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The Spinoff Members

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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

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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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While many of the actions that constitute stalking are already offences, the new law will capture 'patterns of behaviour'.

The new stalking law, explained

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An interview with the acclaimed journalist ahead of his appearance in Aotearoa.

‘Everything is becoming a culture war’: Jon Ronson on conspiracies and cycleways

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'The best TV performance of the year is by an actor most British viewers won’t recognise, in a production that most won’t see.'

‘Deserves a Bafta’: After the Party premieres in the UK to five-star reviews 

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The new movie musical is undoubtedly a fun watch, but proof that bigger isn’t always better.

Review: The magic of Wicked and the curse of corporate greed

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There are calls for New Zealand’s Family Violence Act to name economic harm as a standalone type of violence.

Financial forms of family violence affect one in seven of us – but the law is lagging

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My parents are finally getting divorced. So why do I feel like my stepdad's feelings are still my problem?

Help Me Hera: Should I cut contact with my ex-stepdad?

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Gang members say it will create more problems, but the government argues it's about improving public safety.

Will banning gang patches actually make New Zealand safer?

David Bennett, National MP for Hamilton East, 

in the House of Representatives and intoned: ‘This country has embarked on a socialist experiment in the last few weeks’, and then basically just said socialism a lot.

The Spinoff

PoliticsNovember 10, 2017

How many times can a National MP say ‘socialism’ in one short parliamentary speech? (WATCH)

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PoliticsNovember 10, 2017

How many times can a National MP say ‘socialism’ in one short parliamentary speech? (WATCH)

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