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The Spinoff Members

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A proposed law might make it easier to fix the broken stuff laying around your house.

An afternoon at the Repair Café, where everyday objects get a second life

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A look at the state of the last government’s affordable housing scheme, and what could come next.

Is KiwiBuild finally on its last legs?

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Labour in opposition will be shocked to learn which party had six years in power but squandered any chance to make real change.

Labour has forgotten it was in government

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Rising membership has been cited as rationale for a crackdown, but this is what we actually know about gang numbers.

Have gang numbers really ‘skyrocketed’ in recent years?

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Crown lawyers will try to convince a judge today that Karen Chhour shouldn't have to answer the tribunal's questions.

Why the Waitangi Tribunal has summonsed a minister – and why the Crown is fighting it

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The study holds a treasure trove of information about the problems affecting young New Zealanders – and the potential solutions.

Government risks own goal in cutting funding for Growing up in New Zealand

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Buses will replace trains on weekends in Wellington for the next 10-15 years. But there are a few things to look forward to while we wait. 

A list of transport projects Wellington could actually deliver in the next 10-15 years

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The Ministry of Health has delayed the release of its evidence brief on puberty blockers. While we wait, Julia de Bres speaks to those with firsthand experience.

What access to puberty blockers means for trans young people and their whānau

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The government has made it well known it expects departments to cut roles. We break down the numbers as they currently stand.

An updated tally of the public sector job cuts

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I was one of hundreds of people who lost my government job this week. Here's exactly how it played out.

What it’s like to be made redundant by the Ministry of Education

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Mild headache? School. Severe headache? Home. Don't know how to read your kid's mind? That's your problem.

How to tell if your child is well enough to go to school or is in fact sick

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When the Crown is the self-appointed ultimate authority over a process to deal with Crown misconduct, we run into big issues.

We’re asking the wrong questions about treaty settlements

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Is New Zealand's trumpeted independent foreign policy in peril?<br />


Gone By Lunchtime: Aukus ruckus reveals division on foreign policy direction

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The pet bonds policy is just one proposal in a suite of many that overwhelmingly favour landlords’ rights.

Will pet bonds really be a win-win? I’m not holding my breath

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You want to build a giant underground tunnel? Dream a little bigger.

A series of alternative, equally ambitious, transport options for Wellington

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Cost: Would be extremely complex and expensive. Benefit: Would provide a vital boost for the consulting industry. 

Revealed: A cost-benefit analysis for Wellington’s long tunnel

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Local councils think city and regional deals could be the solution to New Zealand's broken infrastructure. 

Councils funding is a disaster. Are city deals the answer?

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We're more likely to see Judith Collins waving at us from space than 12 years of data on child poverty.<br />


All the things we won’t know in 10 years

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The five most baffling moments from Melissa Lee’s post-Newshub interviews

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Critics say it paves the way for Australian-style detention policies. Supporters say it's merely procedural. Who's right? 

Explainer: The controversial refugee bill that Luxon flip-flopped over

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If you think you don't remember Montana Sunday Theatre, try hitting play on one very particular piece of classical music.

‘Apologies to Dvořák’: How a serenade for strings cemented one of New Zealand TV’s strongest partnerships

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One works with wood, the other makes rugs – and their new exhibition is a perfect union of the two artists' practices.

In the studio with artist power couple Claudia Kogachi and Josephine Jelicich

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Thank you, Dr Maximilian Oskar Bircher-Benner, for your brilliant invention. 

An ode to the muesli bar, a national treasure

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'After you’ve chopped up that carrot, who cares what it looked like?'

Waste not, want not: New series Food Rescue Kitchen turns food trash into treasure

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Dog of the month: Scout, who is so independent she could be a cat

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‘I know reality TV is one of those things people love to hate and hate to love, but it’s something New Zealand should be proud of.’

‘I don’t know if we were brave or stupid’: Megan Alatini on changing reality TV

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A new exhibition in Wellington showcases the faces behind your local goods and services.

Behind the counter: Wellington shopkeepers

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It's more than just a kids' cartoon about talking dogs, OK?

I saw ‘The Sign’, and it opened up my eyes: All the fuss around Bluey, explained

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A brief round-up of submissions on the controversial proposed law.

‘The worst piece of law proposed since 1979’: Reactions to the Fast-track Approvals Bill

After a very busy and lively few days, it’s time for a commemoration of the signing of the Treaty/te Tiriti o Waitangi. Join us for updates from the dawn ceremony and around Treaty Grounds. For all of yesterday’s action, 

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Dispatches from Waitangi Day where thousands have gathered to commemorate the signing of te Tiriti o Waitangi.

The Spinoff

PoliticsFebruary 6, 2024

Waitangi Day wrap: Dawn ceremony, waka and a 1,000-strong hīkoi

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PoliticsFebruary 6, 2024

Waitangi Day wrap: Dawn ceremony, waka and a 1,000-strong hīkoi

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