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The Spinoff Members

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Can a united front hold through to election time?

This week three parties stood together – can they withstand the storm to come?

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It’s a shambles of our own making, but it’s still one we can turn around.

It’s not too late to halt the death spiral of New Zealand’s public health system

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The 'free ride' for gangs has ended, says the government. But it might not be that simple.

The gang patch ban is now in force. What’s going to happen?

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The bill's author reflects on what it means for the Samoan community.

New law gives up to 3,480 Samoan elders back their right to NZ citizenship

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Media estimates of the crowd size ranged from 17,000 to 100,000+, but one thing we can say for sure – it was bloody massive.

Was the hīkoi New Zealand’s largest-ever protest?

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The PM has never supported Seymour's bill in principle, or beyond first reading in practice, but his language has certainly changed. 

How has Luxon’s position on the Treaty Principles Bill changed over time?

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We asked a handwriting expert to analyse the scrawls of our elected officials. Here's what they said. 

What our politicians’ signatures tell us about their personalities

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Speeches have ended outside parliament as question time gets under way in the debating chamber.

Live updates: Hīkoi concludes as attention shifts to inside parliament

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Newsrooms of old were apparently more impartial. But that’s only because everyone shared the same biases.

Who gets to have an opinion on the hīkoi and who must remain ‘impartial’?

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When we have ministers for racing and for space, it's indefensible that there's no one to stare down the tech giants that govern our digital lives. 

We need a minister for big tech, and we need one now

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We attempt to count the number of times the thunderous haka in the NZ parliament has been viewed around the world. 

The haka that circled the globe

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And why one former MP says John Key would never have allowed this to happen.

How the first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill played out

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Spectators in the public gallery joined in.

House suspended as haka interrupts first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill

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Ten irrefutable reasons for the incoming president to exempt plucky little New Zealand from import tax hikes.

Dear Donald, here’s why you should cut NZ a break in the tariff torrent

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'Historians will be pointing to today and saying this was an important event in nation-building for this country.'

A hīkoi dispatch from Ōtautahi

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The new old president, the hīkoi hits Auckland, and a momentous day of apology at parliament.

Gone By Lunchtime: Our decision desk is now ready to call the US election

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Politicians and public sector bosses say sorry, but victims of state abuse have something to say, too.

Horrific, heartbreaking, wrong: Who apologised, and how

Joel MacManus

Lyric Waiwiri-Smith

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Reports from Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch as the prime minister and agency leaders delivered a national apology.

Three rooms, one apology: Survivors gather across the motu for abuse in care reckoning

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Government agency and political leaders will apologise today for decades of historic abuse in state care.

A national apology and what’s left unsaid

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What is on the agenda, is it more than a gabfest, and how come it's being held in Azerbaijan? 

What is Cop29? A beginner’s guide to the big climate summit in Baku

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Madeleine Chapman reflects on the week that was.

The Weekend: What would you march for?

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Is there any statistical proof behind the stereotype that poets can't drive? A non-driving poet attempts to find out. 

Can poets drive? A sociocultural investigation

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A close read of three seven-lines poems by Zen teacher Richard von Sturmer.

How to read a poem: selections from Slender Volumes by Richard von Sturmer

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'I don't know what the chant in the second half of this song means, but by golly it slaps hard and feels good!'

‘By golly it slaps’: Arthur Ahbez’s perfect weekend playlist

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The Friday Poem: ‘Boyhood’ by Art Nahill

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Dolly-mania, new Murakami, and a brilliant local debut. 

The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending November 22

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A cat and mouse thriller that's worth putting your phone down for. 

Review: The Day of the Jackal is a riveting and ridiculous ride

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Treasury says the recession will be deeper and last longer than predicted.

Hold the roosters, no economic dawn yet

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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