OpinionA deeply frustrating line-by-line reading of Casey Costello’s letter to Health NZDoes the associate minister of health know that sex and gender are two different things? Her letter suggests no.By Madeleine Chapman | 15th April, 2025Editor
OpinionWindbag: Vision for Wellington shows its blind spotsThe political supergroup's event about Wellington's art scene involved lots of CEOs and very few artists.By Joel MacManus | 15th April, 2025
OpinionThe resource management reform is a direct hit on te TiritiWhile there’s broad agreement that the RMA needed fixing, there’s growing unease about what its replacement will prioritise – and who it will leave out.By Nicki Wakefield | 14th April, 2025
A new agreement to protect the Waitākere Ranges is on the table – here’s what it meansAuckland Council, the Crown and Te Kawerau ā Maki are proposing a formal agreement to protect the Waitākere Ranges.By Liam Rātana | 14th April, 2025
The proliferation of Facebook scam ads continues, now starring Christopher LuxonMeta is doing nothing to combat scams on its platforms, but what about the government? By Dylan Reeve | 14th April, 2025
‘Scam’ or ‘efficiency’? The proposed amendments to the Fisheries Act, explainedSubmissions close today on a proposal to shake up the fisheries sector. Here's what you need to know.By Gabi Lardies | 11th April, 2025Staff writer
OpinionHaving a CEO for a PM during a global trade meltdown could be a good thingAfter struggling to connect with voters, Luxon may find his spark as global trade fires burn.By Anna Rawhiti-Connell | 11th April, 2025Senior writer
The last day we’ll ever have to talk about the Treaty principles bill'None of us got what we wanted. That is life under MMP.'By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 11th April, 2025Politics reporter
New report reveals public organisations are falling short on treaty settlementsThe Crown, warns a major report from the auditor general, is treating settlements as transactions – not promises.By Liam Rātana | 10th April, 2025Ātea editor
Bid to hit the brakes on speed limit increases heard in courtIf you wanted us to halt our speed limit reversals, you needed to be speedier, the Crown told an advocacy group that has filed legal action.By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 10th April, 2025Politics reporter
Echo Chamber: Why it took nine attempts for Rawiri Waititi to ask a questionSpeaker Gerry Brownlee made Te Pāti Māori's co-leader rephrase his question again, and again, and again.By Joel MacManus | 10th April, 2025Wellington editor
OpinionIs political trust ‘in crisis’? It dependsIs it as bad as has been suggested? Probably not. But how do we ensure the current weather of distrust doesn’t become a climate of toxic disaffection?By Max Rashbrooke | 10th April, 2025Contributing writer
Echo Chamber: Supplementary! That’s the sound of defunding da policeWoop woop, that’s the sound of the last week in parliament for a month.By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 9th April, 2025Politics reporter
OpinionI monitor female politicians’ social media feeds – it’s even worse than you thinkA scary look inside the inboxes of two recent politicians.By Damon Keen | 9th April, 2025Guest writer
‘No one prepares you for that’: 11 female MPs share their experiences with harassment Women from across the political spectrum on what they deal with on a daily basis.By The Spinoff | 9th April, 2025Guest writer
The Crown has been siphoning off Māori fisheries quota for decades A recent High Court ruling has raised alarm bells about the long-term integrity of Treaty settlements.By Liam Rātana | 9th April, 2025Ātea editor
Why midwives won’t support a bill for increased postnatal careIt’s a well-intentioned idea, maternity experts say, but Aotearoa just doesn’t have the resourcing to support it.By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 7th April, 2025Politics reporter
Lessons for Wellington from the councils that have tried to regulate AirbnbLesson #1: It helps to actually enforce rules around the ubiquitous tourist platform. By Shanti Mathias | 4th April, 2025Contributing writer
Te Pāti Māori’s stand-off with the Privileges Committee, explainedWhat went down, why, and what's likely to happen next. By Andrew Geddis | 3rd April, 2025Contributing writer
Echo Chamber: Nelson hospital scandal puts Luxon and Brown on the back footHealthcare dominated the debate in an unusually sober and serious question time.By Joel MacManus | 3rd April, 2025Wellington editor
