All those recent political polls: a quick recapICYMI: that festive pileup of opinion polling, in one snapshot.By Toby Manhire | 13th December, 2024Editor-at-large
OpinionWhat we should have done with Candace Owens is nothingImmigration NZ could have made any decision on the controversial speaker's visa and it would've been better than a minister intervening. By Madeleine Chapman | 12th December, 2024
Gone By Lunchtime: A plan to have a plan about some ferriesReady the lifeboats: the coalition boat appears to be listing. By The Spinoff | 12th December, 2024
The world in 2024, in one sentenceFrom 'testing' to 'tiring', there's a clear theme.By Group Think | 12th December, 2024
The finalised second Emissions Reduction Plan is out – what’s in it and what’s not?The government says it's a 'technology-led approach'. Critics say it's an 'abject failure'. By Shanti Mathias | 12th December, 2024
OpinionAuckland Council opposes new housing because motorists won’t be able to see a hillBelieve it or not, this is not a joke headline.By Gabi Lardies | 11th December, 2024Staff writer
The Al-Assad dynasty is over and a new day dawns in SyriaThe roadmap for a peaceful transition to a democratic future in Syria already exists and it’s ready to be actioned.By Myra Williamson | 9th December, 2024Guest writer
Meet James Meager, the man left holding the treaty principles billThe rising star MP on chairing the committee that will attract untold heat, his own path to politics, and whether haka are welcome at the hearings. By Toby Manhire | 6th December, 2024Editor-at-large
The changes to research funding in Aotearoa, explainedWhat are Marsden grants, and why have this week's changes to them caused such a stir?By Shanti Mathias | 5th December, 2024Staff writer
Is New Zealand – and the world – doing enough to tackle the plastic problem?There’s plastic everywhere, and efforts to reduce it are limited by the power of big oil.By Shanti Mathias | 5th December, 2024Staff writer
OpinionGender-affirming care affects a small minority – so why the public consultation?Public consultation is currently open on further restricting the use of puberty blockers in young people experiencing gender dysphoria. Jennifer Shields argues why the process has been flawed from the beginning.By Jennifer Shields | 4th December, 2024Guest writer
Labour’s long win on defence policyA declassified conversation with George Bush shows Jim Bolger 'wanted' to remove the nuclear ban in 1991. But he couldn't.By Henry Cooke | 4th December, 2024Contributing writer
Act had disproportionate influence in year one, says David Seymour. Is he right? We dust off the abacus. By Toby Manhire | 4th December, 2024Editor-at-large
A journey through the 26 times Luxon said ‘what I say to you is’ on Q+AIn a Q+A interview on Sunday, the prime minister said 'what I say to you is' 26 times in 30 minutes. By Tara Ward | 4th December, 2024Staff writer
OpinionWindbag: Can we finally just get on with the Golden Mile?Wellington's Golden Mile upgrade has survived yet another concerted cancellation attempt. Surely now we can just build the damn thing?By Joel MacManus | 3rd December, 2024Wellington editor
Can Gumboot Friday provide $24m worth of counselling sessions in four years?Hundreds more counselling sessions will need to be delivered every month if the charity wants to access all of its $24m funding.By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 2nd December, 2024Staff writer
The government wants public transport fares to go up. Why?Spend $20 on public transport each week? Next year that could be $34.By Shanti Mathias | 29th November, 2024Staff writer
Privatisation lost: Inside the final vote for the future of Wellington AirportAs councillors clashed with the mayor and put their relationship with mana whenua at risk, the outcome was still anyone's guess.By Oliver Neas | 29th November, 2024Contributing writer
Covid-19 Royal Commission releases first report – what you need to knowLockdowns, mandates and MIQ were all scrutinised in the commission's first report.By The Spinoff | 28th November, 2024Staff writers
How will the select committee process on the Treaty principles bill play out?Everything we know about how to submit, when hearings will be held, and the rest. By Toby Manhire | 28th November, 2024Editor-at-large
