Share Story×Share StoryFacebookTwitterBlueskyRedditEmailLinkedinWhatsappMessengerAs the election draws closer, Daniel Vernon aka @yeehawtheboys goes home to Paeroa to talk about the issues with his grandmother – and learns a bit about himself in the process. More Reading
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One MP, One Pint: Vanessa Weenink on leaving Labour to become a blue bloodWhen you've watched your dad get arrested and been an army medic in Afghanistan, switching political allegiances is just one chapter in a jam-packed life story.By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 9th June, 2026Politics reporter
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The cost of being: A 21-year-old software engineer who invests $500 a week'I eat as much as I can in the office for free.'By The Cost of Being | 9th June, 2026Guest writer
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OpinionAuckland Council’s culture of lessAuckland's councillors will today weigh up a difficult choice between fewer apartments and way fewer apartments.By Hayden Donnell | 9th June, 2026Senior writer
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New To Streaming: What to watch on Netflix NZ, Neon and more this weekIncluding a bunch of New Zealand comedians trying to escape, and a new British comedy-drama starring Jemaine Clement. By Thomas Giblin | 8th June, 2026Guest writer
Gone By Lunchtime: Hardcore lobbying and the emotional senior stafferPlease print out this podcast before sharing.By The Spinoff | 5th June, 2026Staff writers
MPs used taxpayer-funded entitlements to buy and stay in own homesMPs can receive up to $36,240 a year in superannuation contributions and use that money to buy property – then get another $36,400 a year to stay in it.By Joel MacManus | 5th June, 2026
OpinionThis week shattered any illusions New Zealand is a faraway havenThe world keeps shaking our windows.By Toby Manhire | 5th June, 2026
OpinionTen takeaways from the Waitangi Tribunal’s treaty clause review inquiry'The Crown’s proposals are the most damaging collection of clear and considered legislative treaty breaches that I’ve seen,' said one claimant.By Liam Rātana | 4th June, 2026
One MP, One Pint: Ricardo Menéndez March on why he’s grateful to Winston Peters'If I hadn't heard politicians like him scapegoating migrants, I may have never cared about New Zealand politics in the same way that I do.'By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | 4th June, 2026