ creative writing programme transforming prisoners into poetsInside the creative writing course offering incarcerated women choice, a voice, and hope.By Claire Mabey | 4th April, 2026Books editor
Watch live: the 2026 New Zealand Scrabble MastersThe top-rated Scrabble players in the country go head-to-head this Easter weekend.By Calum Henderson | 4th April, 2026Production editor
The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending April 3Happy Easter, eggs.By The Spinoff Review of Books | 3rd April, 2026⚖️
OpinionHere’s the problem with Wayne Brown’s National-Labour coalition ideaThe Auckland mayor wants a grand coalition. The idea neglects two major factors in politics: emotion and self-interest.By Andrew Geddis | 3rd April, 2026Contributing writer
Why the feijoa is the true taste of Easter in New ZealandMove along hot cross buns and chocolate eggs, the true taste of Easter in Aotearoa arrives with a gentle thud on the lawn.By Charlotte Muru-Lanning | 3rd April, 2026Contributing writer
A short history of the animatronic Easter-egg-laying chickens of New ZealandWas your town lucky enough to have a giant chook birthing ovoid chocolate treats on demand every Easter?By Alice Neville | 3rd April, 2026Deputy editor
Ten of the best TV shows to watch this EasterStuck for something good to watch this holiday weekend? We’ve got you covered. By Group Think | 3rd April, 2026A bunch of people
A little better every day: ‘This is where I feel like I belong’Over 60,000 kids around the country are part of the futureFERNS programme. We spend the day with them in this episode of A little better every day.By The Spinoff | 23rd February, 2026Staff writers
A little better every day: ‘Breaking down barriers for kids to get to school’KidsCan is providing kai, jackets, shoes and other essential items to over 1000 schools and 500 early childhood education centres across New Zealand.By The Spinoff | 16th February, 2026Staff writers
‘A perfect meeting point for our interests’: Thoughts on exploring Japan as a coupleFrom honeymoons to pre-breakup trips, here's what it's like to visit Japan with your significant other.By The Spinoff | 27th January, 2026Staff writers
Naoshima and Teshima: An ode to being alone and lost in JapanThese buzzy Japanese islands offer polka-dotted pumpkins, tiny fishing villages, and underground art unlike anything you've seen before.By Liv Sisson | 1st December, 2025Commercial editor
