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The Unity Books children’s book review roundup for winterEleven beautiful books to finish up New Zealand children's book week.By The Spinoff Review of Books | 22nd August, 2026⚖️
Where to eat in Avondale, Auckland – an insider’s guideThe finest filter coffee, fish tacos, fresh vegetables and more. By Charlotte Muru-Lanning | 22nd August, 2026Contributing writer
Greatsouth on making music and what it really means to be a good KiwiNew Zealand is not all hobbits and beautiful landscapes and his new album challenges us to look deeper. By Liam Rātana | 22nd August, 2026Ātea editor
Why own anything any more? The rise and rise of rental cultureYou can have a rotating garage of sports cars or a different designer dress every weekend – without the cost or the commitment. By Isabella Root | 22nd August, 2026Guest writer
What has Chris Penk been up to since getting sacked?‘Baby-yak-like activities,’ he tells The Spinoff's politics podcast.By Toby Manhire | 21st August, 2026Editor-at-large
Echo Chamber: Attack of the taxes!If the government generated tax dollars every time it mentioned them, we'd never have to talk about it again.By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 21st August, 2026Politics reporter
The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending August 21Chloe Gong and kluge give the charts a good shake up.By The Spinoff Review of Books | 21st August, 2026⚖️
20 takeaways from NZ Fashion Week 2026Including, yes, people still wear sunglasses inside, shorts and ruffles are having a moment, and much more.By Emma Gleason | 21st August, 2026Staff writer
The Nelson Tenths are coming home – now comes the hard partWhat's next for the land at the centre of New Zealand's longest running legal dispute.By Hēmi Sundgren | 21st August, 2026Guest writer
Left, right or centre? How voters view the Opportunity PartyThis is what people are telling pollsters. By Toby Manhire | 20th August, 2026Editor-at-large
I lived: A true story of surviving the cycle lanes of Molesworth StreetThis week, Christopher Luxon drew attention to a little-known parliamentary peril: crossing the road. We dared to give it a go. By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 20th August, 2026
There are more Māori on the Māori roll than ever. Will they turn out to vote?The Māori roll is growing at record pace. How could it impact the election?By Liam Rātana | 20th August, 2026
OpinionTe Pāti Māori will be in risky territory if it tries to engineer an overhangExploitation of the overhang loophole has always been possible, but no party has tried it because of how voters are likely to react.By Graeme Edgeler | 19th August, 2026
OpinionHow Paul Goldsmith can fit 11 ministerial roles into his schedule10am: Rewatch the video of Judith Collins saying ‘my husband is Samoan, so talofa’. Minister for Pacific peoples job status: Complete.By Hayden Donnell | 19th August, 2026
